More than 80,000 passengers passed through ports nationwide on Thursday, as Filipinos traveled ahead of the observance of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported.
In its latest tally covering noon to 6 p.m., the PCG recorded 40,503 outbound passengers and 43,593 inbound passengers.
The PCG said it deployed a total of 6,082 frontline personnel to ensure the safety in ports amid the expected surge of passengers during Undas.
It added that it already inspected 526 vessels and 441 motor bancas.
All PCG districts, stations, and sub-stations have been placed on heightened alert from Oct. 29 to Nov. 3.
According to the Philippine Ports Authority, more than 1.9 million passengers are expected to pass through ports across the country to head to their home provinces for the long weekend