The Quezon City Regional Trial Court (RTC) denied the motion to dismiss the lawsuits filed by students against Panda Coach Tours Inc., (PCTI) Harana Buses and Bestlink Colleges of the Philippines over the bus tragedy in Tanay, Rizal last February that resulted in 15 casualties and 40 injured.

The defendant, PCTI, moved for the dismissal of the complaint on the ground that the plaintiffs failed to prove that they are indigent/pauper litigants, thus, not exempt from the payment of docket fees.

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