Field trips that turned tragic

The Department of Education on Wednesday called on schools sending their students on field trips to verify the roadworthiness of the vehicles used in such activities.

It also reiterated DepEd Order (DO) No. 52, series of 2003, which provides that such field trips shall not be made mandatory.

DepEd made the statement after 15 persons were killed on Monday after a bus carrying students of Best Link College lost control and crashed in Tanay, Rizal.

Here are some of the school trips that turned tragic over the past years. —GMA News Research/NB,GMA News