Philippine coastguard personnel stands guard in front of passengers at a seaport terminal in Manila on October 28, 2019. (File photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP)
MANILA, Philippines — More than 47,000 inbound and outbound passengers were monitored traveling through seaports nationwide on Sunday morning, according to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG).
In its morning advisory, PCG said over 25,000 passengers are traveling outbound, while 22,644 are inbound.
In case of emergency, the agency has placed its districts and stations on heightened alert and has deployed more than 3,000 frontline personnel.
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These personnel, according to PCG, have already inspected 210 vessels and 191 motor bancas.
Earlier, PCG Commandant Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan announced their operating units will be on heightened alert until April 3, even though Holy Week will end today (March 31).