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Filipinos started heading back to Metro Manila on Easter Sunday after a long four-day Holy Week break in time for the resumption of classes and work on Monday. At bus terminals on EDSA in Kamuning and Cubao, Quezon City, passengers began disembarking from buses arriving from provinces before sunrise, according to a report by Carlo Mateo on Super Radyo dzBB. Dispatchers said the bulk of passengers are expected to arrive on Sunday afternoon and early Monday morning.
There were enough buses going to provinces to pick up passengers. A slight buildup in traffic was observed near the terminals as buses arrived and taxis waited for passengers. The Land Transportation Office–National Capital Region earlier announced it will launch a crackdown on taxi drivers who refuse or selectively pick up passengers starting Sunday, April 20.
In a news release issued Saturday, the LTO-NCR announced that “Oplan Isnabero” will roll out on Sunday, April 20, 2025, at major Metro Manila transport terminals. Meanwhile, at a bus terminal on Taft Avenue in Pasay City, passengers from Quezon and Batangas began arriving at 3 a.m.
Sunday, according to a report by Manny Vargas on Super Radyo dzBB. #BantayBiyahe : Mga bus mula sa probinsya, nagdaratingan na sa DLTB Bus Terminal sa Pasay City ngayong umaga ng Linggo ng Pagkabuhay. | via @VargasMannysen pic.
twitter.com/rDGVr2NqU7 More passengers are expected to arrive in the afternoon and evening. Security personnel said some of the buses left the terminal to go to the provinces even without passengers, so they can pick up passengers going back to Metro Manila.
Security was tight at the bus terminal, with Pasay City police seen patrolling the area. Authorities reminded the public to keep an eye on their belongings always. NLEX Meanwhile, no untoward incident has so far been reported on North Luzon Expressway (NLEX), according to NLEX Corporation assistant vice president for traffic operations Robin Ignacio.
"So far, wala tayong naging malaking problema," Ignacio said in an interview on Super Radyo dzBB. (So far, we have not had a big problem.) Ignacio said starting 2 a.
m. on Saturday, the volume of vehicles on NLEX going to Metro Manila started increasing. To address the expected heavy volume of vehicles this Sunday, NLEX implemented counterflow lanes from Dau to San Fernando in Pampanga, and in Balagtas and Bocaue in Bulacan, he added.
SLEX, STAR Tollway, Skyway At the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX), Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (STAR) Tollway, and Skyway, traffic was smooth as of 6 a.m. Sunday, according to Skyway O&M Corporation (SOMCO) traffic safety management and security department overall head Ret.
Maj. Leopoldo Vitug Jr. "Sa ngayon, napakaluwag pa ng ating SLEX, STAR Tollway at Skyway," Vitug said in an interview on Super Radyo dzBB.
(Currently, SLEX, STAR Tollway and Skyway are not congested.) "Mayroon tayong pailan-ilan na road crash pero so far, wala namang major incident na nangyari," he added. (We have had a few road crash incidents but so far, no major incident occurred.
) Under Proclamation No. 727, April 17 (Maundy Thursday) and April 18 (Good Friday) were declared regular holidays . April 19 (Black Saturday) meanwhile was declared a special non-working day.
Every Holy Week in the Philippines, Catholics observe traditions and rituals to mark Jesus Christ's sacrifice on the cross. Many of them head to their hometowns to be with their loved ones during Holy Week. —KG, GMA Integrated News.
