Ilang nag-holiday sa probinsiya, ngayon pa lang nakabiyahe sa Batangas Port

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00:00 Many of our fellow countrymen are eager to return to Metro Manila after a few days of vacation in the provinces.

00:08 In Batangas Port, Bien Manalo, live.

00:12 Bien?

00:12 Yes, yes.

00:13 Audrey, the arrival of passengers from the provinces here in Batangas Port will return to Manila today.

00:23 According to the Philippine Ports Authority,

00:27 the expected 5.2 million passengers who will cross the sea will not be far from their destination until January 5.

00:35 His wife is with him.

00:38 Marie-Cris Fajardo, who will return to Manila from Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro, will travel early.

00:45 Marie-Cris works as a housekeeper in Paranaque

00:49 and she returned to Calapan on December 29

00:51 to celebrate the new year with her whole family.

00:56 Marie-Cris says it's harder for her to travel back to Manila than to return to the provinces.

01:03 It's okay to return on the 29th, but it's very hard.

01:08 The line is very long to get a ticket.

01:15 Marie-Cris also chose to buy a ticket at the terminal instead of booking online.

01:21 We didn't know there was online booking.

01:24 According to the official of a bus transport service,

01:26 more than 6,000 passengers returned to Manila yesterday.

01:32 It is expected to reach 10,000 today and will be added in the next few days.

01:39 The bus transport service assured that the drivers and vehicles are in good condition for safe travel.

01:47 First of all, our buses are all in good condition.

01:50 Before we travel, our mechanics check the buses

01:56 so that the trips are continuous every day.

02:00 When we return, the pick-up of passengers in the pier will continue.

02:07 It is expected that passengers returning to Manila will be added to the Batangas Port by Friday.

02:14 According to the Philippine Ports Authority,

02:17 the expected number of passengers crossing the sea will not exceed 5.2 million until January 5.

02:25 Meanwhile, the Philippine Coast Guard continues to monitor the security of the ports.

02:33 Our vision is to ensure the visibility of our people

02:37 and to be close to the activities of the Philippine Coast Guard.

02:41 When it comes to security, we have security personnel who help us

02:48 to monitor the prohibited goods that our countrymen bring to the inspection.

02:54 The Philippine Ports Authority also has security personnel in shipping.

02:59 We also have canines.

03:01 Inside the ship, we also have a sea marshal who helps the personnel of the ship

03:07 to maintain the security while our passengers are crossing the sea.

03:11 Audrey, the arrival of buses to the port is to avoid long queues.

03:19 Audrey, the PPA still reminds passengers to book their tickets online as much as possible

03:27 to avoid long queues in the terminal and for faster transactions.

03:34 That's the update here in Batangas, Porto. Back to you, Audrey.

03:38 Thank you very much, BN Manalo.