Passengers rush in to board their respective buses in the South Bus Terminal as they start going home to their towns of origin to observe All Saints’ and All Souls’ days. (CDN PHOTO/JUNJIE MENDOZA)
Cebu South Bus Terminal to install new air cons by December
THE thousands of commuters, who used the Cebu South Bus Terminal to head home to the provinces for All Saints’ and All Souls’ days, had to bear with the heat inside the terminal as they awaited their turn to board their buses.
But they also appreciated the orderly system in the facility.
Ramon Dumayac, acting terminal operations manager, admitted that it is really hot inside the terminal with the “obsolete” air conditioning units .
Nine units were functional yesterday, on top of industrial fans, but these weren’t enough for the number of people who came.
Dumayac said they intend to procure new air-con units once the electrical system inside the terminal is converted from single-phase to three-phase.
“We are now 90 percent complete,” he said.
He said he hoped that the new air condition will benefit commuters this December.
Avelino Lambog, 62, said he and his wife had to endure the long line and the heat inside the terminal before boarding a bus for Alcantara town.
He said they seldom travel to their hometown during All Souls’ Day, but the number of people at the terminal yesterday was more than what they were used to seeing.
However, Lambog said that system inside the terminal was more orderly compared to previous years.
“Before, it was so chaotic. There were no lines and we would scramble for seats, even pay for them if we had to,” he said in Cebuano.
Joy Rodriguez, 51, said yesterday was the first time she commuted to her hometown in a long time.
In the past, she would drive all the way to Barili town in the west coast.
While she had to stand in line, she said that she didn’t mind because the queue was more organized, unlike before.
Gov. Hilario Davide III and Vice Gov. Agnes Magpale also inspected the terminal yesterday.