TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Philippines -- It was still business as usual on Monday for the bus company involved in an accident on Sunday in Pagbilao town, Quezon province, that resulted in the deaths of four persons and injuries to 32 people.
An employee of the CUL Bus Transport, who asked not be identified, said the company continued to operate and two passenger buses were scheduled to leave for Manila Monday.
The employee had no idea if the government issued an order to stop the operations of CUL bus, which has a ticketing office at the New Bus Terminal in Tacloban City.
According to the employee, the CUL Company has its own maintenance services to ensure that all its passenger buses are road-worthy. “It stops at least three times in certain areas just for check up purposes,” the employee said.
The CUL personnel said the bus company would provide free ride to the relatives of the victims who wished to talk with the bus company.
Rebecca Comandao,whose 19-year-old stepdaughter Analyn Tatoy, was among the victims, said on Monday that the bus company was providing assistance to all the victims.
“I will not file any complaint against the company. I know it was an accident. Nobody wants that to happen. At least, they are there to help the victims,” said Comandao, a resident of Barangay I of Tabon-Tabon town in Leyte.
A male passenger, who identified himself as Daniel, said he believed that Pagbilao, Quezon, accident was an “isolated” event.
“Based on the reports, it was an accident. The bus lost its brakes...I feel safe riding with the CUL,” noted Daniel, a Taclobanon bound for Manila.
Meanwhile, Representative Florencio Noel of the An Waray party list group said that he has been coordinating with Quezon Representative Wilfrido Enverga regarding the accident.
Noel added that the An Waray party list group would extend financial assistance to all the victims.
A CUL-owned passenger bus fell down into a river in Pagbilao, Quezon province, Sunday with majority of its passengers coming from various parts of Eastern Visayas region.
The passenger bus with body number 8007, which originated from Palompon, Leyte, made a stop at the Tacloban terminal on Saturday, to pick up more passengers. It was traversing the Atimonan zigzag road at around 2:30 a.m. Sunday when it fell into the Hamaw River, Pagbilao town, killing four and injuring 32.
Published in Philippine Daily Inquirer August 30, 2010.
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A certain Atty Ruel Villanueva assured the passengers that they are doing everything to help the victims. He gave assurance that all burial and medical expenses will be shouldered by the company.
It seems that people from Palompon is not yet apprised of the bus accident that happened in Pagbilao, Quezon, since the said bus company usually leaves the town at around 3:00 AM every morning. Initial identification of the dead victims says that two came from Samar and the other two from Southern Leyte.
It was also announced in the news Monday evening August 30, 2010 that the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) had issued a preventive suspension for the said bus company for 30 days, but there are reports that they are still plying their route saying they have not received yet the order from LTFRB.
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