00:00In some buses and terminals, passengers were forced to go home to their respective provinces.
00:05That's what Isaiah Meropuentes reported.
00:08Jinky is 7 months pregnant.
00:11She's still with her two-year-old son.
00:14They're going to the province in Masbate because she wants to be with her family there.
00:19The problem is, the bus in her car is delayed.
00:24The bus has been delayed for more than 5 hours.
00:27It's hot because there's a child.
00:29When will we be able to leave later?
00:32Aside from the luggage, they're also tolerating the heat in the terminal.
00:37The terminal is next to EDSA, which is why the passengers are feeling the heat.
00:42The bus has been delayed for a long time.
00:44It came and went to Bicol, here in a terminal in EDSA, Cubawa.
00:48The previous 10 to 12-hour trip took 17 to 20 hours.
00:52There's a lot of traffic right now.
00:55Because of the one-way roads, there's a lot of traffic on the roads we're passing through.
01:00That's why the passengers are feeling the heat, especially those who are waiting in the terminal.
01:05While the passengers are in the bus, their bodies are aching because of the long trip.
01:10What's worse, the terminal is fully booked until January 10.
01:15That means, it's just a matter of time before the people in the ticketing booth can get a ticket.
01:20Most of the people returning from Bicol celebrated Christmas and New Year there.
01:25As for the PITX,
01:27today, only a small number of passengers are entering the PITX.
01:31A lot of passengers are getting off the bus from the provinces.
01:35From December 20 until yesterday,
01:38the number of passengers in the PITX reached 3,027,966.
01:44Isaiah Mirafuentes for Pambansang TV in the new Philippines.
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