Thousands of passengers stranded at the port in Matnog town in Sorsogon since Saturday might lose their chance to vote on Monday as repair works on the damaged roll-on roll-off (RORO) ramp would take another six days, the Office of the Civil Defense (OCD), said Sunday.
More than 9,280 passengers have been stranded at Manila’s North Harbor and eight other major ports in Luzon due to rough sea conditions caused by tropical depression “Quinta” (international code name: Wukong), as of Thursday morning, the Philippine Coast Guard said.
Tropical depression “Quinta” caused widespread travel disruption Wednesday as major ports were shut down and domestic flights and bus travel to the Visayas and Mindanao were cancelled.
A Batangas City-bound roll-on and roll-off (Ro-Ro) vessel sank on Sunday night off Tablas Island in Romblon due to rough seas caused by tropical storm “Gener,” according to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG).
