Photo collage from ABS CBN News showing the president visiting some victims of the accident |
Following
the accident involving Dimple Star Transport on Tuesday which left 19 casualties,
President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the arrest of the operator of the said
bus company.
The president
also visited the accident site in Occidental
Mindoro and paid a visit to the victims of the bus mishap.
According
to Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Christopher “Bong” Go, Duterte made
the order during his unannounced visit to the site,
“Pinahuli
ni PRRD operator and pinahuli nya ang lahat ng colorum (President Duterte
ordered to arrest the operator and to seize all colorum public utility
vehicles),” Go said in a text message.
“Nationwide.
Yes. Tapusin na natin itong problema na ito. Salot sa buhay natin (Let’s end
this problem once and for all. This plagues our lives),” Go said.
In a
speech, the president reiterated his order to the PNP-HPG saying “beginning
tomorrow (sic),all erring drivers and operators should be jailed.
“Kawawa ang
Filipino e (The Filipinos are pitiful), and it is really the fault of
government,” Duterte said.
“Because it is fraud, and it is a crime, ” the
president added
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