Crowds start to pack the Davao City Overland Transport Terminal (DCOTT) as passengers have reached Gate 5 going to the passenger’s entrance.
“Last week pa ang ingon ani ang sitwasyon nga gadagsa ang mga pasahero,” she said over Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR) on Tuesday.
Yusop said that the usual interval of 20 to 30 minutes is not being followed anymore as bus companies are told to dispatch their bus units as soon as it reaches seating capacity.
In terms of the roadworthiness of the buses, Yusop assured that teams from the Land Transportation Office 11 (LTO 11) and Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board 11 (LTFRB 11) are conducting monitoring and inspection to the buses to ensure the safety of the passengers.
Yusop added that personnel from Task Force Davao and the Philippine National Police (PNP 11) are being deployed to ensure security and order in DCOTT.
“Kita nasayod sa Davao City nga ang number one nato ginatan-aw is the security dinhi sa terminal. Ang seguridad sa terminal mahigpit gyud ta. Nahimuot ko kay ang tangke de gera diri na gi park sa DCOTT. Aside from that naa pud augmentation sa atoang ubang men in uniform,” she said.
Meanwhile, Yusop said that vendors at DCOTT are complaining that they are not making much income this Christmas as passengers are not buying “pasalubong” anymore.
“True daghan ang pasahero nga nagasakay diri sa atoang terminal apan napansin nato nga nagkinuripot gyud ang atoang mga pasahero tungod kay once nga makasulod na sila sa atoang terminal wala na kaayo sila namalit ug ilahang mga pasalubong. Mao na ang reklamo sa mga vendors kay ang pasko unta ang tingbawi sa ilahang bayad sa renewal. Pati pud ang mga carenderia sila pud nagamulo pud nga wala na’y mangaon na pasahero despite nga daghan. Naga adjust pa gyud ang atong mga katawhan,” she said.
