The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) closely monitored nearly 100,000 passengers traveling to their home provinces for New Year's Eve. The PCG emphasized the importance of purchasing tickets from authorized sources and warned against using port scalpers.
Around 96,000 passengers were monitored in various ports nationwide as Filipinos catch last trips to go to their home provinces for the New Year’s Eve celebration on Tuesday, Dec. 31. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) recorded 51,439 outbound passengers and 44,961 inbound passengers in all ports from 6 a.m. to 12 noon. PCG spokesperson Commo.
Algier Ricafrente said in an interview that they continue to monitor ports because they expect the influx of people who would want to catch the final trips to spend the New Year with their families to continue. He said shipping companies have assured the PCG that they will continue to issue tickets to last-minute travelers as there are sufficient number of vessels operating even during the year-end holiday. “They can still buy tickets since the operation of the ships continues. The shipping companies will still issue tickets suitable to the passenger capacity of every vessel,” Ricafrente noted. The PCG warned the public not to buy tickets from port scalpers since it would be too pricy and might also endanger the safety of other passengers. “Last December 23, joint forces from the Philippine National Police-Maritime Group (PNP-MG) and Philippine Coast Guard arrested two scalpers who took advantage of passengers in Port of Batangas. We are investigating if they have cohorts,” Ricafrente revealed. Port scalpers are unauthorized individuals selling tickets to passengers to expedite their entry into ports, risking chances of overcapacity in some instances. “Our personnel are deployed on the ground to conduct pre-departure inspection to ensure that the vessels are not overloaded upon sailing,” Ricafrente said. Meanwhile, the PCG reminded the traveling public not to bring bulky items when they are traveling to avoid inconvenienc
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