Bus firm extends assistance to mishap victims
The injured passengers are admitted to Iloilo Western Hospital, Mission Hospital and Angel Salazar Medical Hospital in San Jose, Antique. The 11 admitted patients are now in stable condition.
Daily TribuneThe injured passengers are admitted to Iloilo Western Hospital, Mission Hospital and Angel Salazar Medical Hospital in San Jose, Antique. The 11 admitted patients are now in stable condition.
The Vallacar Transit Inc. management said it is assisting the families of the 18 fatalities and 11 wounded passengers in connection with the 5 December vehicular accident in Hamtik, Antique.
"The injured passengers are admitted to Iloilo Western Hospital, Mission Hospital, and Angel Salazar Medical Hospital in San Jose, Antique. The 11 admitted patients are now in stable condition, said Jade Ceballos, media relations officer of VTI.
The company established the "Ceres Help Desk" in the abovementioned hospitals and Hamtik Police Station, Antique. According to Ceballos, Ceres employees have been deployed to assist in the release of medical needs and extension of financial support to the families of the victims.
Ceres employees are reaching out to the families of the deceased who have not yet availed of the said assistance.
The Ceres Help Desk is situated in the respective lobbies of the said hospitals and at Hamtik Police Station in Antique, Ceballos added.
VTI management is mourning the loss of its four employees. But, despite its loss, VTI management is proud and consoled with the thoughts that bus driver Ricky Serios, conductor Wilmar Marcelino, and line inspectors Jevy Bordago and Jose Glenn Fandagani were worthy of emulation in saving the lives of a teacher and a pregnant passenger. Ceballos said they have chosen to keep the passengers' lives even at their own expense.
On the other hand, VTI welcomes the preventive suspension of the twelve units included in the franchise of the unit involved in the accident.
The management is now processing the necessary documents in compliance with LTFRB's requirements for the said suspension. With the suspension of the twelve units, VTI management assures the riding public in the province of Antique that sufficient units are available to transport them safely and comfortably to their respective destinations.
Also, the management is appealing for the humane consideration of the public to refrain from posting, sharing, and entertaining fake videos and pictures of the accident. These fake videos and pictures are adding an emotional toll to the families who are grieving the significant loss of their loved ones, said VTI in the statement.