Over 1K passengers, 700 vehicles stranded in Sorsogon
Office of Civil Defense-Bicol regional office (PNA file photo) LEGAZPI CITY - A total of 1,125 passengers have been stranded and close to 700 trucks, cars, trailers were marooned on Wednesday along Maharlika Highway in the towns of Matnog and Pilar in Sorsogon province, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) in Bicol said. Gremil Alexis Naz, OCD-Bicol spokesperson, said in an interview the vehicles and people were stranded due to the order issued to local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils to implement the "no sailing policy" to brace for the possible onslaught of Severe Trop...