Fewer passengers expected at Araneta busport due to more transport hubs

Passengers at the Araneta City Busport in Quezon City board a bus bound for Batangas on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, ahead of the Holy Week exodus. INQUIRER.net / JASON SIGALES

MANILA, Philippines — Fewer passengers are expected at the Araneta City Busport in Quezon City despite the Holy Week exodus with more transportation hubs in others parts of Metro Manila.

This was according to Araneta City Busport manager Ramon Legazpi in an interview with INQUIRER.net on Tuesday.

When asked about the anticipated volume of travelers for the Lenten holiday break, Legazpi said, “Well, definitely not as much as sa original na mga ruta na mayroon kami noon… Sa ngayon, nai-transfer sa ibang terminals.”

(Well, definitely not as much as when we had our original routes… Now, these have been transferred to other terminals.)

He added that the busport most commonly handles trips to Batangas and Quezon, with some long trips going up to Nueva Ecija, Pangasinan and Benguet.

“Nag-aaverage lang kami dito ng 400 passengers daily. But yung mga nakaraang araw, umabot din kami ng 700. Hopefully, by this day hanggang papunta tayo sa Holy Thursday and Good Friday, mag-aabot kami ng 1,000 plus,” Legazpi detailed.

(We average around 400 passengers daily here. But in the past few days, we reached 700. Hopefully, by this day until the coming Holy Thursday and Good Friday, we’ll reach 1,000 plus.)

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Legazpi assured that the hub has buses dispatching every hour and that its security personnel, augmented by Cubao Police Station officers, were equipped to handle an influx of passengers.

The busport manager reminded the public to avoid bringing knives and other sharp objects, unlicensed guns and ammunition, and tanks containing liquified petroleum gas (LPG).