Contingency Plan of Government Officials; “Oplan Semana Santa” reviewed by President Aquino

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Security in Bus Terminals to be watch out by the Police Officials this coming Holy Week

In accordance with the celebration of Holy Week, government officials (–foul word(s) removed–)ured President Benigno Aquino III that everything is already in place to (–foul word(s) removed–)ure the safety of all the people who will travel and there will be no threats of terror attacks during the solemn period of the Catholic liturgical year.

Last Tuesday, a two hour-long briefing was held in the Palace where President Aquino raised questions about the government’s contingency plan regarding the extended holiday weekend.

After the briefing, the president seems to be generally satisfied of the preparation made by the police officials, Military, Coast guard, and the disaster officials to ensure the safety of those people who will travel this Holy week season. The general contingency plan made the government officials is generally called “Oplan Semana Santa”.

President Aquino mostly focused his concern in raising his questions regarding the conditions of buses and their drivers and their preparations for this occasion.

In the said briefing, Aquino tried to point out the constant bus accidents that’s has been happening this p(–foul word(s) removed–) few days. He said that bus operators and drivers excuse of having a break failure is a stupid one.

Mr. Aquino was referring to those bus accidents happened in Toledo, Cebu province, and in Benguet province where in several p(–foul word(s) removed–)engers died in the accident.

First aid (–foul word(s) removed–)istance and ambulance service on major roads during the holy week and Easter break will also be provided by the Philippine Red Cross (PRC).

Francis Tolentino, Chairperson of the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said that they expecting more than 60,000 vehicles will be travelling this Wednesday and Maunday Thursday on the Northern Luzon Expressway, and about 180,000 in the southern expressways.

Manila Domestic Airports, are also expecting the large number of p(–foul word(s) removed–)enger from its regular volume of 70,000 they expect that it will raise up to 170,000 p(–foul word(s) removed–)engers which is departing for the provinces.

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