Ports note 90,000 passengers 3 days before Christmas

MANILA, Philippines — The volume of passengers monitored in ports nationwide climbed to more than 90,000 on Sunday afternoon, three days before the celebration of Christmas.

Data from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) obtained Sunday showed that a total of 94,639 outbound passengers were recorded on ports across the country from 12:01 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

The most number of passengers were recorded in Western Visayas ports such as Antique, Aklan, Iloilo and Guimaras, at 20,443 passengers.

This was followed by Central Visayas ports with 15,035 passengers and Northern Mindanao ports with 13,388 passengers.

Below is the breakdown of passenger volume at ports:

National Capital Region and Central Luzon: 3,480

2. Central Visayas: 15,035

3. Southwestern Mindanao: 5,576

4. Palawan: 3,037

5. Southern Tagalog: 8,730

6. Western Visayas: 20,443

7. Northwestern Luzon: 1,678

8. South Eastern Mindano: 4,771

9. Bicol – 6,391

10.  Northern Mindanao:  13,388

11. Eastern Visayas: 4,536

12. Northeastern Luzon: 420

13. Southern Visayas: 7,154

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