SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga—Police and expressway authorities had combined their resources to assure the safety and security of people who will troop to their respective places and cemeteries in the annual Christian observance of All Saints’ Day on Nov. 1.
The combined mobilization of resources include the fielding of 6,500 police personnel in the cemeteries and the establishment of 124 additional toll booths along the two expressways for the convenience of motorists who will be going home to share the love and memories of their departed relatives on “Undas.”
Glenn Campos, corporate vice president for Technology and Operation manager of the North Luzon Expressway, said the additional toll booths spread out along the 93.77 kilometers of the Subic Clark Tarlac Expressway and the 84-kilometer NLEX should cut the travel time of the motoring public.
Campos said they will also be giving pre-encoded transit tickets to motorists coming from the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway entering the SCTEX at the Tarlac toll plaza.
Because of the measures taken by management, the two expressways will be open from 5 pm on Oct. 26 up to 9 am of Nov. 5 for safe and happy motoring of the public, Campos said.
He added that all ongoing construction along NLEX and SCTEX, mostly construction of new entrances and exits, will be suspended to give way to the motoring public.
Management also put up signs that read “Safe Trip Mo, Sagot Ko Motorists Camps” along the resting bays located at the SCTEX in Floridablanca, Pampanga and Concepcion in Tarlac for Subic-bound motorists and on for Tarlac bound in Porac, Pampanga and Bamban, Tarlac.
At the resting bays, motorists can avail of free wifi, bottled water, on-duty mechanics and first responders for emergency purposes, Campos said.
A limited free towing service for class 1 vehicles from the nearest exists from 6 a.m of Oct. 31 up to 11.59 p.m of Nov. 4.
For more information on the actual situation or condition of the traffic along the two expressways, the public is urge to monitor the Facebook pages of NLEX and SCTEX.
Meanwhile, Central Luzon Police Regional Director Supt. Amador Corpus said about 6,500 policemen and other personnel will be deployed starting Saturday in the different cemeteries of the region to protect and serve the public during the observance.
Corpus said police will also guard transportation terminals from Oct. 27 to Nov. 2, spread out in the six provinces in the area.
“We will also establish motoring assistance centers and road marshals along main and sub thoroughfare of the region to guarantee the safety of the people during the observance of the All Saint Day in the region,” Corpus said.
He has directed city and provincial directors of the command to continuously conduct police focused operations and sustain the level of alertness and vigilance to ensure the maximum police presence in all places of convergence including churches to assure the public for a safe Undas 2018.
The police general also reminded the public to do their share by being wary and alert so as not give the lawless element the opportunity to carry their nefarious activities.
“We advice the public to report any incident to the nearest police stations throughout the region or call the PNP Hotline with telephone nos. 0999 883 8327 or 0917 623 4700,” Corpus added.
