Oriental Mindoro logs 18 Undas season untoward incidents

CALAPAN CITY — Eighteen untoward incidents were reported nd recorded across Oriental Mindoro during the Undas season, according to the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO).

Fifteen vehicular accidents, one maritime incident and two cases involving injured or ill individuals were logged from October 30 to November 2, the PDRRMO reported in its Situation Report No. 12 issued at 11 a.m. on Monday. 

Puerto Galera had the most number of incidents with four, followed by Naujan town with three. The municipalities of Pinamalayan, Bansud and Roxas each reported two incidents, while Calapan City and the towns of San Teodoro,  Socorro, Gloria and Bulalacao recorded one each.

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The PDRRMO did not provide a breakdown of the injuries or the circumstances surrounding the incidents.

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Oriental Mindoro was also experiencing partly cloudy weather, with no reported power or telecommunications interruptions.

Public and private cemeteries across the province recorded moderate to high volumes of visitors. Inter-agency command posts were activated in cemeteries provincewide to ensure safety, cleanliness and peace and order.

At the Calapan Port, 13,701 inbound passengers and 2,470 rolling cargoes were recorded from midnight of Oct. 30 to 9:15 a.m. on Nov. 2. Outbound traffic reached 7,605 passengers and 1,752 rolling cargoes.

At Balatero Port in Puerto Galera, authorities recorded 2,847 inbound passengers and 103 rolling cargoes.

Regular fast craft and roll-on/roll-off vessel trips continued at Calapan, Balatero, Recodo, Roxas and Bulalacao ports.