(Photo courtesy of Dumaguete City police) MANILA - The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has issued a show-cause order to the operator of a bus that crashed into a passenger terminal that injured three minors in Dumaguete City on Tuesday. In a statement on Wednesday, LTFRB chairperson Cheloy Garafil said the bus operator, Vallacar Transit Inc., was ordered to respond as to why its Certificate of Public Convenience should not be canceled or suspended due to the incident. "The operation of public transportation is imbued with the public interest and is a mere privilege bestowed by the government to the grantees. Operators are to provide the highest form of safety and convenience to the passengers. Road safety should at all times be observed," Garafil said. She said the LTFRB shall hear the operator's case on July 19 at 9 a.m. at the LTFRB courtroom or through an online platform. As written in the order, failing to answer within the prescribed peri
MISHAP. Rescuers attend to one of the victims that was hit by a Ceres bus at the passenger terminal in Dumaguete City on Tuesday afternoon (July 5, 2022). The bus driver, who was arrested by the police, claimed that the bus brakes malfunctioned, resulting in the injuries of three students. (Photo courtesy of Dumaguete City Police Station) DUMAGUETE CITY - Three minors were injured and rushed to a hospital here after a Ceres bus rammed into a group of people seated at the passenger terminal in Barangay Calindagan on Tuesday afternoon. A report from the Dumaguete City Police Station identified the victims as Haiden B. Silab, 14, a Grade 8 student; Zim Tyler B. Silab, 12, a Grade 6 pupil; and John Caleb Silab, 7; all residents of Minglanilla, Cebu. Initial investigation showed that the three were seated along with other people at the Ceres bus terminal around 12:30 p.m. when the bus, driven by Joebie J. Lajot, 43, of Sta. Catalina, Negros Oriental, suddenly accelerated and rammed into the