The bus driver, who was seen being beaten by a businessman along a road in Silang, Cavite, will not pursue a case against him, according to the Philippine National Police (PNP).
The incident occurred last Saturday when the businessman’s wife sideswiped the bus with their pick-up truck, prompting the bus driver to park the vehicle and curse at the couple.
‘Na-settle naman kinabukasan yung kaso at nag-execute ng affidavit of no interest to file criminal charges yung driver ng bus,’ PNP public information chief Brig. Gen. Randulf Tuaño said in a press briefing in Camp Crame.
(The case was settled the next day and the bus driver executed an affidavit of no interest to file criminal charges.)
‘May kasunduan sila na yung kanyang medical treatment at yung kanyang moral damages amounting to P40,000. Kasama rin yung pagpapa-repair nung nasira doon sa bus na aabot ng P18,000,’ he added.
(They had an agreement that they will take care of his medical treatment and moral damages amounting to P40,000. They also agreed to P18,000 to repair the damage on the bus.)
Tuaño did not identify either the bus driver or the businessman, only saying they were 52 and 33, respectively.
For its part, on Sunday, the Department of Transportation suspended the pick-up driver’s license for 90 days and summoned them to explain why they should not be subjected to a reckless driving case.