Quezon City court convicts bus drivers over death of journalist

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After 13 years, two bus drivers involved in the accident that killed journalist and professor Lourdes “Chit” Estella-Simbulan were convicted by a Quezon City court.

MANILA, Philippines —

He also ordered the registered owners of the Universal Guiding Star Bus Line Corp. and Nova Auto Transport Bus Corp., the operators of the buses driven by the accused, to pay the amount of P145,165 for actual damages, P3.5 million as earning capacity, P2 million as moral damages and P2 million as exemplary damages to the family of the late journalist.

“Evidently, all the elements of reckless imprudence resulting in damage to property with homicide are present in the case at bar,” the ruling read. Former Sen. Bam Aquino — who abandoned his Senate bid in 2022 to run Leni Robredo's presidential campaign and earlier... The Philippine Navy is deploying a ship to monitor some 100 Filipino fishing boats and other civilian vessels en route to...

 

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