The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) logged more than 23,000 passengers at ports nationwide by Monday midnight, as thousands traveled for the annual observance of All Souls’ Day.
The PCG said it monitored 12,108 outbound passengers and 11,414 inbound passengers between midnight and 6 a.m. Monday.
The Coast Guard District Western Visayas recorded the highest overall volume, with 3,942 travelers.
Meanwhile, authorities recorded 2,124 outbound rolling cargoes and 2,066 inbound rolling cargoes during the same monitoring period. The PCG also inspected 145 vessels and 122 motorbancas nationwide.
Total maritime passenger volume topped 1.18 million between Oct. 29 and early Monday, PCG data showed, with 623,957 outbound and 565,772 inbound travelers recorded at ports nationwide during the travel surge.