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00:00Traffic is heavy on some roads in the country, such as the NLEX, which is also a problem for motorists.
00:07This is the incident of Pamama.
00:09Witness, Ian Cruz.
00:15Just after the exit of Balintabactol Plaza at North Luzon Expressway,
00:19traffic is already heavy.
00:21Until 4 o'clock in the afternoon,
00:23every day, there are 334,000 vehicles passing through the NLEX
00:28and Christmas is just around the corner.
00:30It is expected to increase to 370,000 every day.
00:34In other provinces,
00:36more than 10% are already traveling.
00:39It is expected to increase the volume of vehicles on the NLEX Connector
00:43as well as on the SC-TEX.
00:45Sir, we will avoid traffic.
00:47Because now, there is a lot of traffic.
00:49Especially if it is near.
00:54The NLEX suggests to travel in non-peak hours
00:57or to know the traffic situation on their social media platforms.
01:02We provide time frames of peak periods
01:05but we also advise them to monitor the current traffic situation of the NLEX Connector Road.
01:17But not only traffic is the enemy of some motorists,
01:21but also those who throw stones at the vehicle.
01:27The vehicle's windshield cracked.
01:29Our correspondent, Cedric Castillo,
01:31was hit by a stone on the NLEX Tabang Spur Road.
01:35I heard that someone died in that area before.
01:38It was the same incident.
01:40The windshield was broken.
01:41So, my message to those who did it,
01:43just imagine,
01:45if the result of what you did is bad,
01:49what will happen to your family?
01:51It will affect your life.
01:53This is the smallest overpass in Tobolacan.
01:57It is passed by pedestrians, motorcycles, and tricycles.
02:01We noticed that there is a barrier on each side of the overpass.
02:05But on the top of it, there is no barrier.
02:07So, it can really be hit by a stone or anything
02:10that falls on the NLEX motorists
02:13who are sometimes victims.
02:16The leadership of the NLEX is now coordinating with the PNP and LGU.
02:20They can stop at a brighter area.
02:24They just need to know our hotline
02:27so that they can call us right away
02:29so that our personnel can go there right away
02:32to assist and provide their needs.
02:36On the roads of Skyway, SLEX, IA Expressway,
02:41Star Tollway, and Iplex,
02:44the toll is free from 10 p.m. on Christmas Eve
02:47until 6 a.m. the next day,
02:49and also from the same time of December 31
02:52until 6 a.m. of January 1.
02:55For those who travel in Bicol Region,
02:58the heavy traffic on Andaya Highway is still a big issue.
03:02Some parts of the road were damaged
03:04due to heavy rain and shear lines.
03:08There are no traffic jams in the town of Lupi.
03:11There is a place where only one lane is open
03:14because the road is damaged.
03:16We are from Ormoc.
03:17We left there yesterday at 5 a.m.
03:20We arrived in Lupi at 6 a.m.
03:23It took us three and a half hours to cross.
03:26The DPWH said that it has been 24 hours
03:29since the road was damaged.
03:32They will try to open the road before Christmas.
03:36Earlier this morning, a 10-wheeler was hit in Lupi.
03:40It was after the driver avoided the rocks on the road.
03:45According to the LTO, the clearing operation was completed
03:48and the normal traffic flow was restored
03:51due to the accident.
03:54For GMA Integrated News,
03:56I am Ian Cruz, your witness.
04:10.