The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has announced that it will conduct random drug testing at various bus terminals nationwide. This measure aims to ensure the safety and security of passengers travelling to their respective destinations amid the long holiday.

According to the Traffic & Safety Management Department, Mr. Jerome Rodriguez encourages passengers to report drivers who fail to focus on the road.

“If nakita nila si driver, ito di masyadong nagpe-pay attention sa kalsada, they are using their cellphones,  we encourage them [passengers] to capture these moments and report it to the LTO,” he said

[“If they observe a driver who is not paying attention to the road, they are using their cellphones, we encourage them [passengers] to capture these moments and report it to the LTO.”]

The LTO will also deploy personnel to monitor various thoroughfares to intercept “colorum” vehicles. Rodriguez believes that the presence of LTO at checkpoint areas may help to prevent those vehicles from proceeding with their trips.

“As a preventive measure, yun lang pong makita ang mga checkpoints namin, definitely will prevent them to travel with a violation, na parang chismis lang yan, kakalat yan sigurado, and then yung iba, hindi na babiyahe pa,” he said

[“As a preventive measure, once they see our checkpoints, definitely will prevent them to travel with a violation, it’s like a gossip, it will spread for sure, and then the others will not proceed anymore.”]

Rodriguez also noted to stop trying to use their colorum vehicles on their trips if they don’t want to face such consequences.

“Para po sa mga babiyahe na nagtatangkang magbiyahe as a colorum, please don’t kasi nga po you’ll face a criminal offense at the same time, a fine and an impounding,”

[“To those attempting to proceed using their colorum vehicles, please don’t because you’ll face a criminal offense, at the same time, a fine and an impounding.”]

With reports from Lea Ylagan

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