00:00Passengers will continue to board the Paranaque Integrated Terminal Exchange or PITX.
00:07Let's find out the update from Isaiah Mirafuentes live.
00:15It's just five days before Christmas.
00:18Here at the Paranaque Integrated Terminal Exchange,
00:21passengers will continue to board the PITX.
00:25Vacation grande na! The long wait is over!
00:29After a whole year of hard work,
00:32this is the time our countrymen have been waiting for.
00:36This is the right time to go to the provinces
00:39and relax and celebrate Christmas and New Year with the whole family.
00:45Here at the Paranaque Integrated Terminal Exchange,
00:47more and more passengers are boarding.
00:52Most of them will celebrate Christmas and New Year in their respective provinces.
00:56Many of our countrymen have already boarded the PITX early in the morning.
01:02They don't want to follow the long wait of the passengers later in the day or night.
01:08Some of us also know that they prefer to take the bus
01:12compared to other modes of transportation
01:14because even if the trip is long,
01:16they enjoy the nature view more.
01:20The security of the police is still tight here.
01:22All who enter the terminal must check their luggage.
01:26Meanwhile, the Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board or LTFRB
01:32has approved more than 915 special permits for PUVs.
01:37Special permits are allowed to have different routes.
01:41This is different from their original route.
01:45It is expected to increase the number of vehicles
01:47especially in crowded places with many passengers.
01:51Most of the permits have been approved for buses.
01:54It will start today until January 10, 2025.
01:58As you can see behind me,
02:00there is a long line of passengers boarding the PITX.
02:05As of 11am this morning,
02:08the number of passengers boarding the PITX has reached 69,599.
02:14They are also reminding the passengers
02:16not to bring any harmful materials
02:20because once you enter the terminal,
02:22the security guards will take it away.
02:25Another good news,
02:27because the security here is full force,
02:29many police officers are watching the whole PITX.
02:32That's the update from Paranaque Integrated Terminal Exchange.
02:37Thank you very much, Isaiah Mirafuentes.
