President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has instructed the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and other concerned agencies to intensify their monitoring efforts to ensure the safety and convenience of commuters during the Holy Week.

Presidential Communications Undersecretary and Palace Press Officer Claire Castro announced this during a briefing in Malacañan Palace on Tuesday.

Castro also said the President directed law enforcement agencies to monitor the security situation during the Holy Week.

“May direktiba po sa DOTr na dapat pong paigtingin ang kanilang pagmo-monitor sa nalalapit na pag-uwi ng mga kababayan natin sa kani-kanilang mga probinsiya,” Castro said.

“Nagbigay po ng order ang ating Pangulo. Hindi lamang po sa DOTr, pero sa mga attached agencies po to ensure the safety and convenience of all the passengers who will be traveling to their hometowns or will have vacations,” she added.

Castro announced that strict inspections would be implemented at terminals, ports, and airports to prevent transport delays leading up to Holy Week.

“Alam naman po natin na may mga pagkakataon na nagkakaroon pa rin, hindi natin maiiwasan na mayroong mangyayaring mga aksyon, mga krimen. At hindi dapat matulog. Iyan po ang direktiba ng Pangulo,” Castro said.

“Kahit bakasyon ang karamihan, hindi dapat nagbabakasyon ang gobyerno. Patuloy pa rin po ang pagsasagawa ng mga monitoring at ang pagtulong sa ating kapwa Pilipino,” she added. | PND