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The Paranaque Integrated Terminal Exchange on Holy Wednesday, March 27, 2024. Karen De Guzman, ABS-CBN News

The Paranaque Integrated Terminal Exchange on Holy Wednesday, March 27, 2024.

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The Paranaque Integrated Terminal Exchange on Holy Wednesday

Karen De Guzman

ABS-CBN News

<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1711526234351032724_PITX.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="The Paranaque Integrated Terminal Exchange on Holy Wednesday, March 27, 2024. Karen De Guzman, ABS-CBN News"/>The Paranaque Integrated Terminal Exchange on Holy Wednesday, March 27, 2024. Karen De Guzman, ABS-CBN News</div>MANILA — The Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX) anticipates around 150,000 to 160,000 passengers on Holy Wednesday, the last working day of the week.<div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/3/22/pitx-expects-at-least-1-7-million-passengers-this-holy-week-2210">READ: PITX expects at least 1.7 million passengers this Holy Week</a></div>Some regular bus trips to Bicol are already fully booked for Holy Week. But according to PITX corporate affairs officer Kolyn Calbasa, the ticketing booths at the terminal are still open for walk-in passengers and additional units will be deployed.Helen Candelaria Laudes from Cavite arrived at the terminal last night, in hopes of getting a bus ticket to Bicol.She experienced difficulties at the terminal because the escalators and air conditioners were not operational at midnight. “Kasi baka sakaling maisingit pa kasi isa lang naman ako. Pero ala-una pa, mamaya pa pong hapon ang aming biyahe,” Laudes said. (I was hoping they could accommodate me since I’m traveling alone. But I still got a ticket for 1 p.m.) “Tapos ang hirap pang umakyat, sarado na ‘yung mga escalator nila. Mainit nga, patay aircon e,” she added. (It&#x27;s difficult to walk up the escalators since they were not operational. It&#x27;s also hot because the air conditioner is not working.) Calbasa said shutting down the escalators and air conditioners is part of the terminal’s energy conservation activities and preventive maintenance. Rosalie Rentoy, together with her children and grandchild, also went early to the terminal to buy tickets since their earlier planned trip was fully booked. “Nung 24 pa kami dapat, e fully booked na pati saka sabi nung sa cashier, 27 bibili ako ng madaling araw kaya ngayon lang kami nakaano. May pasok din ‘yung mga bata,” Rentoy said. (We tried reserving tickets last March 24, but it&#x27;s already fully booked and my children still have classes. The cashier also advised us to buy tickets on the 27th.) “Ang masabi ko lang, dapat talaga agahan nila magpa-reserve, katulad nyan peak season,” she added. (They should really reserve tickets early, especially during peak season.) As of 3 p.m., over 99,000 passengers have been recorded.Strict security is being implemented so lines are getting longer in their entrance gates. Among the confiscated items are butane cannisters and knives.&quot;May pagtaas ng bilang ng mga nagdadala sila ng butane gases, eto yung malamang gusto mag samgyup sa kanilang mga bahay. Meron naman siguro sa pupuntahan nyo. Kapag nilagay kasi yan sa ilalim ng bus, baka magdulot ng sakuna,&quot; Spokesperson Jason Salvador told ABS-CBN News.(There is an uptick of people bringing butane cannisters, presumably those wanting to do Korean barbecue in their homes. But they can probably but those in their destinations as it would be so dangerous to put them in the bus compartment)PITX advises passengers to book their tickets at the terminal if they still don’t have them. They also offer cargo services for the transportation of goods and packages in provinces. Sharp objects and flammable items are not allowed at the terminal. Due to pertussis, passengers are encouraged to put their masks on if they experience cough.Trips in PITX will continue even during Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, with an expected surge of passengers again on Easter Sunday. -- with a report from Jervis Manahan, ABS-CBN News

The Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX) anticipates around 150,000 to 160,000 passengers on Holy Wednesday, the last working day of the week.

The Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX) anticipates around 150,000 to 160,000 passengers on Holy Wednesday, the last working day of the week.

PITX expects around 150,000 to 160,000 passengers on Holy Wednesday

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PITX expects around 150,000 to 160,000 passengers on Holy Wednesday

Karen De Guzman,

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Published Mar 27, 2024 04:10 PM PHT

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