{"id":17976,"date":"2025-12-22T04:15:46","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T20:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/?p=17976"},"modified":"2025-12-22T04:15:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T20:15:46","slug":"pcg-on-heightened-alert-for-holiday-travel-rush","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/2025\/12\/22\/pcg-on-heightened-alert-for-holiday-travel-rush\/","title":{"rendered":"PCG ON HEIGHTENED ALERT FOR HOLIDAY TRAVEL RUSH"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>THE Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) was placed on a \u00a0heightened alert status nationwide starting Saturday in preparation for the influx of people who will go to the provinces for Christmas and New Year\u2019s Days.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>PCG spokesperson Capt. Noemie Cayabyab said all PCG regional offices, stations and substations will be on high alert from Dec. 20, 2025 until Jan. 4, 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cayabyab said that the PCG has partnered with the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) and the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) to ensure the availability of help and emergency services in key areas.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>This includes the deployment of Malasakit Help Desks, medical teams and intensified vessel inspections for the safety of travelers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>He said the PCG will also implement an intensified layered security in major ports such as the deployment of K-9 units and the barring of prohibited items, including flammable and explosive materials.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cSince last year, we were able to cater a total of 5 million inbound and outbound passengers at nakita rin po natin iyong influx po ng ating kababayan sa mga coastal beaches, tayo po ay magsasagawa ng patrol araw-araw kasama po ang paglalagay po natin ng mga rescue swimmers at mga lifeguard sa mga island resorts,\u201d she said.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>She reminded port passengers, especially those passing through major ports such as the Manila North Harbor, Batangas Port, Mactan Port and Zamboanga Port, to purchase their ticket as soon as possible and to arrive at the port early to account for the intensified security procedures.<\/strong><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Meanwhile, the <\/strong><strong>Bureau of Immigration (BI) has prepared for the expected passenger surge during holidays by deploying more personnel and opening more e-gates.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>BI spokesman Dana Sandoval on Sunday said that on the first week of December, an average of more than 67,000 arrivals were recorded, and 55,000 departures, from 43,000 to 53,000 last year.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sandoval said that they expect the figures to shoot up dramatically leading to Christmas Day and New Year\u2019s Day.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>She assured the public that the BI has sufficient immigration officers on duty to serve the traveling public during the holiday rush.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) was placed on a &nbsp;heightened alert status nationwide starting Saturday in preparation for the influx of people who will go<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17977,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,17],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17976"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17976"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17976\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17978,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17976\/revisions\/17978"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}