traffic-related deaths

How to cope with stressful traffic? Let Duque count the ways

MANILA, Philippines — Stuck in traffic? Read a book, shop online, or maybe pray the rosary and remember to keep calm. These are just a few of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III’s reminders to commuters to ensure…

1 killed, more than 20 injured as van crashes on way to Tagum City

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet—A village chief died in a vehicular crash on Wednesday involving a delegation from Benguet’s Tuba town which was making its way to Tagum City, according to the provincial government. Franklyn Milo of Twin Peaks…

‘Depressed’ bus operator skips probe, risks arrest

Following a fatal road crash being blamed on one of her drivers, the owner of the Valisno Express bus company failed to attend a hearing on the incident set by a regulatory agency on Tuesday, supposedly due…

Fatal bus crash traced to ‘a joke’

The bus crash that claimed four lives and left 18 injured in Quezon City on Wednesday morning was blamed on a joke that offended the bus driver, according to one of the passengers who was hurt. Following…

Driver of wayward Valisno bus arrested

THE driver of the Valisno bus that killed four passengers was arrested on Wednesday afternoon, the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) said. The QCPD District Traffic Enforcement Unit Sector 2 said the bus driver identified as George…

Death toll in NLEx accident in Bulacan rises to 2

BALAGTAS, Bulacan – Another passenger of a van that hit a truck along the North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) in Bulacan on Tuesday died on Wednesday in a hospital in Metro Manila, raising to two the number of…

LTFRB suspends 62 Valisno Express buses over fatal crash

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board has ordered a 30-day preventive suspension of the entire fleet of Valisno Express bus company after one of its buses figured in an accident Wednesday morning which killed four persons…

Death toll in Quezon City bus crash rises to 4

The death toll in an accident involving a bus in Quezon City rose to four and left at least 30 passengers hurt. A San Jose del Monte City-bound Valisno Express bus with plate number TXV 715 crashed…

At least 2 dead as bus crashes into QC-Caloocan boundary marker

An accident involving a bus in Quezon City resulted in the death of two persons and left at least 16 passengers injured. A San Jose del Monte City-bound Valisno Express bus with plate number TXV 715 crashed into…

Subang: More than just a coach

To many who woke up on that Saturday morning to graphic images pervading their feeds on social media, Manolet Subang was just a name, a victim of an 11-vehicle pile-up in Mandaue City. However, to Cebu’s close-knit…