Oriental Mindoro ports log over 30,000 passengers during Undas

CALAPAN CITY — More than 30,000 travellers passed through major seaports in Oriental Mindoro from Oct. 30 to early Nov. 3 during this year’s All Saints’ Day holiday weekend, according to the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO).

The PDRRMO recorded a combined 37,358 inbound and outbound passengers at the ports of Calapan, Balatero and Roxas, according to its Situation Report No. 16 issued at 11 a.m. on Tuesday (November 3).

Calapan Port recorded the highest passenger traffic, with 17,040 inbound and 13,524 outbound passengers, or a combined 30,564.

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At Balatero Port in the tourist town of Puerto Galera, authorities recorded 3,319 inbound and 3,085 outbound passengers, while Roxas Port registered 205 inbound and 185 outbound passengers.

The report also listed rolling cargo movement, including 3,180 inbound and 2,554 outbound at Calapan Port; 110 inbound and 133 outbound at Balatero; and 90 inbound and 108 outbound at Roxas.

The monitoring covered the period from midnight of Oct. 30 to 5:30 a.m. on Nov. 3.

Regular fast craft and roll-on/roll-off vessel trips continued at the Calapan and Balatero ports, while regular RoRo services operated at Roxas Port. Recodo Port also maintained regular trips. INQ