MANILA, Philippines — The Land Transportation Office (LTO) told its regional directors and other officials to work with offices of local government units (LGUs) and the Department of Education to ensure road safety for everyone during the opening of the academic year 2023-2024 on August 29.
“All concerned LTO officials are tasked to guarantee that all our roads will be safe for our teachers, students, and parents amid the resumption of classes. Inaasahan nating tataas ang volume ng sasakyan at tao sa daan dahil sa balik-eskwela kaya naman dapat maging handa ang ating mga personnel sa pagpapatupad ng batas trapiko,” Chief Assistant Secretary Atty. Vigor Mendoza II said in a Facebook post of the LTO.
(We expect that the volume of vehicles and pedestrian traffic will rise due to the resumption of classes, so our personnel should always be prepared.)
Mendoza also tasked LTO officials to check the safety of vehicles that will be used to transport students as well as the routine compliant check of documents of school service vehicles, and to manage traffic congestion.
The OPLAN: Balik Eskwela 2023 will run until September 8, 2023.
Law enforcement units must also be visible in densely populated schools.
Four schools in Metro Manila were foreseen to be densely populated; Batasan Hills National School, Pres. Corazon C. Aquino Elementary School, and Bagong Silangan Elementary School which are all in Quezon City; and the Dr. Alejandro Albert Elementary School in Manila.
Mendoza also asked people to follow road regulations and road law enforcement units to be sure everyone is safe on the road.
“Ipaalala rin natin sa ating mga kababayan ang mga batas-trapiko na dapat nilang sundin upang matiyak ang kaligtasan ng bawat isa,” Mendoza added.
(We will remind our fellows of the traffic laws that they must follow to ensure safety.)
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