Matinding traffic, hirap sa pagsakay at siksikang pagko-commute, mas ramdam ngayong magpapasko

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Mahigit dalawang linggo na lang bago ang Pasko, kaya mas ramdam na rin ang bigat ng trapik sa maraming kalsada. Pinakaapektado niyan ang mga commuter, kaya sinubukan ng GMA Integrated News ang kinakaharap nilang araw-araw na kalbaryo sa biyahe.

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00:00It's been more than two weeks since Christmas,

00:03so the heavy traffic on many roads has become more noticeable.

00:09It has affected commuters the most.

00:11That's why GMA Integrated News tried

00:15what they face every day on their trips.

00:21That's what Joseph Muno is talking about.

00:23This scene in Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City is now more noticeable

00:31due to the heavy traffic, especially now that it's Christmas.

00:35It's said that if you want to go home fresh, you have to go home early.

00:39Adrian, from Montalban, Rizal, woke up early at 4am

00:43to go to Mandaluyong.

00:45Now that it's Christmas, it's harder to ride.

00:48It's more because, for example, my aunt,

00:53she often goes home during Christmas because she's buying stuff.

00:58She also has a store.

00:59It's hard to get in and out of the house.

01:02Sometimes, it takes three hours because it's hard to ride.

01:06Adrian also waited for a few minutes for someone to arrive.

01:11He chased him in the middle of the highway.

01:13There!

01:17There are people who are waiting for their turn.

01:21How much is it?

01:22MRT?

01:23Yes.

01:24To Manila?

01:25Yes.

01:25How much is it?

01:26300 pesos.

01:27Some of them took a motorcycle taxi.

01:30There's traffic.

01:31Why? Don't you want to ride a jeepney?

01:32I don't want to because it takes a long time to get there.

01:34Are you already late?

01:35Yes.

01:35Where are you going?

01:37I'm going home.

01:39We rode in a modern jeepney to find out how long the trip is this December.

01:45It's around 8.32.

01:46In two minutes, we got to Calau.

01:49Let's see how many hours the trip is.

01:53Inside, the passengers are sleeping soundly.

01:56If you're lucky, you'll be able to sit down.

01:58Some of them are almost on the road where most of their time is being wasted.

02:03What time did you get home?

02:0410 o'clock.

02:0510?

02:05Last night?

02:06Last night.

02:07When did you wake up?

02:097 o'clock.

02:10Are you still sleeping?

02:11Yes.

02:13In the early morning, it's okay.

02:15It's continuous.

02:17If it's like this, it's over.

02:19Imagine what time it is at 7 o'clock.

02:21We'll leave at 7 o'clock.

02:23For those who ride a modern jeepney, their income is low.

02:26That's what Christmas Rush means.

02:28In December, sometimes there are three of us.

02:31The three of us will just go around in the traffic.

02:33We won't be able to get a scooter.

02:35We're getting closer to the sun.

02:37So, it's like...

02:40The trip will be over in an hour.

02:42When we got off Manila...

02:44Take care, sir. Bye-bye.

02:45We got on the TNVS.

02:47We got to Bukdakong Alasges early in the morning.

02:49Have you been traveling for a while?

02:51Yes, sir.

02:52What time did you start?

02:53Morning, sir.

02:54Morning. What time?

02:566 o'clock, sir.

02:576?

02:57What time is it now?

02:59It doesn't matter, sir. It's only 4 o'clock.

03:01The TNVS driver already felt the Christmas Rush.

03:04Especially on Saturday.

03:06You can really feel the traffic.

03:10We also traveled for more than 30 minutes from Manila to Quezon City.

03:14But the fare is only P400.

03:17According to the monitoring of the MMDA,

03:19only in December 2,

03:21there were more than 440,000 cars in EDSA.

03:25It's higher than the average of 417,000

03:28from January to November.

03:30The travel time of EDSA is 1 to 1.5 hours

03:35from Rojas to Monumento, northbound.

03:37Or Monumento to Rojas Boulevard, southbound.

03:40One thing that we have to consider,

03:42our roads were never really built

03:45and prepared to handle this kind of volume.

03:48Make use of our public transportation.

03:50The shortest term that we're doing

03:53is clearing our living lanes,

03:55our major toro fairs, our alternate routes.

03:57Some solutions are also being implemented by the MMDA.

04:00Like the late opening and closing of malls

04:03so that people can't gather on the streets.

04:06For GMA Integrated News, Joseph Morong,

04:08for Tutok 24 Horas.

Matinding traffic, hirap sa pagsakay at siksikang pagko-commute, mas ramdam ngayong magpapasko | 24 Oras

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