00:00More than 3,000 passengers were stranded in different areas.
00:04Let's find out the details in the words of Floyd Brens.
00:10The DOST Pagasa issued an advisory regarding the continued movement of the Pepito Tornado
00:17towards the north-western part of the Philippines.
00:21The gale warning in the eastern and southern seaboards of Southern Luzon and the eastern seaboard of Visayas is high.
00:28The Philippine Ports Authority reminds passengers and port users
00:32to avoid traveling to affected areas for safety and to avoid accidents.
00:40More than 3,000 people were stranded in different areas this Saturday morning
00:45after the sea trips were canceled due to the Pepito Tornado
00:50according to the Philippine Coast Guard or PCG.
00:53It's very difficult because every time there's a storm, this is what we experience.
00:59From 4 a.m. to 8 a.m., the PCG reported that more than 3,000 passengers were stranded
01:06in 45 ports in Southern Tagalog, Eastern Visayas, and Bicol.
01:12Some 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.
01:26We remain on our roads, if that's not the case, we'll be careful.
01:34Aside from this, two ships and more than 2,000 rolling cargos were also stranded.
01:41The Department of Social Welfare and Development or DSWD
01:46reached out to some of our countrymen in Matnog Port who were stranded due to the Pepito Tornado.
01:51Almost 200 ships and more than 100 motorboats were temporarily stranded in the aforementioned areas.
01:59Meanwhile, according to the forecast track, the Pepito Tornado is now a super typhoon.
02:06The Pepito Tornado is expected to unfold around Catanduanes this evening or early tomorrow.
02:13Floyd Brens for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
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