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Drayber ng police mobile na pumasok sa EDSA Busway, sinuspinde
Drayber ng police mobile na pumasok sa EDSA Busway, sinuspinde
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00:00 Preparation for the long weekend traffic and New Year celebration,
00:05 let us know, with Charlie Del Rosario,
00:09 the Command and Control Operations Center Chief of the Department of Transportation.
00:14 Sir Charlie, happy new year to you.
00:18 Hi Nina, happy new year. Happy new year to everyone watching.
00:25 It's Friday, sir. What are your preparations for the expected exodus of heavy traffic,
00:34 especially in Metro Manila where the New Year's Eve is approaching?
00:40 Yes, we are still monitoring our terminals.
00:46 Here in our largest land port, PITX, the group of the Department of Transportation is still there.
00:56 We are assisting the passengers while they are waiting for their vehicles.
01:04 Here in the terminal, bus terminal, Manila area and Sucubau,
01:11 we are monitoring every Christmas until January 8.
01:19 Okay. How is the traffic now in these hours?
01:25 In these hours, if we can notice, the Eds area is clear.
01:34 Our main carriage is clear but we expect that it will be clear later because we know that it is the last working day and it is an exodus.
01:45 We are expecting that it will be heavy both southbound, going to outside Manila southbound and northbound.
01:57 Okay. So let's not follow the rush hour if you are planning to leave.
02:04 Just go outside to those who have work. They really have time.
02:09 And we are expecting rush hour, sir. Is it correct? 5 p.m. onwards?
02:14 What is the heaviest traffic that we are expecting today?
02:19 Our holiday rush, we are expecting that... because there are some people who time in at 6 p.m. and time out at 4 p.m.
02:30 So those who are at 4 p.m. from the office can go directly to the bus terminal,
02:36 especially those who have reserved their tickets for the bus and are on their way there.
02:43 Those who are private passengers, we are expecting that from the offices, if they will not return and will follow their homes,
02:52 they will go out at the same time. So more or less, 4 p.m. is correct, 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. is the direct time until tomorrow morning.
03:02 We are not discounting the possibility of those who will travel from Manila, North and South, that they will get their time later at night.
03:14 I will take the opportunity, remind, if we are traveling, whether it's private or public vehicle,
03:24 we should make sure that we are physically conditioned, especially if we are the driver.
03:30 Our vehicles should also be conditioned.
03:34 Yes, especially those who are sleeping on the road, it's better to sleep on the side.
03:42 That's what they're saying, sleep on the side, don't force it.
03:48 That's right Minna. I always advise, if we are sleeping, because there are advices that if you're sleeping, you should fight while driving.
04:00 That's not my advice. If we are sleeping and driving, we should not fight.
04:09 We should respect the sleep. We should put aside the gasoline, we should drive safely. We should sleep, we should sleep.
04:19 Because the thought that we are fighting sleep, in reality, that's the main income.
04:28 We are no longer concentrating on driving because we are thinking of fighting sleep. We should not do that.
04:36 Yes. Let's talk about the driver of a police mobile that suddenly entered the EDSA busway that collided with a passenger bus.
04:48 What is the update on this and what is the CCOC's response on this?
04:53 Actually, what happened there, there was an attempt to enter the EDSA bus carousel along Santolan area.
05:05 As you can see in the video, the bus that collided with the bus carousel was avoided to avoid that vehicle.
05:17 Because of the avoidance, it did not hit that vehicle, but it hit the railings.
05:28 As of now, we have submitted our report on that and we are waiting for the action of the Philippine National Police because the vehicle was identified.
05:42 The latest news we received is that the police issued a suspension order, the driver is now suspended and they are looking into possible administrative cases that would be charged to the driver of that vehicle.
06:05 On our part, we will continue to consult the PNP to get the details of the driver of this vehicle.
06:21 We will continue to consult the PNP to get the details of the driver of this vehicle.
06:36 Let's be clear, Sir Charlie, the police mobile that entered the EDSA busway was not authorized, right? What was the reason for the driver to suddenly swerve in the busway lane?
06:52 Let's be clear, Nina. The list of vehicles that can enter the EDSA bus carousel includes the fire department, ambulance, and the Philippine National Police.
07:10 But that will only be allowed if they are on official duty or responding to an emergency.
07:20 We learned that this vehicle is an identified police car, but it is signed under the National Police Training Institute, NTPI.
07:35 That's why we are allowing the police to conduct an investigation. Your question is correct. What is the reason for him to be there? He is a member of the National Police Training Institute.
07:51 So basically, our appreciation is that he is not responding to an emergency situation because the vehicle is assigned to the National Police Training Institute.
08:08 You can see that in the sidings of the vehicle and it is listed under PTI.
08:15 We will wait for the police investigation on that. But since we are still talking about the EDSA busway, do you still have a lot of apprehensions at this time?
08:29 You know, the news and reports that the fine is increasing and the possibility of being caught again and again, suspension and revoking of the driver's license,
08:43 there is a positive output because we noticed that the number of passengers not allowed in the EDSA bus carousel is decreasing.
09:00 We are hoping that the reason for the decrease is because of the increase in fines and the possibility of being suspended or revoking the driver's license.
09:16 That's the reason. It's not because it's a holiday and there are no more vehicles on the road.
09:22 Okay. That's clear. How is your coordination with local governments and MMDA for the various New Year's countdown from different places in Metro Manila,
09:35 where heavy traffic can occur?
09:39 Our coordination with MMDA, we talked to MMDA earlier, it's continuous and we are not stopping.
09:50 In traffic, it's expected that there will be clogging on secondary roads. But MMDA's Mabuhay Lane is there and it's being maintained and used continuously.
10:04 Their obstructions are being cleared. We at CCOC are continuing to monitor the EDSA bus carousel and we are ensuring that the people who will stay here in Manila
10:21 and will go to malls during the holidays, there are still buses that can be used, especially in the EDSA bus carousel.
10:30 Okay. Message and reminders to our fellow citizens for this New Year.
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