Holy Week 2023
The Philippine Coast Guard says it monitored more than 125,000 passengers in all ports across the country on Easter Monday, the last day of holiday in the Holy Week season.
It says it recorded 70,535 outbound passengers and 55,152 inbound passengers from 6:00 a.m. to noon of Monday. — AFP
The Philippine Coast Guard says it monitored more than 26,000 passengers flocking ports nationwide from midnight to 6:00 a.m. of Sunday.
It says there were 13,204 outbound passengers and 13,201 inbound travelers.
There are 2,719 frontline personnel in 15 PCG districts deployed to inspect 124 vessels and 70 motorbancas.
More than 64,000 passengers flocked to ports around the country on the morning of Good Friday.
The Philippine Coast Guard tallies in a 6 a.m. advisory that 34,884 outbound passengers and 29,272 inbound passengers have been monitored in the first few hours of the day.
Passengers going by coach from the UK to France on Saturday, the first day of the Easter holidays, experienced huge delays due to lengthy French border checks, Dover port authorities say.
Long waits for travellers at the port at the start of school holidays have become more frequent since Brexit, which ended free movement from Britain to EU member states.
Ferry firm DFDS said waiting time for coaches to board ferries on Friday evening was around seven hours. — AFP
Manila International Airport Authority general manager Cesar Chiong says NAIA expects up to 42 million passengers this year.
For the Holy Week, NAIA sees 1.2 million travelers made up mostly of domestic trips. — The STAR/Jah Rosales
Get the latest on road situations and other updates as the country observes Holy Week.
Photo courtesy of The STAR/Edd Gumban
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