Air conditioned terminal in 2015

CEBU, Philippines -  Passengers bound for the south of Cebu may be looking at a more comfortable Cebu South Bus Terminal.

Provincial Engineer Hector Jamora has announced that the terminal’s waiting area will be fully air-conditioned this year following complaints that it becomes too uncomfortable to stay there while waiting for buses when it becomes crowded with passengers especially during peak seasons.

In fact, in order to allow air to circulate, the terminal management opted to remove the glass windows at the waiting area.

Conversion of electrical requirements of the terminal from single-phase to three-phase will also be implemented soon.

Eddie Dusaban, the terminal’s acting operations manager, explained earlier that the air conditioning unit, which was installed at the waiting area, malfunctioned due to the current phase.

At the same time, retrofitting works and other repairs on damages to the structure brought by the 2013 earthquake that jolted Cebu and Bohol are on “the wind-up phase.”

The upgrading of the terminal’s electrical requirements is seen to guarantee commuters a more comfortable environment while waiting for buses, the information office added.

Jone Siegfred Sepe, head of the Provincial General Services Office, said the province will do its best to implement the upgrade before the Lenten season. He said the project has already been bid out and is waiting for the awarding of the contract.

The Provincial Information Office said a P7.2 million budget has been set aside for the upgrade.

The Capitol has also procured 12 tents to shelter waiting passengers especially during peak seasons.

“Mipalit na lang gyud ta aron di na ta mag-abang-abang,” Sepe said.  (FREEMAN)