PPA logs over 10,500 passengers amid Asean long weekend

Inquirer.net - Nov 14, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — More than 10,500 passengers were recorded to have passed through Batangas port on Saturday, Nov. 14, amid the long weekend due to the 49th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit, the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) reported. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. previously declared Nov. 16 to 18, as special (non-working) days in

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