Five Star Bus Company

Pangasinan Five Star Bus Company, Incorporated, 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]

Pangasinan Five Star Bus Co., Inc.
A Five Star Bus departing in Cubao, Quezon City Bus Terminal
Founded1983 (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
Websitewww.5starbus.com

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]

About Five Star

Five Star was founded in 1983, servicing routes to Dagupan, Pangasinan using non air-conditioned ordinary fare buses. They later expanded to other places in Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, Isabela, Cagayan and Nueva Vizcaya.

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

  • MAN R39 18.350

Anhui Ankai Automobile Co., Ltd.

  • Ankai HFF6121K40

Autodelta Coach Builders

  • Volvo B7R (Autodelta 12-meter coach body)

Hino Motors Philippines

  • Hino RM2PSS
  • Hino RK1JST

Higer Bus Company Limited

  • Higer V91 KLQ6119QE3
  • Higer A80 KLQ6123K
  • Higer A80 KLQ6128LQ

Hyundai Motor Company

  • Hyundai Universe Space Luxury

King Long United Automotive Industry Co., Ltd

JAC Motors

  • JAC Motors HK6124AM1

Santarosa Motor Works

  • Santarosa Exfoh bus body

Trans-Oriental Motor Builders Inc.

  • MAN R39 18.350 (in Golden Dragon XML6127 bus body)

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

  • MAN R39 18.350 (Higer A80 replica)
  • MAN R39 18.350 (Golden Dragon XML6126 replica)
  • Hino RM2PSS
  • Hino RK1JST
  • Nissan Diesel JA450SSN
  • Nissan Diesel RB46S
  • Nissan Diesel RB46SR

Former

Hino Motors Philippines

  • Hino Prisma bus body
    • Nissan Diesel JA520RAN

Hyundai Motor Company

  • Hyundai Aero Space LS

Kia Motors Corporation

  • Kia Granbird KM948 SD-II

Nissan Diesel Philippines Corporation

  • Nissan Diesel Euro Trans bus body

Santarosa Motor Works

Yutong Bus

  • Yutong ZK6119HA
  • Yutong ZK6100H

Terminals

Metro Manila
Five Star Bus in Cubao EDSA Quezon City.
  • Cubao - EDSA Cubao, Quezon City
  • Pasay - Aurora Blvd., Pasay (headquarters of Five Star)
  • Total Gas Station Balintawak - EDSA Balintawak, Quezon City
  • Avenida - Doroteo Jose St., Sta. Cruz, Manila (Bataan Transit Terminal)

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 (for air-conditioned buses only)
    • Mabalacat - Dau Bus Terminal, Mabalacat, Pampanga (ordinary fare and air-conditioned buses only)

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

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.
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