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Philip Salvador: Sorry for traffic row ‘outburst’


MANILA, Philippines – Saying his actions were merely a result of an “emotional outburst," actor Philip Salvador on Thursday apologized for hitting a bus driver during a road altercation along EDSA in Mandaluyong City on Wednesday morning. Interviewed over radio dzBB, Salvador, however, clarified that he was issuing his apology not to driver Michael Baino but to the public and to the passengers inside the bus. "Hindi ko pinagmamalaki ang ginawa ko. Mali iyon. Outburst iyon [I am not proud of what I did. That was wrong. It was an outburst]," Salvador said. Salvador said that being a Catholic, he really regretted how he reacted to the incident but said he just got worried for the safety of his family, who were with him when the road incident happened. "May kamalian din ako inaamin ko iyon… sa ibang pasahero ng bus, paulit-ulit akong humihingi ng tawad, pero pamilya ko ang kasama ko [I know I erred when I acted that way. To all the passengers, I would like to say sorry, but I was just worried for my family]," he said. According to Salvador, the altercation happened about 10:30 a.m. along EDSA corner Boni Avenue when the bus being driven by Michael Baino allegedly crossed the yellow lane and hit the side mirror of Salvador’s silver gray car (XSR-910). "Lumampas iyong ulo ng bus sa yellow lane. Lumabas ako. Sabi ko, ‘Ano ka ba, papatayin mo ba kami? [The bus crossed the yellow lane. I went out and told him, ‘Are you trying to kill us?’]," Salvador recounted. The actor said Baino replied that he did not see Salvador’s car while he was maneuvering his bus. Salvador went out of the car and tried hitting the driver through the bus window. Salvador then boarded the bus and hit Baino in the head and threw a single punch to the driver’s forehead. The actor stressed that contrary to earlier reports, he did not maul the bus driver. No apology from driver "Nasaktan ko nga siya. Nabatukan ko siya at nasuntok ko siya isang beses sa noo ata. Pero kung binugbog ko siya wasak ang mukha niya," he said. ["I knew I hurt him when I hit him on the head and punched him on his forehead. But I did not beat him up. His face would have been severely damaged had I done so."] Salvador also claimed that the driver never apologized to him. "I was just waiting for a sorry, wala akong narinig. Sabi niya sory daw siya nang sorry, wala. Gusto lang nila kasi kumita sa mga artista." ["I did not hear him say ‘sorry.’ The driver claimed he kept on apologizing. But he didn’t. He just wanted to get money from actors."] A traffic enforcer stepped in the altercation and issued a traffic ticket only to Baino. Salvador clarified that he did not demand the traffic enforcer at the scene to issue the driver a ticket. The enforcer volunteered to issue a traffic citation ticket because he personally witnessed that the bus had gone out of the yellow lane, according to Salvador. The actor said that with the string of road mishaps that bus companies had recently been involved in, bus drivers should take extra precaution to ensure the safety of their passengers. "Huwag nila[ng] gagawin iyon...may responsibilidad sila sa mga tao. Buhay ang mga daladala nila [They have a responsibility when they go out on the road. They carry lives inside their buses]," Salvador said. The Mandaluyong City police have yet to hear from Baino, who had earlier said he would be filing charges of unjust vexation and physical injuries. - GMANews.TV
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