A complete of 34,884 outbound passengers and 29,272 inbound passengers, or a complete of 64,156 passengers, had been monitored in all ports on the primary few hours of Good Friday, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) stated.
In an replace, the PCG stated the variety of passengers had been recorded from 12 a.m. to six a.m.
To guarantee order and the passengers’ security, the PCG deployed 2,666 frontline personnel in 15 PCG Districts who inspected 293 vessels and 615 motorbancas.
To handle the inflow of port passengers throughout the Holy Week, the PCG positioned its districts, stations, and sub-stations on heightened alert.
According to the PCG, the heightened alert may even cowl the summer time trip to serve native vacationers touring by sea till May 31.
The public is inspired to coordinate with the PCG by way of its official Facebook web page or the Coast Guard Public Affairs (0927-560-7729) for his or her considerations on sea journey protocols and laws.
At the Port of Lucena on Maundy Thursday, the shortage of maritime vessels sure for Marinduque precipitated lengthy strains of autos and vacationers.
At the Batangas Port on Holy Wednesday, lengthy strains of passengers had been additionally seen on the cubicles as a result of solely handbook ticketing system was obtainable.
Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) common supervisor Jay Santiago stated the contract for the unified on-line ticketing system has been canceled so passengers nonetheless cope with lengthy strains this Holy Week.
Santiago stated he needs to revive this system as it’s the “ultimate solution” to the lengthy strains in ports and also will allow passengers to e-book their journeys upfront.
He stated some delivery strains are against the unified on-line ticketing system as a result of they have already got their very own platform. But, the PPA official stated a few of these platforms aren’t working.
Santiago additionally famous the shortage of obtainable vessels to accommodate passengers.
According to him, half of the vessels had been decommissioned after being broken by Typhoon Odette in December 2021. Since then, there have been no further vessels, he added. —Joviland Rita/KBK, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
