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Bus kills motorbike rider on Roxas Blvd

MANILA, Philippines — A bus ran over a motorcycle-riding man, killing him instantly, on the corner of Roxas Boulevard and Ninoy Aquino International Airport road in Parañaque City Monday morning. The man died on the spot when he…

Passenger bus catches fire in Quezon City

Somehow, a motoring day wouldn’t be complete without a bus incident. So here’s Wednesday’s edition: a passenger bus caught fire on Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City this morning. Media reports said that Kellen bus, bearing plate number…

Bus overturns on SLEX, 20 hurt

A commuter bus turned over when one of its rear wheels popped off on the South Luzon Expressway. The accident injured at least 20 persons, including a woman whose arm was reportedly torn off. The Southern Carrier…

‘Racing’ bus rams into 2 others, injures 50

Rampaging buses continue to take their toll on the motoring and commuting public. On Saturday, a bus that was apparently in a rush to pick up passengers ended up hitting two other buses, injuring 50 persons. The…

Bus firm in Skyway accident has no DOLE compliance certificate

MANILA, Philippines—The Don Mariano Transit Corporation  is operating without the compliance certificate from the Department of Labor and Employment, a report from Inquirer Radio 990 AM on Tuesday said. Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Chairman…

LTFRB suspends franchise of bus that figured in fatal crash in Cebu

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board in Region 7 suspended on Monday the operation of 10 buses of the Vallacar Transit after an accident involving one of its buses in Badian town, Cebu, which…

Operator of bus that fell off Skyway was on 2011 list of ‘most dangerous’

MANILA, Philippines—Don Mariano Transit, the operator of the bus that fell off Skyway on Monday morning and killed at least 21 people, had once topped the list of most dangerous bus operators in Metro Manila. The Land…

Bus firm offers to transport relief goods

MANILA, Philippines—A bus company has filed a petition to ply additional buses to carry relief goods to the battered provinces of Samar and Leyte for free. Narciso O. Morales, chairman of the board and president of Del…

6 killed as bus plows through crowd of commuters on Edsa

MANILA, Philippines—Six people were killed Thursday morning after a bus plowed through a crowd of commuters at the south-bound lane of Edsa-Magallanes in Makati City, a radio report said. Senior Supt. Manuel Lukban, Makati Police chief, told…