MARINA heightens safety compliance checks for Undas trips

Published on October 23, 2026 Author Web Editor TagsAll Saints’ Day,Maritime Industry Authority The Maritime Industry Authority will intensify safety compliance monitoring beginning October 26, 2026 to help ensure safe and orderly sea travel during the All Souls’ Day and All Saints’ Day holiday rush This is ahead of the agency’s “Oplan Undas 2026” enforcement operations nationwide, which will be implemented through regional offices from October 29 to November 3 Monitoring activities will cover vessel seaworthiness and condition, ship and crew documents, compliance with safety and manning requirements, passenger capacity, availability of life-saving equipment, operational readiness and adherence to passenger welfare regulations The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) will intensify safety compliance monitoring beginning October 26, 2026 to help ensure safe and orderly sea travel during the All Souls’ Day and All Saints’ Day holiday rush.

The safety compliance monitoring will be conducted ahead of the agency’s “Oplan Undas 2026” enforcement operations nationwide, which will be implemented through its regional offices from October 29 to November 3, 2026, MARINA said in a statement.

MARINA’s Enforcement Service will also conduct Oplan Undas 2026 operations in Binangonan and Talim Island in Rizal, Batangas, Lucena and Marinduque, deploying personnel to strategic ports and maritime areas to monitor passenger vessel operations.

The Philippine Ports Authority earlier said it expects passenger traffic from October 27 to November 5 to increase 1.55% to 1.935 million from 1.905 million during the same period last year.

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