THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) have placed all their personnel stationed at airports and seaports on high alert to ensure the safety of travelers bound for the provinces to observe All Saints’ Day.

Not discounting the possibility that terrorists might take advantage of the celebrations, the BI, through acting spokesperson Grifton Medina, said over the weekend that the heightened alert status would extend up to mid-November for the coming Association of South East Asian Nations (Asean) Summit.

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