{"id":216877,"date":"2019-06-01T00:47:11","date_gmt":"2019-06-01T04:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=216877"},"modified":"2019-06-01T00:47:11","modified_gmt":"2019-06-01T04:47:11","slug":"dotr-on-heightened-alert-for-school-opening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/06\/01\/dotr-on-heightened-alert-for-school-opening\/","title":{"rendered":"DOTr on heightened alert for school opening"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade instructed officials of the department to ensure a safe and secure travel for students going to their respective schools, through its \u201cOplan Biyaheng Ayos: Balik Eskwela\u201d initiative.(File Photo<\/a>: Department of Transportation – Philippines\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— Sectoral offices and attached agencies of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) are on heightened alert status in preparation for the opening of classes on June 3.<\/p>\n

Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade instructed officials of the department to ensure a safe and secure travel for students going to their respective schools, through its \u201cOplan Biyaheng Ayos: Balik Eskwela\u201d initiative.<\/p>\n

\u201cAyaw natin ng dagdag na aberya sa pagbabalik-eskwela ng ating mga mag-aaral. Sa pakikipagtulungan ng ating<\/em>\u00a0road transport\u00a0at<\/em>\u00a0railways sectors\u00a0at<\/em>\u00a0i-ACT (Inter-Agency Council on Traffic),\u00a0titiyakin po nating may pampublikong transportasyong masasakyan ang mga estudyante\u2019t guro para sila\u2019y tututok na lamang sa panibagong yugto ng edukasyon<\/em>\u00a0(We don\u2019t want to inconvenience our students during the school opening. We will ensure that students and teachers would be able to avail of public transport so they could focus on a new chapter of their education, with the help of our road transport and railways sectors, as well as the Inter-Agency Council on Traffic),\u201d Tugade said in a statement on Friday.<\/p>\n

The \u201cOplan Biyaheng Ayos: Balik Eskwela\u201d began on May 27 and will last until June 8.<\/p>\n

Help desks for commuters will be set up in major transportation hubs, such as terminals and train stations.<\/p>\n

Transport agencies will provide regular updates on the situation of transportation facilities through their websites and social media accounts.<\/p>\n

The management of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) will deploy additional security personnel in all its train stations along its rail line from North Ave. to Taft Ave. and vice versa.<\/p>\n

The MRT-3 will run 12 trains with headway time of 8.5 minutes on June 1, 2 and 8. The first train will leave the North Ave. station at 4:59 a.m., and the last train at 9:10 p.m.<\/p>\n

The first train from Taft Ave. will depart at 5:51 a.m., and the last train at 10:01 p.m.<\/p>\n

A total of 15 trains will run with a headway time of seven minutes on June 3-7. The first train will leave North Ave. at 4:59 a.m., and the last train at 9:10 p.m.<\/p>\n

The first train from Taft Ave. will depart at 4:59 a.m., and the last train at 10:10 p.m.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will deploy more than 2,000 traffic personnel on June 3 to ensure the orderly opening of classes in Metro Manila.<\/p>\n

A total of 2,500 traffic personnel are set for deployment before 5 a.m. on Monday until the succeeding days when other schools start to open to ensure the smooth flow of traffic in the metropolis, MMDA Chairman Danilo Lim said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe shall field traffic personnel in traffic-prone areas around the metropolis and monitor traffic situation on roads leading to schools so we can easily augment personnel when needed,\u201d Lim said in a separate statement.<\/p>\n

District traffic heads were reminded to coordinate with school authorities, barangays, and local traffic officials to discuss measures on how to ease traffic within the vicinity of schools.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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