LTFRB: List of deadliest buses not 'blacklist'

UPDATED 6:00 p.m. - The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Friday said its list of "top 10 deadliest buses" in Metro Manila was not a blacklist of untrustworthy bus companies. In an interview over radio dzBB on Friday, LTFRB Chairman Jaime Jacob said not all the bus accidents cited on the list was caused by bus drivers. "Hindi namin sinabi ito ang most dangerous bus firms yung sa list. Ang Sabi namin, most number of accidents na kinasangkutan. Pero not necessarily sila ang may kasalanan doon," he said in an interview over radio dzBB. He explained that the list stemmed from an LTFRB policy requiring bus companies to report within 24 hours the accidents that their buses became involved in. "Ang aming policy, nere-require namin ang bus companies, may kasalanan o wala, na mag-report sa loob ng 24 hours," he said. Top 10 deadliest buses in Metro Manila On Thursday, the LTFRB released three lists: (1) top 10 deadliest buses or those that figured in road mishaps with the most number of passengers killed; (2) top 10 buses that were involved in road accidents with the most number of injured passengers, and (3) top 10 buses that caused the most damage to property. According to the LTFRB, the bus companies that were involved in road mishaps resulting in the most number of deaths were: