CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — Higher transportation costs and increased terminal fees at the Batangas International Port have been cited as reasons for the drop in vacationers visiting the province for All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day this year. Montenegro Shipping Lines, Inc. reported that passenger volumes this year were significantly lower than in previous years. “In past years, crowds would already be arriving as early as Oct. 29. We would be fully booked for three straight days. But this year, both rolling cargo and passenger movements have been slow,” a ship’s purser, who requested anonymity, told the Inquirer aboard […]...

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