00:00After Christmas, MMDA and other transport terminal are preparing for the New Year Exodus.
00:08This is Bernard Ferrer of PTV for Pambansa Live.
00:13Bernard.
00:15Alan Puspusan is being prepared by various agencies for the expected arrival of travelers to celebrate the New Year.
00:26Paranaque Integrated Terminal Exchange of PITX is preparing travelers for the New Year.
00:34According to PITX, 1.8 million passengers are expected to return to the provinces to celebrate the New Year.
00:45This is higher than the 1.2 million passengers who returned on December 20-25 for Christmas.
00:54As for the places they are going to visit, they are going back to Bicol, Mindoro, and Baguio.
01:01Usually, the advance booking is for Bicol region.
01:06However, we still have a lot of available trips.
01:12Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, MMDA, also deployed people in charge of the traffic.
01:19Clearing operations are also underway to speed up the passage of travelers.
01:24MMDA is particularly monitoring the places around bus terminals in PITX, Paranaque, and Cubao, Quezon City.
01:34We're looking at around this Friday because our holidays are short.
01:38Our expected volume or traffic will be this coming weekend.
01:44Even the North Luzon Expressway NLEX is also preparing for the expected increase in passengers from tomorrow to Saturday, along with the long weekend.
01:55We expect to increase our daily average volume by around 10 percent.
02:06Alan, passengers are being warned to go to the terminals early.
02:16It is also advisable for private motorists to use their private vehicles in a condition so that their trip can be avoided.
