Traveling to Iloilo last Sunday, I visited the Bredco Seaport, which has seen improvements over the years. However, amid the final weekend of the annual MassKara Festival, traffic was chaotic (which is understandable). I planned to drop off my bags with a porter at the terminal then make U-turn and park my car but I was confused when a security guard informed me U-turns are not permitted.
I ended up parking and carrying the bags myself—no porter extended their services to me.
I had not yet purchased my ticket and I casually interviewed some of the porters; even the guards were amused by vehicle movement around the port; whomever planned the facility did not make it passenger-friendly—to say the least.
The Bredco Port should be tourist and traveler-friendly and enhancements to road management are needed urgently.
I shared my story on Facebook and my friend, Bredco Port Terminal Manager Dan Atayde, shared his understanding of my situation. I told him I am willing to share what I know about road management. Managing a port and designing for traffic are different worlds and, by collaborating, it will make for a comfortable facility for all.
The seaport is the entry and exit point for travelers and tourists and, if passengers are provided with the best, they will be proud of the seaport terminal. Restrictions are not the game, it is providing the finest service possible.

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This column greets Dan Atayde, Joann Yoshida, Archie Gupalor, Marvin Jiz, Daphne Quitco, Mimir Guanco, Renato Novero, Reuben Tampos, Ariston Minez, Jr., Francis Pinon, Ben Lopez, Jr., Bobby Tan, Nelson Senoron, and Noel Jimenez /WDJ