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Trips have resumed at the Matnog Port in Sorsogon after the onslaught of severe tropical storm Kristine. Handout from the Philippine Ports Authority.

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Trips resume at Matnog Port in Sorsogon

Benise Balaoing

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<div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1729847688059matnog 1.png" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Trips have resumed at the Matnog Port in Sorsogon after the onslaught of severe tropical storm Kristine. Handout from the Philippine Ports Authority."/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Trips have resumed at the Matnog Port in Sorsogon after the onslaught of severe tropical storm Kristine. <em>Handout from the Philippine Ports Authority.</em></span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>MANILA -- Passenger trips have resumed at the Matnog Port in Sorsogon.</p><p>In a statement, the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) said trips resumed at 5 a.m. on Friday, October 25 as soon as tropical cyclone wind signals due to severe tropical storm Kristine were lifted.</p><p>Trips from the port were suspended around noon on October 21 as the effects of Kristine started to be felt.</p><p>Thousands of passengers were stranded in ports across the country--including Matnog Port--as Kristine flooded large swaths of the Philippines. </p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/10/25/kristine-leaves-7500-stranded-in-philippine-ports-some-getting-sick-815" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kristine leaves 7500 stranded in Philippine ports</a></div><p>Even bus trips to the third-class municipality in Sorsogon were canceled as the main roads were not passable due to floods. </p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/regions/2024/10/24/9-rescued-1-missing-after-fishing-boat-capsizes-off-bulacan-coast-1018" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Vessel runs aground in Minglanilla, Cebu due to &#x27;Kristine</a></div><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/regions/2024/10/24/several-marine-incidents-reported-due-to-kristine-1316" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Several marine incidents reported due to &#x27;Kristine&#x27;</a></div><p>Aside from passenger trips, the PPA also noted that two ships of Santa Clara Shipping Corp. are starting to onboard rolling cargo and passengers traveling to Jubasan, Allen, and Northern Samar.</p><p>Port management is also expecting vessels from other sheltering areas to dock at Matnog.</p><p>State weather bureau PAGASA said Kristine has left the Philippine area of responsibility, but only after leaving at least 40 people dead and thousands flooded.</p><div><strong>RELATED STORY: </strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kKQugzs77Lk?&amp;ab_channel=ABS-CBNNewsautoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

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Passenger trips from Matnog Port resume

Benise Balaoing,

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Published October 25, 2024 05:44 PM PHT

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