Over 2,700 passengers stranded in ports due to Bising —PCG

A total of 2,792 passengers, drivers, and cargo helpers were stranded in various ports in Eastern Visayas, Bicol, Central Visayas, and northeastern Mindanao due to Typhoon Bising, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Tuesday.

In an updated report, the PCG said 1,032 rolling cargoes were also stranded, while 55 vessels and 54 motorbancas took shelter in these areas amid the bad weather.

Most of the stranded people were reported in Eastern Visayas with 1,185 passengers, drivers, and helpers. Fourteen vessels and 435 rolling cargoes were stranded in the region.

Eastern Visayas was followed by Bicol with 971 passengers, drivers, and helpers, as well as three vessels and 325 rolling cargoes, stranded due to the typhoon.

According to the PCG, rough sea condition was still observed over northeastern Mindanao, while moderate to rough sea condition was observed over Bicol.

In its bulletin early Tuesday morning, state weather bureau PAGASA said Bising has further weakened as it continued to move slowly northward.

At 4 a.m. on Tuesday, Bising was located at 505 kilometers east of Infanta, Quezon with maximum sustained winds of 175 kilometers per hour and gustiness of up to 215 kph moving northward slowly. —Joviland Rita/KBK, GMA News