Five Star Bus Company
Slogan |
"Kaagapay sa Masayang Paglalakbay" ("Your Companion for a Joyful Journey") |
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Founded | 1983 |
Headquarters | 2220 Aurora Boulevard, Pasay City, Philippines |
Service area | Manila–North/Central Luzon, Philippines |
Service type | Provincial Operation |
Fleet | 900+ bus units, (Ordinary Fare, Air-Conditioned and De-Luxe buses) |
Operator | Pangasinan Five Star Bus Co., Inc. |
Website | http://www.5starbus.co |
Pangasinan Five Star Bus Company, Incorporated, or simply known as Five Star is a bus company in the Philippines, servicing routes mainly in the province of Pangasinan, Central Luzon plains, which includes the provinces of Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Bulacan, Pampanga and Cagayan Valley region which includes the provinces of Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya and Quirino.[1] The company is a sister company of Victory Liner.
History
Five Star was founded in 1983 in Metro Manila. It started as a city operation firm using ordinary buses. It grew in the 90s, after the closure of Pangasinan Transportation Co., or known as Pantranco North Express Inc.
For passengers en route to Pangasinan and Tarlac, the main stop may either be in Siesta or Travel Gate, both in Tarlac City. Transit passengers are also allowed to disembark at Dau in Mabalacat, Pampanga or in Marquee Mall in Angeles City, Pampanga,On the other hand, for passengers en route to Nueva Ecija, the main stop is at Passengers Delight in San Miguel, Bulacan.
last July 26, 2013 a woman named Mary Rose gave birth while the bus route to Bolinao, Pangasinan and was helped by 2 PNP nurses Mavidette Ongjunco and Arnel Cera who were also boarded the same bus and the bus driver drives to Gilberto Teodoro Memorial Hospital in Camiling, Tarlac
The company also offers bus chartering services to individuals and corporations.
Fleet
Currently, Five Star is maintaining and utilizing Ankai, Golden Dragon, Higer, Hino, Hyundai, JAC Motors, Kia, King Long, MAN, UD Nissan Diesel, and Yutong buses for its fleet.
Destinations
Metro Manila
- Cubao, Quezon City
- Caloocan (trips to Bulacan, Nueva Ecija and Pampanga only)
- Avenida
- Sampaloc (Cagayan Valley Only)
- Pasay
Provincial Destinations
- Bulacan
- Nueva Ecija
- Cabanatuan (via La Paz/SCTEX)
- Cuyapo
- Gapan
- Jaen (via Gapan)
- Lupao
- Muñoz
- Palayan
- San Antonio (via Gapan)
- San Jose (via SCTEX)
- San Leonardo (via Gapan)
- Santa Rosa
- Santo Domingo
- Talavera
- Pampanga
- Pangasinan
- Agno
- Aguilar
- Alaminos
- Alcala
- Anda
- Bani
- Bayambang
- Bolinao
- Bugallon
- Calasiao
- Dagupan (via Dau/Tarlac or TPLEX)
- Labrador
- Malasiqui
- Mangatarem
- Rosales (Carmen) (SM City Rosales)
- San Quintin (via Nueva Ecija)
- San Carlos
- Santa Maria
- Sual
- Santo Tomas
- Tayug
- Umingan (via Nueva Ecija)
- Urdaneta
- Villasis
- Quirino
- Isabela
- Cagayan
- Tuguegarao (via Dau-SCTEX/TPLEX)
- Piat
- Tarlac
- Capas
- Camiling
- Concepcion
- Gerona
- La Paz (via SCTEX)
- Moncada
- Paniqui
- San Clemente
- Santa Ignacia
- Tarlac City (Siesta Travel Gate)
- Victoria (via SCTEX)
Inter-Provincial Destinations
- Dagupan - Tuguegarao (via San Jose)
- Dagupan - Santiago (via San Jose)
Subsidiaries
- Bataan Transit
Destination
- Citybus
- First North Luzon Transit (formerly Royal Eagle)
Destinations
- Luzon Cisco Transport (or just simply Cisco)
Destinations
- Alaminos City
- Agno
- Angeles City (Marquee Mall)
- Cabanatuan
- Guimba
- Mabalacat Bus Terminal (Dau)
- Manaoag
- San Fabian, Pangasinan
- Santa Cruz (via Alaminos City)
- Talugtug
- Tarlac City (Siesta)
- Starbus (formerly Laguna Star Bus and HM Transport Inc.)
The Fleet
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Yutong ZK6119HA
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MAN 14.280 SR Modulo
See also
References
- ↑ . FiveStar Bus Company, Incorporated. Retrieved 24 February 2013