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Palace sends financial aid to N.Ecija bus accident victims–LTFRB

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/overseas/04/22/20170418-caranglan-accident-rng.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Residents rescue passengers from a public utility bus that fell 100 feet down a ravine in Barangay Capintalan, Carranglan, Nueva Ecija. <cite>Danielle Rebollos, ABS-CBN RNG</cite></div></figcaption></figure></div>MANILA (UPDATED) – Amid calls for greater state support, Malacañang has sent financial aid to victims of the Nueva Ecija bus crash that killed at least 34 people, a transportation official said Saturday. <ul class="op-related-articles" title="Panoorin">	<li>Panoorin: <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/04/21/17/ilang-biktima-ng-aksidente-sa-carranglan-nakukulangan-sa-insurance">Ilang biktima ng aksidente sa Carranglan, nakukulangan sa insurance </a></li></ul>Aileen Lizada, Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) board member, said President Rodrigo Duterte has already sent cash assistance to relatives of those lost and survivors of the horrific accident.Families of those who died will receive P20,000 each, while the injured will get P10,000 each, she said in a statement.<ul class="op-related-articles" title="BASAHIN: ">	<li>BASAHIN: <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/21/17/4-na-sugatan-sa-aksidente-ng-bus-sa-necija-maselan-ang-kondisyon">4 na sugatan sa aksidente ng bus sa N.Ecija, maselan ang kondisyon </a></li></ul>Apart from the Palace, relatives of the deceased and survivors are also set to receive proceeds from the bus operator’s Passengers Accident Management Insurance (PAMI) on Saturday. Each bereaved family is entitled to P200,000, while individual injured victims will receive P20,000 from PAMI.The insurance company and the LTFRB distributed the insurance proceeds and money from the Palace on Saturday. Victims and their families unable to claim their cash at the help desk set up by the LTFRB in Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya on Saturday can come back on the second day of distribution on Tuesday.Some victims still undergoing treatment are, however, worried that the insurance proceeds might not be enough cover surgery costs.&quot;Ang P20,000 na medical reimbursement ay para pambili ng gamot o pambayad ng gastusin sa ospital. Ang halagang P20,000 ay maximum coverage ng insurance policy,&quot; said Bong Nocum, PAMI assistant vice president for sales and operations.Any additional costs may be shouldered by the bus operator, he said.Meanwhile, a representative from Leomarick Trans Bus, owner of the ill-fated bus, visited victims in hospitals to assess their needs. The company’s lawyer still could not say how much financial aid the firm could provide as it is small company.“Sa ngayon, the management or operator of the bus company is relying initially on the insurance muna, kasi this company is small, they only have 4 or 5 buses, less this one na total wreck,”Leomarick lawyer Ronald Dinos earlier said.<ul class="op-related-articles" title="ALAMIN: ">	<li>ALAMIN: <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/04/21/17/alamin-benepisyong-dapat-makuha-kapag-naaksidente">Benepisyong dapat makuha kapag naaksidente </a></li></ul>While most of the injured are already in stable in condition, four others, including two children, are in need of intensive care, said Dr. Napoleon Obaña, chief doctor at the Veterans Regional Hospital in Nueva Vizcaya.“Aabot sa 23 ang nasa trauma ward natin, tapos meron tayong apat na nasa surgical intensive care unit…we are guarding two of them dahil sa mga fractures nila,” he earlier told ABS-CBN News. (Up to 23 victims are the trauma ward, and we have four in the intensive care unit…we are guarding two of them because of their fractures.)<ul class="op-related-articles" title="Panoorin">	<li>Panoorin: <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/04/21/17/carranglan-survivor-baby-tinutulungan-ng-gatas-ng-ibang-ina">Carranglan survivor baby, tinutulungan ng gatas ng ibang ina </a></li></ul>Among those in the intensive care unit are a five-month-old baby and a one-year-old child. Ten others are set to undergo surgery to fix fractures.An ecumenical mass was held for victims Saturday morning at the Veterans Regional Hospital chapel in Nueva Vizcaya.At least 34 were killed when the Leomarick bus traveling from Isabela to Ilocos Sur fell into a ravine in Carranglan, Nueva Ecija on April 18. The bus, at the time carrying 77 persons, was believed to have been overloaded.

MANILA – Amid calls for greater state support, Malacañang has sent financial aid to victims of the Nueva Ecija bus crash that killed at least 34 people, a transportation official said Saturday.

MANILA – Amid calls for greater state support, Malacañang has sent financial aid to victims of the Nueva Ecija bus crash that killed at least 34 people, a transportation official said Saturday.