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00:00We also know the situation in Paranaque Integrated Terminal Exchange or PITX this last Friday before Christmas.

00:07We will be joined by PITX Senior Corporate Affairs Officer, Colleen Calbasa.

00:13Good morning, Colleen.

00:16Good morning, Susan.

00:17Colleen, how many passengers in PITX in the past few days?

00:22And are we expecting that this will double this weekend, especially today?

00:28Actually, in the past few days, we were expecting that there will be downpours in different provinces.

00:35So, our expected daily average of 150,000 is now reaching 170,000 in the past few days.

00:44Now, at 7 in the morning, we can see that 14,000 are passing through our terminal.

00:51So, we are expecting that as the hours pass this Friday, this will double.

00:56We are expecting that at least 180,000 to 200,000 will pass through our terminal for today.

01:04And then, we are also expecting that this surge will continue from today until Monday

01:10because we are expecting that we will still have a lot of walk-in passengers going to their provinces.

01:14Speaking of downpours, Colleen, are the buses traveling to the provinces enough?

01:20We don't see any delays in the number of passengers.

01:24We are expecting that there will be a few delays going to Bicol because there are unpassable roads there.

01:32But we have deployed a lot of buses, so that means that there are still a lot of passengers traveling to PITX.

01:39And now, Colleen, what are the passengers that are fully booked and that will make it difficult for our passengers to buy a ticket?

01:48As usual, Bicol Region is a blockbuster because there are a lot of provinces there.

01:53For passengers who want to book in advance, they can contact our Facebook page

02:00to find out which bus companies they can contact.

02:04Colleen, what are the preparations that PITX is doing this weekend, especially, as you said, until Monday,

02:10the downpour of passengers? And as Christmas approaches, what are the preparations that you are doing there?

02:16We had an inter-agency meeting with other government officials to ensure the seamless travel for our passengers.

02:24Meaning, this is with the DOTR, LTFRB, LTO, and MMTA to ensure that our buses are roadworthy.

02:32This is with LTO. And then, of course, the traffic within the vicinity of PITX is coordinated with MMTA.

02:39And of course, the overall coordination is with DOTR.

02:43And then, other than that, our PNP augmentation is still ongoing.

02:48We have PNP info desks that if our passengers need to contact our police, they are there at our terminal.

02:57If passengers have a problem, Colleen, especially those who are first-time passengers at PITX,

03:05where will they go? Is there a visible place for them to ask for assistance?

03:12Yes, we have a lot of people who can ask for assistance, especially at our info desk.

03:17We can approach our customer service representatives.

03:21What are the reminders for passengers who will go to PITX, Colleen?

03:26For passengers, especially if they don't have a ticket, we can do advance booking or we can go directly to the terminal.

03:33We can go directly to the ticket booth to get our tickets.

03:36And then, of course, for luggage, please don't bring sharp objects, flammable items, especially guns and fireworks.

03:45Because those are still flammable items, they will be confiscated right at the walkthrough.

03:50You won't be able to get them.

03:51And then, of course, for pet-friendly terminal, if you will bring pets,

03:56the allowable sizes of pets that can be brought on buses are small to medium.

04:01Okay. Thank you very much, PITX Senior Corporate Officer Colleen Calbasa.

04:06Merry Christmas to you.

Panayam kay Kolyn Calbasa, Senior Corporate Affairs Officer, PITX | Unang Balita

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