Most yuppies working in Metro Manila commute to and from work – some on the MRT and LRT lines, others in cabs, and others still in buses and jeepneys. Personally, I am a bus person. I like buses. My problem is, that mode of transportation doesn’t seem so safe anymore.
Yesterday, I was almost late because of a kilometers-long traffic jam up in Skyway. The cause of the jam? A burnt Ceres bus. A few minutes ago, I got a text from my friend Chris, telling me that there has been a bus explosion along the northbound lane of EDSA Buendia. I checked. It’s a Newman Goldliner Bus; there were passengers hurt; and it happened at around 2pm. According to some reports, some of the passengers suffered from severe leg injuries. Other reports indicate that there are 2 dead, with 15 injured. Read the rest of this entry »
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