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Damaged by quake in 2013, a

better Bohol port emerges after
rehab
By: Faye Orellana - Reporter / @FMOrellanaINQ
INQUIRER.net / 04:09 PM January 05, 2019

Tubigon port in Bohol reopens after more than five years of rehabilitation when a strong quake in
2013 hit the province. Photo courtesy of the Department of Transportation – Philippine Ports
Authority.
MANILA, Philippines — The Tubigon port in Bohol reopened on Saturday after undergoing
rehabilitation following a strong quake that hit the province back in 2013.

Photo courtesy of the Department of Transportation – Philippine Ports Authority.

The reopening was announced by the Department of Transportation (DOTr) more than five years
after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit Bohol in October 2013.

READ: Bohol quake ‘like 32 Hiroshima bombs’

The DOTr said in a statement that the Tubigon port “now has an expanded capacity to accommodate
up to 28 ships including larger vessels, nearly thrice its previous capacity of 10 ships.”

“It now boasts of 3 Ro-Ro wharfs for [the] docking [of] landing craft tanks (LCTs) and barges,” the
department added.
Photo courtesy of the Department of Transportation – Philippine Ports Authority.

The newly renovated port can now also accommodate around 4,000 passengers daily from the
previous carrying capacity of 1,500 passengers.

Aside from this, the DOTr said that the terminal now also has a child care station facility, and
improved security equipment including a baggage X-ray machine and a walk-through metal detector.

The Tubigon Port serves as a primary dock to vessels plying the Tubigon-Cebu City route. It is also
an option for travelers planning their trips from Bohol going to Cebu and vice versa. /jpv

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