AS THOUSANDS of passengers are expected to return to their respective hometowns, the Cebu Port Authority (CPA) urged all travelers moving out of Cebu to proceed directly to their designated Coast Guard stations for the review and validation of their travel documents.
The CPA said the travel documents have to be reviewed first before the passengers proceed to their assigned port terminals as required by the National Task Force.
Passengers bound for Tagbilaran City, Tubigon, Cagayan de Oro, Larena Siquijor, and Plaridel via Lite Shipping Corporation; Surigao, Masbate, Calbayog, Iloilo, Ozamis, Nasipit, Palompon, Surigao and Maasin via Cokaliong Shipping Lines; and passengers bound for Talibon, Bohol via VG Roro are instructed to proceed to the Coast Guard Station at Pier 1 located outside the Port Main Gate.
Passengers bound for Tubigon, Bohol via Fast Cat and those bound for Hilongos, Leyte via Gloria V are directed to proceed to the Coast Guard Station in front of Port Terminal 2, Pier 3.
All passengers bound for Manila, Dipolog, Surigao, Ormoc, Hilongos, Iloilo and Ozamis via 2go, TransAsia Shipping Lines, Medallion Transport Inc. and Roble Shipping Lines may proceed to the Coast Guard Station in front of Pier 4.
As of August 19, the CPA registered a total of 11,910 locally stranded individuals, overseas Filipino workers, and Authorized Persons Outside Residence who passed through the Cebu Baseport.
Of the total, 4,099 are inbound passengers, while 7,811 are outbound passengers. (PR)