Digitized sea travel record system eyed

Digitized sea travel record system eyed

SEN. Francis Escudero called for a nationwide rollout of the government’s maritime digital passenger manifest system after the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) raised the possibility that the MV June Aster, which caught fire off Palawan last week, may have been carrying more passengers than its official manifest recorded.Escudero said the sea tragedy in Coron, Palawan, once again exposed critical gaps in maritime safety protocols, underscoring the u…

Chiz pushes for digitized sea travel records to avoid crisis info gaps

Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero is pushing for the rapid, nationwide rollout of the government’s maritime digital passenger manifest system after the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) raised the possibility that the ill-fated MV June Aster may have been carrying more passengers than its official manifest recorded. According to Escudero, the recent sea tragedy in Coron, Palawan […]