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00:00Good morning, Kapusan. We are still here at Paranaque Integrated Terminal Exchange or PITX.
00:06Here, particularly at Gate 3, this is the arrival area.
00:09We can see that in these moments, our countrymen are continuously arriving.
00:15These passengers are from the provinces, particularly Cavite and Bicol.
00:21And every 3 to 5 minutes, the interval of the arrival of the buses.
00:26That's why we can see that our countrymen are continuously arriving.
00:31Back to work, many of our Kapuso are on vacation in the provinces of Undas.
00:37That's why we can see that around 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. or even beyond,
00:42our countrymen are still arriving to catch up with their arrivals at work and school.
00:51And here at the security check, the inspection of their belongings is very strict.
00:58And there are also K-9 units here that will go around to ensure security here at PITX.
01:06And until later, we expect that the arrivals and departures of the passengers here at PITX will continue.
01:14And for the details, we will interview Colleen Calbasa, Senior Corporate Affairs Officer of PITX.
01:21Colleen, good morning to you. Maristo, let's go live to the first news.
01:26Good morning, Vickery.
01:31Alright, in these moments, do we have an estimate or record of how many passengers arrived?
01:40They're saying 170,000.
01:43Do you expect that more will arrive and leave today at PITX?
01:49Actually, Ms. Maristo, as of 7 a.m., 25,648 have arrived at our terminal.
01:58So we expect that 170,000 more will arrive today because of the number we can see this morning.
02:11Are all the trips, Colleen, from the province and departures, continuous, no cancellations, no delays?
02:20Yes, ma'am. Our trips are continuous today.
02:24We expect that the other passengers who did not travel to this area will only travel today.
02:32And are our buses enough or does the LTFRB need to issue a special permit?
02:38The LTFRB issued a special permit even before that.
02:44So we expected the surge in October.
02:48Until now, our added bus supply is still in effect.
02:53Compared to last year, how is our assessment of the waves today?
02:59Are there more passengers traveling today or less?
03:04Last year, we started the count by October 26 to November 5.
03:09So the numbers there was 1.3.
03:12Now, the span of the waves is only 1.3.
03:18Now, the span of our days is 9 days, meaning October 28 to November 5.
03:26We're still expecting 1.4.
03:29So there are more passengers traveling because our daily average is higher as of this year.
03:39Alright. Do you have any additional reminders for the passengers who will travel to PITX, Colleen?
03:45As a reminder to our passengers who do not have tickets yet,
03:49please go to the terminal earlier so we can get our tickets and we will not be hassled.
03:56Please do not bring flammable, sharp objects and firearms because we will confiscate them during the walkthrough.
04:05Since November 1 to 2, we have been confiscating around 96 items, mostly butane.
04:13There are also people who bring e-tucks.
04:15Please, for your safety and the safety of the passengers, do not bring these items.
04:24Thank you very much, Colleen Calabas, Senior Corporate Affairs Officer of PITX, for your time.
04:30Take care.
04:31Thank you, Ms. Maris.