LEGAZPI CITY — Some 150 trucks bound for the Visayas and Mindanao that were grounded along the Maharlika Highway in Bato town in Camarines Sur were ordered to return to their point of origin in Manila on Saturday night, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) here said on Sunday.
The trucks were not allowed to proceed to the ports in Sorsogon as a preventive measure to unclog the ports in Sorsogon when the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) enforced the “no sailing” policy, suspending sea travel in all ports in Bicol due to Typhoon Bising (international name Surigae).
Gremil Alexis Naz, OCD Bicol spokesperson, said the OCD issued a green light on the request of Camarines Sur Governor Miguel …
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