00:00It's been more than two weeks since Christmas,
00:03so the heavy traffic on many roads has become more noticeable.
00:09It has affected commuters the most.
00:11That's why GMA Integrated News tried
00:15what they face every day on their trips.
00:21That's what Joseph Muno is talking about.
00:23This scene in Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City is now more noticeable
00:31due to the heavy traffic, especially now that it's Christmas.
00:35It's said that if you want to go home fresh, you have to go home early.
00:39Adrian, from Montalban, Rizal, woke up early at 4am
00:43to go to Mandaluyong.
00:45Now that it's Christmas, it's harder to ride.
00:48It's more because, for example, my aunt,
00:53she often goes home during Christmas because she's buying stuff.
00:58She also has a store.
00:59It's hard to get in and out of the house.
01:02Sometimes, it takes three hours because it's hard to ride.
01:06Adrian also waited for a few minutes for someone to arrive.
01:11He chased him in the middle of the highway.
01:13There!
01:17There are people who are waiting for their turn.
01:21How much is it?
01:22MRT?
01:23Yes.
01:24To Manila?
01:25Yes.
01:25How much is it?
01:26300 pesos.
01:27Some of them took a motorcycle taxi.
01:30There's traffic.
01:31Why? Don't you want to ride a jeepney?
01:32I don't want to because it takes a long time to get there.
01:34Are you already late?
01:35Yes.
01:35Where are you going?
01:37I'm going home.
01:39We rode in a modern jeepney to find out how long the trip is this December.
01:45It's around 8.32.
01:46In two minutes, we got to Calau.
01:49Let's see how many hours the trip is.
01:53Inside, the passengers are sleeping soundly.
01:56If you're lucky, you'll be able to sit down.
01:58Some of them are almost on the road where most of their time is being wasted.
02:03What time did you get home?
02:0410 o'clock.
02:0510?
02:05Last night?
02:06Last night.
02:07When did you wake up?
02:097 o'clock.
02:10Are you still sleeping?
02:11Yes.
02:13In the early morning, it's okay.
02:15It's continuous.
02:17If it's like this, it's over.
02:19Imagine what time it is at 7 o'clock.
02:21We'll leave at 7 o'clock.
02:23For those who ride a modern jeepney, their income is low.
02:26That's what Christmas Rush means.
02:28In December, sometimes there are three of us.
02:31The three of us will just go around in the traffic.
02:33We won't be able to get a scooter.
02:35We're getting closer to the sun.
02:37So, it's like...
02:40The trip will be over in an hour.
02:42When we got off Manila...
02:44Take care, sir. Bye-bye.
02:45We got on the TNVS.
02:47We got to Bukdakong Alasges early in the morning.
02:49Have you been traveling for a while?
02:51Yes, sir.
02:52What time did you start?
02:53Morning, sir.
02:54Morning. What time?
02:566 o'clock, sir.
02:576?
02:57What time is it now?
02:59It doesn't matter, sir. It's only 4 o'clock.
03:01The TNVS driver already felt the Christmas Rush.
03:04Especially on Saturday.
03:06You can really feel the traffic.
03:10We also traveled for more than 30 minutes from Manila to Quezon City.
03:14But the fare is only P400.
03:17According to the monitoring of the MMDA,
03:19only in December 2,
03:21there were more than 440,000 cars in EDSA.
03:25It's higher than the average of 417,000
03:28from January to November.
03:30The travel time of EDSA is 1 to 1.5 hours
03:35from Rojas to Monumento, northbound.
03:37Or Monumento to Rojas Boulevard, southbound.
03:40One thing that we have to consider,
03:42our roads were never really built
03:45and prepared to handle this kind of volume.
03:48Make use of our public transportation.
03:50The shortest term that we're doing
03:53is clearing our living lanes,
03:55our major toro fairs, our alternate routes.
03:57Some solutions are also being implemented by the MMDA.
04:00Like the late opening and closing of malls
04:03so that people can't gather on the streets.
04:06For GMA Integrated News, Joseph Morong,
04:08for Tutok 24 Horas.
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