Slogan | "We Value Safety of our Passengers" |
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Founded | 1960 |
Headquarters | Sabang, Baliuag, Bulacan, Philippines |
Service area | Ilocos Region, Central Luzon, National Capital Region |
Service type | Provincial Operation |
Alliance | Golden Bee Transport and Logistics, Inc. |
Destinations | Metro Manila, Central Luzon, and Northern Luzon |
Hubs | Cubao, Quezon City |
Stations | Metro Manila: Cubao, Pasay, Caloocan, Sampaloc, and Divisoria Major Provincial: Baliuag, Cabanatuan City, Dingalan, Hagonoy, San Jose City |
Fleet | 600+ |
Operator | Baliwag Transit, Inc. |
Website | baliwagtransit |
Baliwag Transit, Inc. or simply known as Baliwag Transit, is the one of the major bus company in the Philippines with offices and terminals in various parts of Luzon that mainly services routes to and from Metro Manila and Central Luzon. [1] It is named after the town of Baliuag, Bulacan (Filipino: Baliwag, Bulakan) where it originated. [2]
Baliwag Transit, Inc. was established by Maria Victoria Santiago Vda. de Tengco (popularly known in Baliuag as "Viuda" or "Nanay"), a native of Baliuag, Bulacan. Prior to the establishment of the bus company in the 1960s, she had a hat business in Baliuag, this becoming the source of the logo of the bus company. The company grew as years went by and became a member of the Baliuag Group of Companies. The children and grandchildren of Doña Victoria continue to manage the company and is currently presided by her eldest son, Joselito S. Tengco.[ citation needed ]
Like other bus companies in the Philippines with exclusive terminals, Baliwag Transit, Inc. has its own stations like in the city of San Jose and Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija, also in Baliuag, Malolos and Hagonoy, Bulacan and in Metro Manila like Cubao, Quezon City and Grace Park, Caloocan City. These are located in vital points along the bus routes, where potential passengers can easily converge for boarding. [3]
In 2009, Baliwag Transit opened a subsidiary company, Golden Bee Transport and Logistics Corp., which services the routes Pasay-Cubao to Baliuag, Bulacan, Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija and San Jose City, Nueva Ecija and vice versa. [4]
They opened their Pasay Terminal in Zone 16, Don Carlos St., Brgy. 164, Pasay City on December 14, 2014, owned by the Baliwag Transit and their sister company, Golden Bee Transport and Logistics Corporation. [5]
Baliwag Transit, Inc. and Golden Bee Transport and Logistics Corp. is utilizing Hino, Nissan Diesel, Daewoo, King Long, Higer, Iveco, MAN, and Mitsubishi Fuso as their current and historical units.
All Baliwag Transit buses provide WiFi access.
In 2020, Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the Government has temporary suspended the operations of mass transport system including Provincial buses and prohibited them from entering Metro Manila. As a result of this, the bus company opened a new temporary routes which are:
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