DOTr launches Oplan Smooth Travel Plan for the Holy Week

The Department of Transportation thru the Special Action and Intelligence Committee for Transportation (DOTr-SAICT) along with other national government agencies hopes a smooth-sailing Holy Week via Operation Smooth Travel Plan.

DOTr-SAICT is closely working with the Department of Information and Communications Technology Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (DICT-CICC) and Scam Watch Pilipinas in mapping out an extensive planning and preparation for the upcoming Holy Week 2024.

Led by DOTr Assistant Secretary for Communications and Commuter Affairs Office (CCAO) Hector Villacorta and DICT Undersecretary for CICC Alexander Ramos, DOTr-SAICT Communications head Ana Leah Morales, and Scam Watch Pilipinas CEO Jocel De Guzman, the preparation aims to address the expected increase in the number of travelers, cater to their needs at terminals, ports, and airports, ensure smooth traffic flow, and provide safe travel for passengers.

Aside from that, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was formally launched between DOTr and DICT in collaboration with Scam Watch Pilipinas and various agencies for the “Online Bantay Lakbay 2024” to establish a wide-reaching #HOTLINE1326 that will respond to travelers’ and commuters’ needs against online scammers.

This online scammers include fake accommodation, fake Wifi, too-good-to-be-true deals, free vacation trap, fake travel agents, overpriced tours, charity cons, counterfeit cash, hidden CCTVs, colorum vehicles, selling lost luggage on FB, fake SIMs, fixer, and cheap airline tickets on social media.

The aim of this initiative is to provide a safe and convenient journey for all travelers nationwide in accordance with the directive of DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista. –