00:00The number of passengers in the PITX has peaked.
00:03It is expected to increase today.
00:05More buses have been deployed to deal with the delay in the arrival of B-call buses.
00:11You can find out the situation there in the center of the news, Nibel Custodio Live.
00:19Angelique, due to the increase of passengers heading to the province,
00:23it is assured that the holiday season will be safe for the passengers.
00:30Due to the government's road infrastructure projects,
00:33the journey has become easier.
00:35This is a big relief for bus drivers, especially during this holiday season.
00:40When you enter the expressway, the road is blocked.
00:45Drivers are also making sure that the journey is safe.
00:48We always have to check the tires, the condition of the vehicle.
00:55We always check the unit, make sure it's in good condition, and make sure it's complete.
01:03The LTO checks the buses to see if they are roadworthy before they can travel to the province.
01:09At the same time, the LTFRB can issue special permits if ever needed for our other routes,
01:17mostly for B-call regions, such as Batangas and Masbate.
01:21The number of passengers in the PITX continues to plummet.
01:25Food traffic is now more than 79,000 as of 11 a.m.
01:29It's possible for us to peak today because there are a lot of walk-in passengers
01:34who will now decide if they will return to their provinces.
01:38According to the PITX guidelines,
01:40it is possible for the number of passengers to reach 3 million in the terminal
01:44between December 20, 2024 and January 6, 2025.
01:48The PITX guideline assures that everyone can travel.
01:52In fact, there have been no delayed trips in the B-call region
01:56due to the heavy traffic in the past few days.
02:00We've been adding daily trips since Friday.
02:03We've been adding 20 trips per day to go to B-call.
02:08The PITX guideline warns against cars in the color rooms.
02:12There are color rooms outside the terminal.
02:16However, we are encouraging passengers not to try to live in the color rooms
02:22because first of all, it's their safety.
02:24There is no license to travel going to that route.
02:28Second, they might get caught or they won't be able to get their food back
02:34if they don't bring it to their place.
02:37Police are spreading the word for added security.
02:47The PITX guideline warns against bringing anything with a tag
02:55and anything that might start a fire.
02:58According to the updated count of food traffic in the PITX,
03:01there are more than 104,000 food traffic as of 1 p.m.
03:07Okay, so Vell, due to the delay in B-call,
03:11how many hours is the departure of buses?
03:1611 p.m.
03:21Angelique, based on what we've talked earlier,
03:23some of the passengers are already here at 11 p.m.
03:28and they are still waiting to board at 11 a.m.
03:32For now, the passengers might have already boarded
03:35but according to the PITX guideline,
03:37they will continue to add units to cater to the number of passengers,
03:42especially in the B-call region.
03:44Okay, thank you very much, Vell Custodio.
