Four members of the Calamba Pastor Alliance and their driver were killed instantly in the pre-dawn accident, as well as the driver of the bus, according to a national police report in Manila.
Four others were injured and recuperating in hospital after the collision on a highway in central Sorsogon province, the police said.
The police statement did not say whether the bus was carrying any passengers at the time of the accident.
"Witnesses said the van was speeding along the highway and did not see the bus," he told local television.
Super Typhoon Haiyan devastated the central Philippines last month, triggering tsunami-like giant waves that left at least 6,155 dead and over 1,700 officially missing.
Tacloban city was among the worst-hit areas, accounting for many of the deaths.
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