00:00More than 3,000 passengers were stranded in different areas.
00:04The details are in the center of Floyd Brent's news.
00:09The DOST Pagasa issued an advisory regarding the continued movement of the Pepito storm
00:16towards the northern part of the Philippines.
00:20The gale warning in the eastern and southern seaboards of Southern Luzon and the eastern seaboard of Visayas is high.
00:27The Philippine Ports Authority reminds passengers and port users
00:31to avoid traveling to affected areas for safety and to avoid accidents.
00:39More than 3,000 people were stranded in different areas this Saturday morning
00:44after the sea trips were canceled due to the Pepito storm
00:49according to the Philippine Coast Guard or PCG.
00:52It's very difficult because every time there's a storm, this is what we experience.
00:58From 4 a.m. to 8 a.m., the PCG reported that more than 3,000 passengers were stranded
01:05in 45 ports in Southern Tagalog, Eastern Visayas, and Bicol.
01:11Some ports also officially canceled their scheduled trips and reminded the public.
01:18We remain informed, we watch the news, because that's where we can get accurate information.
01:25We remain at our homes, we just ask for that kind of information.
01:32Let's be careful.
01:34Aside from this, two ships and more than 2,000 rolling cargos were also stranded.
01:39Almost 200 ships and more than 100 motorboats were temporarily stranded in the aforementioned areas.
01:47Meanwhile, according to the forecast track, Pepito is expected to unfold
01:52around Catanduanes tonight or early tomorrow.
01:57Floyd Brents for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
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