MANILA - The female nurse who was harassed and punched by a male passenger inside a UV Express is determined to file a case against the suspect, citing the trauma she experienced due to the incident.

Speaking to radio dzMM Thursday, 22-year-old "Joan" said she will not agree to an amicable settlement with John Michael Arellano Musni even if he issues an apology.

She said she will pursue charges of physical injury, unjust vexation and oral defamation against Musni.

"Hindi po ako magpapaareglo kasi po ayoko pong mangyari yun sa iba," she said. "Saka po yung trauma na binigay niya... Para pong hirap ka na sumakay sa sasakyan, parang ayaw mo na umalis ng bahay, kasi takot ka na sa mga tao."

During the interview, Joan recounted how Musni berated and cursed her and later even punched her twice after she refused to move from her seat beside the door of the van.

She explained that when Musni and his wife boarded the van, she was already near her destination. Therefore, she told the Musni couple that she would just remain seated near the door.

This, however, angered Musni, who immediately started making comments apparently directed to Joan. Joan then asked him if he was referring to her, which further angered Musni.

Aside from repeatedly shouting curse words at Joan, Musni also allegedly punched the female passenger twice.

"Para po kasing yung mukha ko yung sasapakin niya kaya po ang ginawa ko po, hinarang ko yung kamay ko. Natamaan po ako sa braso. Dalawang beses pong tumama yung kamao niya sa braso ko," Joan said.

"Hindi ko po alam kung saan galing yung galit niya, bakit siya ganun kagalit na galit. Napakaliit po na bagay, di ba po?"

Joan acknowledged that she should have not answered back to Musni, but she stressed that whatever she may have done wrong against the male passenger did not give him the right to hurt her.

"Siguro nga po ang mali ko rin eh sumagot ako sa kanya, pero hindi po yun dahilan para manakit at manigaw at gumawa ka ng iskandalo," Joan said.

"Kung sinabihan naman po niya ako na mas malapit yung bababaan nila, uurong naman po ako, magkukusa rin naman po ako."

She also lamented how the wife of Musni failed to pacify him. "Nagsabi po siya na tama na dun sa asawa niya pero siguro once lang po... Parang hindi rin po niya mapakalma kasi parang galit na galit po siya. Pagsakay pa lang po niya, galit na siya."

Soy Gonzales, one of the passengers of the UV Express, was able to capture on video the incident involving Joan and Musni. The videos, which Gonzales posted on Facebook to help identify Musni, quickly went viral, amassing over 200,000 shares.

In a separate interview on dzMM, Gonzales corroborated the narrative of Joan. She said she is willing to testify in Joan's case against Musni, who has yet to be found by the police.

"Hindi po sila (Musni couple) nag-aaway. Ang inaway niya lang po talaga yung babae kaya nagulat rin po yung nurse kung bakit po siya sumigaw agad. Yung bungad niya pa lang, pasigaw na po eh," said Gonzales.

She admitted that no one inside the van, including her, dared to meddle in Joan and Musni's heated arguments because of fear. She decided to take videos of the incident instead.

"Kailangan ko po matulungan yung nurse kaya sabi ko kailangang i-video ko ito, para at least di man ako makaawat, meron akong ebidensya, di ba?" she said.