PGMA to signal linkup of 2 Bohol ports to central nautical highway RO-RO system
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will formally launch the Roll-On, Roll-Off (Ro-Ro) system linking the ports of Tubigon and Jagna in Bohol province to the Central Nautical Highway (CNH).
The President is scheduled to arrive in Tubigon Tuesday morning to welcome the CNH Ro-Ro Caravan that she will send off at the Bulan Port in Sorsogon and the Cawayan Port in Masbate to formally signal the completion of the Strong Republic Nautical Highway (SRNH).
The event will also formally open the Ro-Ro system between the island provinces of Bohol and Camiguin.
The CNH connects the ports of Pilar and Bulan in Sorsogon to the Balingoan Port in Misamis Oriental, through the Cawagan Port in Masbate, Bogo Port in Cebu, Tubigon and Jagna ports in Bohol and Mambajao and Benoni ports in Camiguin.
The Arroyo administration spent a total of P278 million for the upgrading of the Ro-Ro ramps and the corresponding backup areas, lighting systems at the Tubigon and Jagna ports to better serve vessels cruising to and from Cebu City, Camiguin and Misamis Oriental.
Tagbilaran Ports Operations Manager Rogelio Gambuta said the port of Tubigon can accommodate two Ro-Ro vessels at any given time and can hold a maximum of 15 units of rolling cargoes.
Jagna Port on the other hand is equipped with a 3,000-square meter truck holding area that can hold a total of 35 rolling cargo units.
The SRNH is an integrated set of highway segments and ferry routes and forms the backbone of a nationwide vehicle-accessible transport system, and interconnects 17 provinces and cities throughout the country with the SRNH’s three seaboard trunks—the Western seaboard trunk, the Eastern seaboard trunk and he central seaboard trunk. (PIA/Bohol)
