The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Friday reported a total of 4,556 stranded passengers in the Eastern and Southern Visayas, Southern Luzon, Bicol and Southwestern Mindanao ports during the onslaught of Typhoon Ompong (international name: Mangkhut). As of 12:00 p.m., 1,370 passengers were stranded at the ports of Pasacao, Tabaco, Pilar and Matnog in the Bicol region; 882 passengers at ports in Eastern Visayas; 1,474 passengers at ports in Western Visayas; 639 passengers in ports of Batangas, Romblon, including ports in Southern and Northern Quezon in Southern Luzon; and 191 passengers in the port of Bongao in Southwestern Mindanao. ADVERTISEMENTHere is the breakdown of the number of affected travelers in various ports:Bicol RegionPasacao Port – 35Tabaco Port – 122Pilar Port- 118Matnog Port- 1,095Eastern VisayasPort of Bato – 38Port of Liloan – 250Port of San Ricardo – 50Port of Balwarteco – 83Port of San Isidro – 16Port of Jubasan – 445Southern VisayasPort of Dumaguete – 1,447Port of San Carlos – 27Southern LuzonPort of Batangas – 424Port of Romblon – 10QuezonPort of Talao talao – 13Port of Balacanan – 59Port of Pinamalayan – 12Port of Real – 51Port of Polillo – 70Southwestern MindanaoPort of Bongao – 191Aside from travelers, PCG reported 611 cargoes, 55 vessels and 61 motorbancas were stranded at various ports. /vvpADVERTISEMENTRead Next

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 14, 2018 10:43 UTC