Five Star Bus Company

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Pangasinan Five Star Bus Co., Inc.
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A Five Star Bus departing in Cubao, Quezon City Bus Terminal
Founded1983;41 years ago (1983)
Headquarters2220 Aurora Blvd., Tramo, Pasay, Philippines
LocaleNorthern and Central Luzon
Service area
Service typeProvincial Operation
Fleet900+
OperatorPangasinan Five Star Bus Company, Inc.
Chief executiveCesar T. Hernandez
Website www.5starbus.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Pangasinan Five Star Bus Company, Inc., or simply known as Five Star, is one of the largest bus companies in the Philippines. It serves routes mainly to the provinces of Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, Isabela and Cagayan. [1]

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History

Five Star was founded in 1983 in Metro Manila. It started as a city operation firm using ordinary fare buses, its main sister company is Victory Liner which is actually its parent. The Five Star Bus Company grew in the 90s, they started operations in Dagupan then later routes expanded to Cabanatuan, San Antonio, Tarlac City, Agno, Alaminos, Anda, Bolinao, San Carlos, Tayug, Santiago, Maddela, Piat, Tuguegarao and Solano, Nueva Vizcaya after the closure of Pangasinan Transportation Co., also known as Pantranco North Express Inc. [2]

Bus Terminals

Five Star's headquarters in Pasay is one of its largest terminals, with destinations in Nueva Ecija and Pangasinan. Its Cubao terminal in Quezon City is large enough that three bus companies use it: Five Star, Bataan Transit and Luzon Cisco Transport. Five Star also has a terminal in Avenida Manila which has trips to Dagupan, San Carlos and Cagayan Valley (Santiago and Solano Trips only). It also has terminals in Cabanatuan, San Antonio, Bolinao, Alaminos, Pangasinan, Agno, Anda, San Carlos, Tayug, Santiago, Tuguegarao, Maddela, Piat and Solano.

Fleet

Five Star Bus Company uses and maintains these bus units:

Current

Almazora Motors Corporation

Anhui Ankai Automobile Co., Ltd.

Autodelta Coach Builders

Hino Motors Philippines

Higer Bus Company Limited

Hyundai Motor Company

King Long United Automotive Industry Co., Ltd

JAC Motors

Santarosa Motor Works

Trans-Oriental Motor Builders Inc.

Zhengzhou Yutong Group Co., Ltd.

Modified & Custom-built buses by Five Star Bus Body:

Former

Almazora Motors Corporation

Hino Motors Philippines

Hyundai Motor Company

Kia Motors Corporation

Nissan Diesel Philippines Corporation

Santarosa Motor Works

Zhengzhou Yutong Group Co., Ltd.

Modified & Custom-built buses by Five Star Bus Body:

Terminals

Metro Manila

Five Star Bus in Cubao EDSA Quezon City. Five Star Bus terminal Cubao.jpg
Five Star Bus in Cubao EDSA Quezon City.

Provincial

Cagayan Valley Region

  • Cagayan
    • Tuguegarao - Balzain Highway, Tuguegarao, Cagayan
    • Piat - Brgy. Poblacion I, Piat, Cagayan
  • Nueva Vizcaya
    • Solano - Brgy. Poblacion North, Solano, Nueva Vizcaya
  • Isabela
    • Santiago - Brgy. Calao East, Santiago, Isabela
    • Angadanan - ISELCO III Angadanan, Isabela
  • Quirino
    • Maddela - Brgy. Poblacion Sur, Maddela, Qurino

Central Luzon Region

  • Nueva Ecija
    • Cabanatuan - Cabanatuan Central Terminal, Brgy. Padre Crisostomo, Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija
    • Cabanatuan - Zulueta St., Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija
    • San Antonio - Brgy. Poblacion, San Antonio, Nueva Ecija
  • Tarlac
    • Tarlac City - Siesta Bus Stop, Zamora St., Tarlac City, Tarlac
  • Pampanga
    • Angeles City - Marquee Mall Bus Terminal, Marquee Mall, Angeles City, Pampanga
    • Mabalacat - Dau Bus Terminal, Mabalacat, Pampanga

Ilocos Region

  • Pangasinan
    • Agno - Brgy. Poblacion East, Agno, Pangasinan
    • Alaminos - Quezon Ave., Alaminos, Pangasinan
    • Anda - Brgy. Poblacion, Anda, Pangasinan
    • Bolinao - Poblacion Road, Bolinao, Pangasinan
    • Dagupan - Perez Blvd., Dagupan, Pangasinan
    • San Carlos - Rizal Ave., San Carlos, Pangasinan
    • Tayug - Mabini St., Tayug, Pangasinan

Former Terminal

Metro Manila

Subsidiaries and sister companies

See also

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References

  1. "FiveStar Bus Company, Incorporated" . Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  2. Montecillo, Paolo G. "Award of defunct Pantranco's franchises to Victory Liner opposed". business.inquirer.net. Retrieved 28 November 2016.