Vacationers crowd Pier 1 in Cebu Metropolis on Palm Sunday. | CPA picture
MANILA, Philippines — Over 20,000 passengers in ports nationwide had been noticed by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Good Friday.
Based on its report, the PCG recorded 20,950 port passengers from 12 a.m. to six a.m. Of this determine, 10,150 had been outbound passengers, and 10,800 had been inbound passengers.
This determine was considerably decrease than the 60,366 passengers logged from the identical interval on Maundy Thursday.
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The PCG added that 4,760 personnel inspected 153 vessels and 56 motorbancas.
“The PCG has positioned its districts, stations, and sub-stations on heightened alert from 13 to twenty April 2025 to handle the inflow of port passengers,” the company mentioned in an announcement.
For any issues or inquiries this Holy Week, the seafaring public can contact the PCG by way of its official Fb web page or the Coast Guard Public Affairs Service (0927-560-7729).
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In the meantime, the Philippine Ports Authority on Wednesday mentioned that the variety of passengers in seaports nationwide might exceed the sooner projected 1.7 million.
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