More than 106,000 passengers were monitored in various ports around the country on Holy Wednesday, April 5, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said. The PCG said it recorded 58,043 outbound passengers and 48,681 inbound passengers in all ports nationwide from 6 a.m. to 12 noon. Meanwhile, a total of 478 vessels and 732 motorbancas were inspected by 2,674 PCG frontline personnel in 15 Coast Guard districts. At the Lucena Port in Quezon Province, coast guard personnel assisted elderly passengers and persons with disabilities (PWDs) to ensure they would be safe while boarding the vessels. "They are carefully assisted from the port passenger terminal until they board the public vessels," the PCG said. A strict inspection on baggages was also implemented by the Coast Guard K9 Force teams as precautionary measures to avert possible threats on security and safety of the public. *(Courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard)* In Bacolod City, around 400 passengers were assisted by PCG personnel as they alighted from the Bredco Port. The vessel came from the Manila North Harbor Port. An additional 250 passengers bound for Iloilo and Cagayan de Oro City were also secured by PCG sea marshals. In Western Visayas, the Coast Guard District Western Visayas conducted pre-departure inspection on all vessels sailing within their areas of operations to ensure their safety compliance. Radio communications check were conducted by ship captains so they could ask for assistance from the PCG in case of a maritime incident. *(Courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard)* Millions of travelers are expected to troop to various ports, terminals, and other transportation hubs during the Holy Week break to go their provinces or spend vacation in tourist destinations. The PCG is on a heightened alert from April 2 to 10 to manage the influx of passengers during this period.