Iloilo-Bacolod fast craft trips still uncertain

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BACOLOD City – Despite this city and Iloilo City reopening their maritime borders, the resumption of sea travel remains uncertain.

Shipping lines are not keen to reoperate for fear of incurring losses due to limited passengers, according to Director Jose Venancio Vero of Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) Region 6.

Health protocols aiming to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 ( COVID- 19) also remain an issue for the shipping operators, Vero pointed out.

For his part, Mayor Jerry Treñas of Iloilo City cited another: COVID-19 protocols imposed by the provinces of Iloilo and Negros Occidental