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Advice on what to do about an accident (Jeepney rear-ended me)

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Problem/Goal:

I got rear-ended by a jeep and the operator would not pay according to the settlement. So a criminal case would go and would take months.

Context:

Hi! A few days ago, I got rear-ended by a jeepney in Pasig. I got abrasions and my motorcycle looks aesthetically wrecked, while the jeepney just got a small dent.

It escalated to the point that we got to the Pasig City Police Headquarters and got into a notarized settlement where the operator's daughter and jeepney driver would pay an initial and the final amount within 2 weeks. The driver did not get their license back but the jeepney was released with an undertaking.

Unfortunately the jeepney operator/and her daughter, and driver failed to pay the initial on the stated date and bragged to me that I should just continue the criminal case.

The documents and information that I have so far are:

- Police Report

- Notarized settlement/kasunduan (With names of the operator's daughter and jeepney driver.

- Picture of the Jeepney, and my vehicle

- Picture ng License Plate, Route ng Jeep

- Picture ng License ng Jeepney Driver

- National ID of the operator's daughter

- Estimate of damages ng motor ko

- My hospital bills/temporary medicolegal

The criminal case would result in months, if not, a year, while holding my motorcycle. Should I file a small complaints case in Pasig Court, or should I file a complaint in LTFRB? or what else should I do?

Posted Mar 14, 2026, 3:12 AM UTC

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