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Senators [[Tito Sotto]] and [[Bam Aquino]] sought a [[Senate of the Philippines|Senate]] investigation into accidents, finding to ensure the safety of the commuters amid road accidents.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sotto, Aquino seek Senate probe into deadly Tanay bus crash|url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/873900/sotto-aquino-seek-senate-probe-into-deadly-tanay-bus-crash|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer}}</ref> |
Senators [[Tito Sotto]] and [[Bam Aquino]] sought a [[Senate of the Philippines|Senate]] investigation into accidents, finding to ensure the safety of the commuters amid road accidents.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sotto, Aquino seek Senate probe into deadly Tanay bus crash|url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/873900/sotto-aquino-seek-senate-probe-into-deadly-tanay-bus-crash|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer}}</ref> |
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Months after the accident, the Tourism Department called on academic institutions to arrange field trips only with DOT-accredited tour service providers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2017/08/01/department-of-tourism-field-trips-tour-service-tanay-bus-crash.html|title=Tourism department pushes for tougher rules on student field trips|access-date=2017-08-01|archive-date=2017-08-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801093808/http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2017/08/01/department-of-tourism-field-trips-tour-service-tanay-bus-crash.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
Months after the accident, the [[Department of Tourism (Philippines)|Department of Tourism]] (DOT) called on academic institutions to arrange field trips only with DOT-accredited tour service providers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2017/08/01/department-of-tourism-field-trips-tour-service-tanay-bus-crash.html|title=Tourism department pushes for tougher rules on student field trips|access-date=2017-08-01|archive-date=2017-08-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801093808/http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2017/08/01/department-of-tourism-field-trips-tour-service-tanay-bus-crash.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=DepEd Order No. 66: Implementing Guidelines on the Conduct of Off-Campus Activities |url=https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/10/89907 |website=Supreme Court E-Library |publisher=Department of Education |access-date=9 June 2024 |date=27 December 2017}}</ref> |
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| 2017 Tanay bus accident | |
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.svg)  Tanay Tanay (Philippines) | |
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| Details | |
| Date | February 20, 2017 8:45 am (PST) |
| Location | Tanay, Rizal |
| Country | Philippines |
| Operator | Panda Coach Tours and Transport Inc. |
| Cause | Brakes failed |
| Statistics | |
| Passengers | 50[1] |
| Deaths | 15 (14 passengers + driver) |
| Injured | At least 40 |
A tourist bus carrying 50 passengers, mostly students from Bestlink College of the Philippines in Quezon City who were on a field trip, lost its brakes and crashed into an electricity pole in Tanay, Rizal, killing 15 passengers including the driver. The accident uncovered lax regulations on safety of students on educational trips in the Philippines and prompted the Commission on Higher Education and Department of Education to issue moratoriums on field trips for the 2016–17 school year.[2]
Accident
A tourist bus (no. 8), operated by Panda Coach Tours and Transport Inc., transporting around 50 college students from Bestlink College of the Philippines who are in the field trip destined to a camping site in Rizal.[1] According to Erwin Gascon of the Tanay police station, the bus was travelling to Sitio Bayucal in Barangay Sampaloc in Tanay, Rizal when it lost its brakes and bumped into the electricity pole around 8:45 am, killing 15 passengers (13 students and a teacher) and including a driver named Julian Lacorda Jr.[3] in the process, and injuring about 40 others. One passenger later died in a hospital a day after the accident.[1][4] The town government said that the bus driver deliberately hit the post as the braking method.[1] The impact of the crash tearing the roof of the bus and toppling the post.[citation needed] Moments before the accident, passengers allegedly noticed the smell of burning rubber.[5] However, the bus driver apparently ignored them.[6]
In an interview with DZMM, the bus representative, Johna Martires, said the company had already issued their insurance firm to take care of the needs of the victims.[4]
Aftermath
A day after the accident, the Commission on Higher Education imposed a moratorium on field trips and educational tours in all education levels to give the investigation of the accident.[7] A proposal made by Commissioner Prospero de Vera III to disable field trips in private and public colleges and universities until the investigation is made. The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) is set to suspend the operations of the bus company which is involved in an accident.[5] The Department of Education (DepEd) announced on February 22 that it will issue a moratorium on all levels until June 2017 following the accident.[8] It is revealed that another survivor said that the bus no. 8 was a substitute of Harana Tours bus that was initially assigned to them.[9]
Senators Tito Sotto and Bam Aquino sought a Senate investigation into accidents, finding to ensure the safety of the commuters amid road accidents.[10]
Months after the accident, the Department of Tourism (DOT) called on academic institutions to arrange field trips only with DOT-accredited tour service providers.[11][12]
References
- ^ a b c d "13 students, 1 driver killed in Tanay bus accident". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
- ^ Uy, Jocelyn (February 24, 2017). "After CHEd, DepEd also suspends field trips". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
- ^ "Bus crash death toll hits 15; teacher among dead".
- ^ a b "Tanay bus crash death toll rises to 15". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on February 22, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
- ^ a b "15 dead in Tanay bus accident". The Philippine Star.
- ^ "Tanay survivor: Bus driver said 'Sorry, nawalan ng preno' before deadly crash". GMA News.
- ^ "CHED halts field trips, educational tours after Tanay bus crash". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
- ^ "DepEd stops school field trips until June after Tanay bus crash". Rappler.
- ^ "Tanay survivor: Bus No. 8 was only a replacement". GMA News.
- ^ "Sotto, Aquino seek Senate probe into deadly Tanay bus crash". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
- ^ "Tourism department pushes for tougher rules on student field trips". Archived from the original on August 1, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
- ^ "DepEd Order No. 66: Implementing Guidelines on the Conduct of Off-Campus Activities". Supreme Court E-Library. Department of Education. December 27, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2024.