CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu Port Authority (CPA) said it placed the port area on heightened alert status for the upcoming annual observance of All Saints’ and All Souls’ day this week.Colonel Oscar Lopez, CPA security chief, said they are asking the cooperation of passengers since they will have to pass through several layers of security at the port. He said the alert status will run until Monday, November 3, when most passengers return to Cebu City. Lopez said a sizable number of passengers already started flocking to the different ports on Monday. He said they expect most of the passengers to head to the ports on Thursday or Friday. He said passengers would be frisked and their belongings checked through metal detectors, X-ray machines and K9 dogs to determine the presence of explosive devices, firearms or drugs. Help desks would also be set up by the maritime police and the Coast Guard to assist the passengers, Lopez added. /Correspondent Jhunnex Napallacan | 
