PITX logs over 1 million passengers ahead of Undas 2026 weekend

MANILA, Philippines — Passenger count at the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX) reached past one million as more Filipinos gear up early for their annual journey back to their home provinces in time for Undas 2026 commemmoration, or the celebration of All Souls’ Day and All Saints’ Day.

Based on data released by PITX as of 11 a.m., foot traffic at the terminal stood at 70,275 for Friday morning alone.

This brings the total number of passengers who have passed through the terminal from Sunday, Oct. 25, to Friday, Oct. 30, to 1,001,500.

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Among those who traveled early was Marichie Barrientos, who left Cavite this Friday with her husband to catch a bus to the North from PITX.

“Maaga po kaming gumayak na papuntang Zambales, para hindi po kami maantala po ng traffic,” Barrientos told the Inquirer in an interview.

(We left early for Zambales to avoid being delayed by traffic.)

Barrientos said they were heading home to visit her brother’s grave and for the annual observance of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day with their family.

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PITX management expects at least 200,000 passengers to pass through the terminal per day this weekend for the Undas break.

This is around 15,000 to 20,000 more than its average daily passenger traffic.

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Meanwhile, data from PITX showed that Bicol had the highest booking rate this Friday morning among destinations with 61.70% of its capacity already booked, followed by Mindoro at 41.67%, and provincial trips to the North at 33.88%.

For Oct. 31, Bicol continued to lead with a fully booked rate of 58%, followed by trips to the North, Visayas-Mindanao areas, and Mindoro which are all at around 25%.

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Tickets to Laguna, Batangas, and Quezon are still available. /jpv