The Good Trip Show

Bilang pagpapahalaga sa kaligtasan ng kanyang pasahero, binago ni G. Alex Dayrit ang upuan ng kanyang dyipni (sa sariling gastos) para magkaroon ng physical distancing at mapigilan ang pagkalat ng covid sa kanyang mga pasahero.  Kinilala at pinarangalan ni Sec. Arthur Tugade at ng buong Dept of Transpostation ang ginawang diskarte ni Alex.

Dahil walang anumang traffic violation sa loob ng 17 taon, ipinag-utos ni LTO Chief Edgar Galvante na bigyan ng bagong driver's license si Alex na may bisang 10 taon.

Sa episode na eto, kilalanin natin si G. Alex Dayrit, isang karaniwang drayber ng dyipni na may hindi-pangkaraniwang malasakit.

Negros Women For Tomorrow Foundation, Inc. (NWTF) in its webinar series gives you…Dr. Iris Echaus, a seasoned Development, and Behavioral Pediatrician as she shares tips on keeping children engaged and stimulated at home.  

Parents --mothers especially, would agree that there are no perfect ways or steps in raising a child. However, this webinar is not just for parents, it is for everyone. For doting grandparents, for cool aunts and uncles, and for the loving siblings who are tasked to watch over the younger ones at home.

With the pandemic, children can not leave the house, making learning and social activities very limited. Often, we strive to find ways to keep them active and ensure that their development is not taken for granted. 

Chairperson of Build, Build, Build Committee, Ms. Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo, recently gave us an update on the on-going construction of bridges across Pasig and Marikina rivers.  Part of the EDSA Decongestion Masterplan is the construction of new bridges and re-enforcement of existing bridges all over Metro Manila.  The plan is to increase the crossing points over the rivers criss-crossing Metro Manila, and ease up traffic on the bottlenecks.

Two new bridges are scheduled for opening to motorists in September 2021.  Estrella-Pantaleon Bridge will connect Mandalayuong and Makati over Pasig river.  Over 50,000 vehicles are expected to pass through this bridge, reducing traffic volume over the Mandaluyong Bridge.  The Binondo-Intramuros Bridge  will cross from Solana all the way to San Fernado bridge with a viaduct over the Estero de Binondo.  The bridge will take some of the volume off the old Jones Bridge.

Chairperson of Build, Build, Build Committee, Ms. Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo, recently gave us an update on the on-going construction of bridges across Pasig and Marikina rivers.  Part of the EDSA Decongestion Masterplan is the construction of new bridges and re-enforcement of existing bridges all over Metro Manila.  The plan is to increase the crossing points over the rivers criss-crossing Metro Manila, and ease up traffic on the bottlenecks.

First off the list is the twin projects of Sta Monica-Lawton Bridge and Global City Viaduct that will connect BGC and Ortigas Center.  To prevent traffic build up in the Pasig side, the streets of Brixton and Failane will be widened to accommodate additional vehicles.  Scheduled to be finished in August 2021, the new bridge is expected to handle 30,000 vehicles daily, easing up traffic volume on Guadalupe Bridge.

March 31, 2021 is the deadline for all operators of traditional jeepneys to consolidate and form themselves into cooperatives or corporations to operate the public utility units in their respective routes.  The PUV modernization program discourages individual or independent operators as they tend to compete resulting to adverse impact to commuters.  Senior connsultant of Dept of Transportation, Engr Alberto Suansing, himself a former chief of the LTFRB, provides us a picture of the scenario beyond March 2021.

"Binabasa ko ang thread sa social media, at pini-presume nila na ang pillion driver, yan yung naka-angkas sa motorsiklo, ay hindi covered ng provision dahil hindi considered na operating a motorcycle.  Yan ang pagkamali ng marami na hindi nakakaunawa as far as motorcycle operation is concerned," yan ang bungad ni Engr. Alberto H. Suansing, dating pinuno ng LTO at may akda ng nasabing regulasyon.

Eto ang Part 2 ng panayam kay Mr. Inigo Larrazabal, presidente ng VICOAP (Vehicle Inspection Center Operators Association of the Philippines). Diretsahang sinagot ni Mr. Larrazabal ang mga alegasyon ibinabato kontra sa private motor vehicle inspection centers mula nang ipatupad eto ng Land Transportation Office ngayong 2021.  Saludo tayo kay Mr. Larrazabal dahil wala siyang iniwasan sa mga tanong na galing na rin sa mga tagasubaybay ng ating programa.

Diretsahang sinagot ni Mr. Inigo Larrazabal, presidente ng VICOAP (Vehicle Inspection Center Operators Association of the Philippines) ang mga alegasyon ibinabato kontra sa private motor vehicle inspection centers mula nang ipatupad eto ng Land Transportation Office ngayong 2021.  Saludo tayo kay Mr. Larrazabal dahil wala siyang iniwasan sa mga tanong na galing na rin sa mga tagasubaybay ng ating programa.  Eto ang Part 1 ng ating panayam.

Atty Daphne Marcelo, Project Lead for Child Restraint of Imaginelaw, joins us in today's program to talk on RA 11229 that took effect on 2 February 2021.  Aside from the salient point of the law, Atty Daphne addresses some questions from sectors who are still un-convinced on the need for the law. If you are one of them, try to listen to her explanation.

Birthday boy and Senior Consultant for Road Transport of the Department of Transportation, Engr. Alberto Suansing gave us an update on the EDSA Busway - the bus loop that runs along EDSA Highway from Monumento to PITX (Paranaque Integrated Terminal Exchange).  With around 200 buses run by 2 consortia, EDSA Buswya now serves 80,000 passengers daily, maximizing the 16 bus stops located in the center island usually besides the train stations of MRT-3.  Eng. Suansing bares to us the plan to construct more bus stops, and the challenges associated with this plan.