Visual artist Gerard Baja, musician David Sicam, and comedian Tado were also killed in the accident.
[3] Those who sustained injuries were brought to the Bontoc General Hospital.
The passenger bus involved was a DMMC Aero Adamant with body no.
Mountain Province Senior Superintendent police chief Oliver Emmodias said mechanical problems and a defect in the vehicle could have been the cause of the accident.
[4] The Court of Appeals lifted the suspension in June 2014, citing grave abuse of discretion from the LTFRB, which found no "violations or willful and contumacious refusal to comply with the rules or regulations" but suspended the bus company anyway; on the same decision, the court affirmed the cancellation of certificates of public convenience to 10 other Florida buses.