Passengers at a bus station in Cubao, Quezon City wait for their rides to Baguio City and other parts of Northern Luzon. Andrea Taguines, ABS-CBN News

Passengers at a bus station in Cuba

Andrea Taguines

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1746836529442GqeeJXtWgAA3-fa.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/>Passengers at a bus station in Cubao, Quezon City wait for their rides to Baguio City and other parts of Northern Luzon. Andrea Taguines, ABS-CBN News</div>MANILA — The transfer of several bus operations from Pasay to the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX) led to confusion for many passengers going home to the provinces for the elections on Monday.That’s after the Department of Transportation (DOTr) officially ordered the closure of some bus terminals in Pasay that were found to be operating illegally.Norma Ronato said the bus company did not inform her in advance of the transfer of terminals so she still went to the defunct Pasay bus terminal at 6 a.m. — for nothing.Ronato, who is headed to the Bicol Region to vote and spend some time with her family, had to bring her luggage to PITX and line up there.“Dalawang oras hindi umuusad. Sumingit ako sa harap sabi ko, &#x27;ma’am nakareserve po ako, bakit ngayon wala?&#x27;” she said.(We were in line for two hours and the line wasn&#x27;t moving. I had to go up to the front and ask why we hade no seats even if I made reservations) Another passenger, Virgilio Bantilo, was also dismayed that his reservation wasn&#x27;t honored.&quot;Kahit sa Pasay kami nagpa-reserve, dapat automatically naka-schedule na dapat (dito),&quot; he said.(Even if we made our reservations in Pasay, they should have automatically transferred those to PITX)<div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:432px;height:649px;display:block;flex-grow:1" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1920851262121144589&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-05-10T00%3A53%3A53.369730%3A34b52935-b1c3-4461-90b1-59fcf8518862%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=6403b214af83688343cfce0035d9865285146726&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" data-tweet-id="1920851262121144589"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script>Bus company Elavil Tours said that it advised passengers that it would be relocating to PITX but acknowledged messing up the reservations list.“Yung mga pasahero kasi, yung mga nakareserve pag kinontact mo, hindi nasagot. Minsan wala pa dito. Ang mga nauna dito yung walang reservation kaya bale ang nauunang mabigyan yung andito,” said dispatcher Loreta Alimbubuyog.(Some of the passengers weren&#x27;t answering our phone calls or weren&#x27;t here while passengers without reservations were already here)She added: &quot;Nabigla rin po kami e (This was also a shock to us).&quot;PITX management said it will coordinate with Elavil Tours to make sure this would not happen again.<div>BUSES TO NORTHERN LUZON FILL UP FAST </div>Over at Victory Liner in Cubao, Quezon City, it’s the Baguio trips that are getting booked fast.That’s why many travelers have no choice but to line up as chance passengers.“Kasi tatlo yung mga nasasakyan namin—Genesis, Victory tsaka Solid North. E eto nabawasan ng isa tapos ganito na maraming bibiyahe diba? Talagang maraming maaapektuhan,” said Baguio resident Zaldy Reyes.(There are only three bus companies, and one has been suspended.)<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/5/3/solid-north-halts-all-operations-ready-to-be-accountable-over-sctex-accident-1351">Solid North halts all operations, &#x27;ready to be accountable&#x27; over SCTEX accident</a></div>The Department of Transportation, meanwhile, assured the public it already took steps to make sure there will be no shortage in buses even if the entire fleet of the Solid North bus company has been suspended after a road crash.“We’ve already given special permits dun sa nawalang 200 plus na buses, dinagdagan na natin ng mahigit pa dun yung mga ibang bus companies,” said Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon.(We have issued special permits to other bus companies to pick up the slack)The terminal manager of Victory Liner Cubao, Arnel Santos, also guaranteed to passengers that they are adding extra trips per day.He said they also have a system in place to make their drivers prioritize road safety and to avoid overspeeding.“Yung mga bus po kasi namin meron po yang mga GPS. Once nag-overspeeding ang driver namin, tutunog yung alarm. Pag pinabayaan niya magkakaroon po siya ng violation,” added Santos.(Our buses are equipped with GPS and triggers an alarm when a bus is speeding. If the driver continues speeding, the driver gets penalized)As for the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, it has begun allowing provincial buses to pass through EDSA to help ensure a quick turnaround time.This is until Tuesday morning, a day after the midterm elections, when people are expected to go back to Metro Manila.

The transfer of several bus operations from Pasay to the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange led to confusion for many passengers going home to the provinces for the elections on Monday.

The transfer of several bus operations from Pasay to the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange led to confusion for many passengers going home to the provinces for the elections on Monday.

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Confusion over terminals, scramble for buses as thousands head home to vote

Andrea Taguines,

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Published May 10, 2025 08:36 AM PHT

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