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PCG: Over 86,000 passengers troop to seaports

Undas inspect passenger bags at the seaport

A Philippine coastguard personnel guides his sniffing dog to inspect passenger bags at the seaport terminal in Manila on October 28, 2019. - Coastguard personnel were dispatched to different sea ports as part of the security preparations for the annual tradition of visiting the graves of loved ones, on All Saints' Day on November 1, where millions of Filipinos are expected to head for the provinces. (Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP)

MANILA, Philippines — More than 86,000 passengers trooped to various seaports nationwide four days before Christmas Day, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported Saturday.

Data released by PCG showed a total of 86,239 outbound passengers monitored in various seaports from 6:01 a.m. to 12:00 noon of December 21.

The bulk of the passengers were reported in Central and Western Visayas, which has 18, 696 and 15,509 passengers, respectively.

Below is the breakdown of passengers in ports as monitored by PCG:

NCR-Central Luzon – 1,460

Central Visayas – 18,696

South Western Mindanao – 3,814

Palawan – 5,534

Southern Tagalog – 11,820

Western Visayas – 15,509

North Western Luzon -271

South Eastern Mindanao –   4,366

Bicol – 4,440

Northern Mindanao – 7,789

Eastern Visayas – 4,825

North Eastern Luzon – 509

Southern Visayas – 7,206

Edited by KGA
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