Vice Admiral Edmund Tan, Cebu Ports Authority general manager, surveys the scores of passengers that trooped to the re-opened Passenger Terminal 3. (CDN Photos/Junjie Mendoza)
After being shut down due to damage sustained from supertyphoon Yolanda nearly two years ago, Passenger Terminal 2 in Pier 3 is now open to the riding public.
With its 980 person seating capacity, it can accommodate passengers of Metro Ferry, Roble Shipping, and Trans Asia.
Vice Admiral Edmund Tan, Cebu Ports Authority (CPA) general manager, said it helps to decongest traffic in passenger terminal 1 at Pier 1 which has been servicing more than 700 passengers.
“It is newly renovated and the budget allocated for the project was P50 million,” Tan told reporters.
Hassle-free
The terminal’s columns and wall foundations have been replaced and it has new doors, windows, glass blocks, flooring and wall tiles.
Facade of terminal 2
Trusses, canopy and service counters were set up under a newly-fabricated ceiling cover. Local media were toured within the newly-renovated Passenger Terminal 2.
Before passengers pay the P25 terminal fee, two X-ray machines screen their luggage.
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New x-ray machines at the passenger terminal 2. (CDN PHOTO/ JUNJIE MENDOZA)
“We are also coordinating with the shipping lines to incorporate the terminal fee to the ticket so that it will be hassle-free,” Tan said.
Passenger Terminal 2 has Wi-Fi connection and features a cafeteria and canteen, a breast-feeding station, a meditation room, first-aid station, and a play area for toddlers. The restrooms are also fully air-conditioned, he said.
Tan also told reporters that a Passenger Terminal 3 for fast craft travelers will be built at the abandoned 2GO building next year.
“We will start the bidding this year while the construction will start next year. A P350-million budget will be allocated for its construction,” he said.