Over 200K daily passengers at Philippine ports during Holy Week

Nearly 102,000 travelers were counted at Philippine ports on Monday as part of the Holy Week exodus, with over 140,000 maritime passengers passing through all ports nationwide by Wednesday.

The number of passengers increased gradually throughout the week, reaching a total of 77,782 outbound and 68,890 inbound by noon on Wednesday.

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has deployed over 4,748 frontline personnel from April 13 to ensure safety at ports and nearby floating assets used for passenger crossings.

The PCG also plans to conduct recreational safety inspections in major tourist spots to ensure qualified lifeguards and sufficient medical personnel are available.

Additional Bureau of Immigration staff will be deployed to Ninoy Aquino International Airport, while the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange expects over two million passengers during the holiday period.

Based on actual seaport passenger traffic from the Philippine Ports Authority, the number of passengers in all ports nationwide are averaging over 200,000 per day since Saturday.

The PCG has placed its districts, stations, and sub-stations on heightened alert to manage the expected influx of port passengers during Holy Week.