Terminal security heightened

BY RHODA GRACE B. SARON

SECURITY at the Davao City Overland Transport Terminal (DCOTT) has been tightened to ensure safety during the holding of activities for the 86th Araw ng Dabaw activities and the upcoming Holy Week.

DCOTT manager Aisa

Usop said Monday that the terminal management has cooordinated with law enforcers to ensure the safety of passengers and other individuals at the facility.

"Ang kapulisan ginapatuyok-tuyok sa sulod ug sa gawas. Ang TFD nagaaugment sila pag ingon ani nga sitwasyon," Usop said aspected due to the events and the upcoming Holy Week.

She added that local travel to the city to witness the events during its founding anniversary, prompting the terminal management to map out plans to intensify security.

"Nagpatawag nako og meeting sa mga bus operation managers para sa Araw ng Dabaw nga dapat always ready gyud sila kung adunay pagdagsa sa mga pasahero," Usop said.

She also said that bus operators were mandated to add buses and seek special permits from the Land

Fire hits building

million in damage to a two-story building along Bangoy Street, Barangay

27-C Monday the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)Davao reported.

Senior Fire Officer 4(SFO4) Ramil Gillado, chief intelligence and spokesperson of Davao City Fire station, said no one was hurt in the blaze that ate part of the building owned by Grace Ann

Austria.

Gillado, however, said three families were affected by the blaze, which started at 1pm and lasted for about an hour.

Investigators said the cause of the fire was a lighted candle.

On Sunday, Our Lady of Fatima Church also sustained about P1 million inday dawn.

By Rhoda Grace B. Saron

Transportation and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) for Araw ng Dabaw and Holy Week.

Usop also reiterated the no-pick-up policy and instead, reminded bus operators to operate from terminal to terminal as mandated by local and national laws.

Although reports have reached her office about erring bus drivers who continue to pick up passengers along the road, Usop said she leaves their fate to the enforcement agencies.