Here are two stories that show there is no justice in the Philippines. The first story is about a bus who rammed an e-bike, killed a three-year-old girl, and was let go with no charges.
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| https://mb.com.ph/2026/06/02/tot-killed-as-bus-rams-e-bike-in-siiay-city |
A three-year-old girl was killed and her four-year-old cousin was injured after their electric bike (e-bike) was hit by a Ceres Liner bus at the junction of Rizal Highway-Bangga Bulangan Road, Barangay 5, Silay City, Negros Occidental on Monday, June 1.
Police Lt. Col. Edison Garcia, Silay police chief, said the e-bike driven by the victims’ 33-year-old uncle was about to turn left when it was hit by the bus.
Due to the severe impact, the younger victim was declared dead in a hospital, according to Garcia.
The bus driven by a 43-year-old resident of Cadiz City, Negros Occidental, was tailing a taxi driven by a 54-year-old resident of Barangay Banago, this city, when the taxi allegedly made a sudden U-turn.
Garcia said the bus driver tried to avoid the taxi but the bus swerved and hit the e-bike.
Vallacar Transit Inc. (VTI) vowed to shoulder the medical and burial assistance of the two children when the parties met on Tuesday, June 2, Garcia said.
The bus driver was released from police custody on Tuesday since no complaint was filed within the 18-hour reglementary detention, he added.
Where is the state? Where is the DOJ to file charges? It seems this bus was TAILGATING a car and then the car made a sudden U-turn (was it legal? why isn't he being charged??), causing the bus swerve and hit the e-bike. Obviously the bus was too close. So, where is the DOJ to file charges? Is the four-year-old survivor supposed to file charges?
And where are their parents?? A four-year-old and three-year-old were riding an e-bike on a busy road with no adult supervision? Why aren't they culpable? Why didn't the parents file charges against the driver?
Well, it turns out no one is filling charges because the bus operator is going to "shoulder the medical and burial assistance of the two children" as if that absolves the driver of any wrong doing. Imagine being able to commit vehicular homicide as long as you can pay for the funeral! It's outrageously unjust and yet it happens all the time in the Philippines.
The next story is similar but different. A family was riding home on their motorcycle when the father lost control. The rest is tragedy.
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| https://mb.com.ph/2026/06/01/tot-thrown-off-motorcycle-run-over-by-bus-dies |
A one-year-old boy was killed after he was thrown off a motorcycle and run over by a passenger bus in Barangay Bato, Samboan town, southern Cebu on Sunday night, May 31.
Investigation showed that the boy and his mother were riding a motorcycle driven by his father on their way home to Compostela town, northern Cebu from Negros when the incident happened.
The victim’s father lost control of the motorcycle and crashed. The boy was pinned by the rear tire of a Ceres bus trailing behind.
The victim was taken to a hospital where he was declared dead.
The bus driver was taken into police custody and may face charges for reckless imprudence resulting in homicide.
Who knows if the bus driver is still in custody. What about the father!? It is illegal to have babies on motorcycles yet it happens all the time. This story shows exactly why they don't belong on motorcycles! And yet the father has not been taken into custody.
This is just another snapshot looking at the injustices in the Philippines. Young children, especially babies, do not belong on motorcycles.
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