MMDA, DILG, at PNP, nag-inspeksyon sa PITX

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MMDA, DILG, at PNP, nag-inspeksyon sa PITX;  Mga biyahero, pinayuhan na mag-book ng ticket online

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00:00 The security that is being enforced in Paranaque Integrated Terminal Exchange is being tightened.

00:05 Earlier this morning, several government agencies inspected the terminal

00:10 in front of the expected downpour of passengers who will return home for Christmas.

00:15 The update there in the news center of Patrick Jesus Live.

00:24 Angelic, a few days before Christmas, several government agencies

00:30 are already prepared for the expected downpour of passengers.

00:34 Earlier, the officials of MMTA, DILG, and PNP

00:40 here in Paranaque Integrated Terminal Exchange or PITX

00:46 inspected the situation in the terminal and also announced the situation of passengers

00:51 who will return home to their province. MMTA wants to tighten the PITX

00:58 and enforce the security in the terminal to ensure the safety of passengers.

01:04 We will remind the management considering that there is a threat of terrorism.

01:09 Their security should be increased, especially to the passengers who are riding.

01:17 There should be a little inspection. That's all we saw.

01:22 They should increase their consciousness regarding security.

01:28 Although, we have not received any information regarding the threat,

01:36 but it's just the same. We cannot elicit the possibility.

01:42 In terms of security, the full coordination with our PNP and police

01:50 is not missing. PITX and our police are helping hand in hand

01:56 just to improve our security within the terminal.

01:59 Angelic, yesterday, the total number of passengers in PITX reached 121,000.

02:07 But this is still normal. In fact, on December 26,

02:12 PITX is expecting more passengers because many of them traveled early.

02:20 Basically, 21 to 24 were the ones who spread out and traveled.

02:24 And of course, by 26, we expect that many passengers will return

02:28 for their work. At the same time, those will be massaged.

02:32 It's hard after Christmas. That season is hard.

02:38 Maybe they should reserve tickets early so that it won't be difficult.

02:42 As for the passengers, the air-conditioned buses that will travel to Bicol

02:51 will be fully booked until December 24.

02:53 But you can still buy tickets from ordinary buses.

02:57 PITX still has a policy to book online tickets so that it won't be late

03:03 and on the day of the trip, they will go to the terminal early.

03:07 Angelic, starting tomorrow, MMDA will allow the passage of provincial buses

03:14 to EDSA starting tomorrow at 10 p.m. until January 2.

03:19 Those from North Luzon, provincial buses, should get off at their terminal

03:25 in Cubao while those from South Luzon should get off at Pasay.

03:29 And Angelic, in the last crowd count here at PITX,

03:35 44,000 passengers arrived today. Angelic?

03:41 Okay, so Patrick, it's good that the inspection of luggage and passengers

03:47 at the terminal is more strict now. But what if the bus or the bus driver

03:52 gets stuck along the way and gets hit? This is not an inspection.

03:57 What we know is that these buses are point-to-point. They should not get hit.

04:01 Angelic, that's a good question because we know what happened

04:09 to a bus that was being towed by the New East Asia branch

04:15 and was shot by a live-in partner.

04:18 Well, Angelic, here at the terminal, the security that is being implemented is strict.

04:23 There is a manual inspection of the luggage of the passengers.

04:28 There are also canine dogs. It's obvious that these buses have no luggage

04:33 and can compromise any security.

04:38 Well, Angelic, there are point-to-point trips.

04:41 So, in those routes, passengers cannot get off or ride anywhere.

04:49 But there are still other routes, Angelic, that passengers can get off or ride anywhere

04:57 as long as they are on the way to the destination.

05:02 So, Angelic, there are prerogatives there by the bus operators

05:07 on what to do here to avoid such incidents.

05:13 But Angelic, in the terminals, security is strict.

05:18 It's obvious that there are no weapons that can be used to protect other passengers.

05:27 All right. Thank you very much, Patrick De Jesus.

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