00:00We also know the situation in Paranaque Integrated Terminal Exchange or PITX this last Friday before Christmas.
00:07We will be joined by PITX Senior Corporate Affairs Officer, Colleen Calbasa.
00:13Good morning, Colleen.
00:16Good morning, Susan.
00:17Colleen, how many passengers in PITX in the past few days?
00:22And are we expecting that this will double this weekend, especially today?
00:28Actually, in the past few days, we were expecting that there will be downpours in different provinces.
00:35So, our expected daily average of 150,000 is now reaching 170,000 in the past few days.
00:44Now, at 7 in the morning, we can see that 14,000 are passing through our terminal.
00:51So, we are expecting that as the hours pass this Friday, this will double.
00:56We are expecting that at least 180,000 to 200,000 will pass through our terminal for today.
01:04And then, we are also expecting that this surge will continue from today until Monday
01:10because we are expecting that we will still have a lot of walk-in passengers going to their provinces.
01:14Speaking of downpours, Colleen, are the buses traveling to the provinces enough?
01:20We don't see any delays in the number of passengers.
01:24We are expecting that there will be a few delays going to Bicol because there are unpassable roads there.
01:32But we have deployed a lot of buses, so that means that there are still a lot of passengers traveling to PITX.
01:39And now, Colleen, what are the passengers that are fully booked and that will make it difficult for our passengers to buy a ticket?
01:48As usual, Bicol Region is a blockbuster because there are a lot of provinces there.
01:53For passengers who want to book in advance, they can contact our Facebook page
02:00to find out which bus companies they can contact.
02:04Colleen, what are the preparations that PITX is doing this weekend, especially, as you said, until Monday,
02:10the downpour of passengers? And as Christmas approaches, what are the preparations that you are doing there?
02:16We had an inter-agency meeting with other government officials to ensure the seamless travel for our passengers.
02:24Meaning, this is with the DOTR, LTFRB, LTO, and MMTA to ensure that our buses are roadworthy.
02:32This is with LTO. And then, of course, the traffic within the vicinity of PITX is coordinated with MMTA.
02:39And of course, the overall coordination is with DOTR.
02:43And then, other than that, our PNP augmentation is still ongoing.
02:48We have PNP info desks that if our passengers need to contact our police, they are there at our terminal.
02:57If passengers have a problem, Colleen, especially those who are first-time passengers at PITX,
03:05where will they go? Is there a visible place for them to ask for assistance?
03:12Yes, we have a lot of people who can ask for assistance, especially at our info desk.
03:17We can approach our customer service representatives.
03:21What are the reminders for passengers who will go to PITX, Colleen?
03:26For passengers, especially if they don't have a ticket, we can do advance booking or we can go directly to the terminal.
03:33We can go directly to the ticket booth to get our tickets.
03:36And then, of course, for luggage, please don't bring sharp objects, flammable items, especially guns and fireworks.
03:45Because those are still flammable items, they will be confiscated right at the walkthrough.
03:50You won't be able to get them.
03:51And then, of course, for pet-friendly terminal, if you will bring pets,
03:56the allowable sizes of pets that can be brought on buses are small to medium.
04:01Okay. Thank you very much, PITX Senior Corporate Officer Colleen Calbasa.
04:06Merry Christmas to you.
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