00:00North Luzon Expressway is expecting more motorists to return to Metro Manila this weekend after the holiday season.
00:09Details on the news of Aisayang Mirapuentes of PTV Manila. Aisaya?
00:15Tonight, there is still a lot of traffic here in North Luzon Expressway.
00:20And even in the bus terminals of EDSA Cubao and EDSA Camoninga, there are still no passengers.
00:29Until Sharon arrived at a bus terminal in Cubawa.
00:32She traveled to Masbate so that her family can live there.
00:37She traveled alone, carrying a lot of luggage.
00:40She was also pregnant for 6 months and she was with her 3-year-old child.
00:45But when she arrived at the terminal, she couldn't ride the bus.
00:50I went to the ticketing office.
00:52I said, Ma'am, I already booked online.
00:55Then they looked at my name there.
00:57Nothing. I'm already paid.
01:00I said, if that's the case, why? What happened?
01:04But most of the bus terminals in EDSA Cubao and EDSA Camoninga, there are almost no passengers.
01:10Not many people ride and not many people get off.
01:13It's clear from what is expected to happen here in North Luzon Expressway.
01:17Because our countrymen seem to have extended vacation in their provinces.
01:22There are still not many passengers entering and exiting North Luzon Expressway.
01:26And there are still not many passengers in the tollgate of North Luzon Expressway or NLEX.
01:32It's possible that many of those who are on vacation will still use the remaining day before the weekend.
01:38And on the weekend, it is expected that there will be the largest number of passengers, especially those returning from Metro Manila.
01:45According to the NLEX, 10% is expected to increase the volume of traffic until January 6.
01:51At present, 1,500 patrol officers, marshals, security, incident response team, and the NLEX-ESETEX-NLEX Connector are still deployed.
02:00The NLEX promises that it will not close the road until Monday.
02:06In Balintawak Toll Plaza, and you can see behind me, there are not many vehicles in the tollgate.
02:14Because we expect that it is possible that tomorrow night and especially on the weekend, there will be a lot of motorists here in North Luzon Expressway.
02:21We are also reminding our motorists to always load your RFIDs so that you can avoid traffic jams.
02:29And that is the update here in North Luzon Expressway.
02:32Back to you, Sheila.
02:34Thank you very much, Isaiah Mirafuentes of PTV Manila.