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COAST Guard personnel ensure the safety of travelers at the Port of Banago in Bacolod City on Monday, Jan. 2. (Photo courtesy of PCG-Western Visayas) BACOLOD CITY -- The Philippine Coast Guard recorded 27,274 passengers in all seaports in Western Visayas on Monday, Jan. 2. The PCG said 1
They were identified as Alex Alagao, 72, and Rico Norquia, 52, residents of Barangay 5. Executive Assistant Dionilo Bogtae, the city head for Public Safety and Sipalay Emergency Assistance and Rescue Services, told the Philippine News Agency (PNA) that he picked up the two from the Philippine Coast Guard Station in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental. The fishermen arrived at the station from Zamboanga del Norte at 10 p.m. Wednesday, said Commander Jansen Benjamin, head of PCG-Negros Oriental. Bogtae was able to talk to Alagao and Norquia over the phone after they were rescued by fellow fisherm...