MANILA — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Sunday said that as of 2 p.m., a total of 2,202 passengers have remained stranded in ports due to typhoon “Ruby.
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On its official Facebook account, PCG said that the stranded passengers are in 92 vessels, four motor bancas and 791 rolling cargoes.
PCG said its units are ensuring the strict implementation of guidelines on the movement of vessels during bad weather.
A breakdown of those stranded include:
National Capital Region-Central Luzon– 340 passengers and 2 vessels
Palawan- 30 passengers, 14 vessels and 2 motor bancas
Northern Mindanao- 224 passengers, 11 vessels and 8 rolling cargoes
Bicol- 351 passengers, 32 vessels, 2 motor bancas and 57 rolling cargoes
Eastern Visayas- 392 passengers, 1 vessel and 76 rolling cargoes
Southern Tagalog- 346 passengers and 437 rolling cargoes
Western Visayas- 519 passengers, 32 vessels and 213 rolling cargoes