The number of passengers stranded at various ports due to Typhoon “Ompong” has reached a total of 3,562 on Thursday.
The passengers were stranded at ports in the National Capital Region (NCR), the Bicol region, Eastern and Southern Visayas, and in Southern Tagalog.
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) issued a tally of stranded passengers in the following port areas as of 4 p.m.
National Capital Region:
Port of Delpan – 51
Bicol Region:
Port of Pasacao – 32
Port of Tabaco – 122
Port of Pilar – 55
Port of Matnog – 992
Port of Virac – 1
Port of San Andres – 1
Eastern Visayas:
Port of Liloan – 180
Port of Balwarteco – 26
Port of San Isidro – 16
Port of Jubasan – 295
Southern Visayas:
Port of Dumaguete – 1,447
Southern Tagalog:
Port of Batangas–102
Port of Mogpog – 59
Port of Real – 55
Port of Patnanungan – 128
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