00:00The number of passengers at the bus terminal is increasing.
00:04That's why the number of tickets are running out.
00:08According to the PITX, it is now possible for the number of passengers to reach up to 60,000.
00:15Let's watch the latest situation in the live broadcast of Oscar Moida.
00:21Oscar?
00:23Yes, Mel.
00:24Our fellow countrymen have already started their journey to celebrate Christmas in their provinces.
00:36At the bus terminal,
00:38Seralina is already excited to be able to go home to her province, Iligan.
00:43It's only 7 in the morning,
00:45and she's already here at the Panayake Integrated Terminal Exchange or PITX.
00:50This is even though her trip is still in the afternoon.
00:54Of course, I'm going home. It's been 7 years since I've been home.
00:57I want to go home.
00:59If I can go home, I want to go home.
01:02I want to go home.
01:04I want to go home.
01:06I wish I could get 21, but it's already over.
01:09She's just one of the thousands of fellow countrymen who will go home to their province this Christmas.
01:15According to the PITX,
01:17on this day, it's possible for their passengers to reach up to 90,000.
01:22But starting tomorrow, December 20,
01:24it's possible for them to reach up to 150,000 every day.
01:29Due to the large number of passengers,
01:31the number of air-conditioned buses here at the PITX is already decreasing,
01:36especially for long trips,
01:39particularly for trips from December 20 to December 31.
01:44But there are still ordinary buses available,
01:47which will travel later.
01:50In the bus terminals at EDSA Cubao,
01:53the trips to Bicol are almost fully booked.
01:57As for the trip to the north,
01:59the tickets are also running out.
02:01It's lucky if there's a chance for a passenger.
02:05One of the lucky ones to be seated
02:08is the 65-year-old Tata Florencio.
02:12He's on his way home from Daid Camarines Norte
02:15to be with his family this Christmas.
02:18However, his massage is already over.
02:22When I went to my brother in Mindoro,
02:25I couldn't ask for help.
02:27I got a stroke.
02:29But Tata is still lucky.
02:32You'd think that there's someone who's celebrating Christmas
02:35and his massage is already over.
02:38I just saw him on the bus.
02:40All I can say is that I'll help you get home
02:43and I'll give you a massage.
02:46Tomorrow until Sunday,
02:48the number of people who will go home
02:51to their respective places this Christmas
02:54is expected to increase.
02:59Meanwhile, Mel,
03:00the Land Transportation Office or LTO
03:03is warning the motorists who will travel from Manila to Bicol
03:07that heavy traffic is expected
03:10on the Andaya Highway
03:12on the Lopi Camarines Sur.
03:14It is said that only one lane is passable in the area
03:17because some parts of the road were destroyed
03:21due to soil erosion
03:23due to the heavy rain.
03:27Mel?
03:28Thank you very much, Oscar Oida.
03:37END
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