QUEZON City Rep. Vargas has filed a bill seeking to provide health insurance to public school teachers in the wake of the bus accident in Orani, Bataan last Saturday that left one teacher dead and 21 others injured.
House Bill (HB) 4074, also known as the “Health Care for Public School Teachers Bill,” aims to provide a health maintenance organization insurance for all public school teachers under the Department of Education.
“This unfortunate incident that befell our QC teachers saddens all members of the community. As we pray for the recovery of the affected teachers and their families, it is imperative that we ensure further protection for the health and well-being of all our public school teachers by institutionalizing better healthcare programs for them,” Vargas said.
The Department of Education (DepEd)-Quezon City has reported that 141 public elementary and high school teachers attending a gender and development activity at Sinagtala Resort, Bataan was ferried by three buses when one of the DepEd buses carrying 48 passengers lost its break in a sharp curve, leading to the bus plunging into a 15-meter ravine.
Quezon City school division officials, with the Quezon City local government, are now arranging the transport of the teacher’s remains and the recovery of the injured.
Vargas, who offered his condolences to the family of the deceased teacher, said nine of the injured teachers who are from Quezon City’s District V will receive medical assistance from his office.
