Security tightened

With a lot of people expected to head home starting today, Wednesday— traditionally a halfday and the last working day before the long Holy Week break—the Cebu City government has beefed up its preparations, setting security measures in place and heightening medical and disaster responses.

- Iris Hazel Mascardo Staff Member

Yesterday, April 15, Cebu City Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia led the inspection of the Cebu City Port Terminal 1 to evaluate its passenger terminal and the docking station.

In an interview with reporters, Garcia assessed the current situation of the port terminal to be wellprepared for the possible influx of passengers, adding that the management has been implementing the same security template for years now.

He, however, said that the Cebu Port Authority (CPA) is expressing concerns about the capacity of the offices. Garcia said he will leave the resolution to the management of the CPA.

"Ang akoa lang since it falls under the jurisdiction of the city of Cebu, dapat ang muanhi diri, kay jurisdiction pa man ni nato, dapat prepared ang city of Cebu to any other eventuality," said Garcia.