00:00The 10-15% surge in the volume of human traffic at the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange, or PITX,
00:07indicates tens of thousands each day are grabbing the opportunity of the long weekend
00:12to return to their home provinces to vote for their grassroots or local government candidates on Monday.
00:19PITX officials hint of 1.2 million passengers from Monday till next week
00:23who have taken their rides are bound to leave the provincial bus hub over the weekend.
00:30Rowena's relatives did not mind the hours long travel back to Quezon Province just to be able to vote this election.
00:37She believes that even if her vote is just one, it can still make a difference.
00:41We have always been able to vote for all Filipinos.
00:46We have to be able to vote for all of our people.
00:52We have to be right to our own lives.
00:59We can expect a large number of voters this Hatul ng Bayan 2025.
01:04Because even here at the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange, or PITX,
01:08the number of passengers has increased by 10-15%.
01:11This is because of the upcoming Hatul ng Bayan 2025.
01:16Many of our countrymen we talked to her already have their own bets this election.
01:21And they say they want them to win.
01:23That's why they want to vote.
01:24Most of the passengers are heading to Bicol, Region 4A, and the Visayas and Mindanao areas.
01:30That's why some bus companies traveling to those places are already fully booked.
01:35But according to the PITX management, there's no need to worry
01:38because they have deployed additional buses to ensure all passengers can be accommodated.
01:43From May 5 until the day after the election, PITX is expecting 1.2 million passengers.
01:49Meanwhile, in ports, when we visited earlier, there weren't that many people yet.
01:55Most of those boarding there are really going on a vacation.
01:59Also, PITX and ports reminds everyone that bringing flammable materials,
02:03firearms, and sharp objects to terminals is still prohibited.
02:07Isaiah Mirfuentes from the National TV Network for a new and better Philippines.
02:11Philippines.
