Five Star Bus Company

Pangasinan Five Star Bus Co., Inc.

A Five Star Bus arriving in Marquee Mall, Angeles, Pampanga
Slogan "Kaagapay sa Masayang Paglalakbay"
("Your Companion for a Joyful Journey")
Founded 1983
Headquarters 2220 Aurora Blvd., Tramo, Pasay City, Philippines
Service area Luzon
Service type Land Transport
Alliance Victory Liner Inc.
First North Luzon Transit
Citybus, Inc.
JRC Starbus
Bataan Transit
Luzon Cisco Transport Inc.
Cesar T. Hernandez
Hernandez Clan
Destinations Metro Manila, Central Luzon and Northern Luzon
Stations Cubao, Pasay, Avenida and Sampaloc
Fleet 900+
Operator Pangasinan Five Star Bus Co., Inc.
(1983-Present as independent company)
Website www.5starbus.co
Five Star Bus Company on Facebook

Pangasinan Five Star Bus Company, Incorporated, or simply known as Five Star is a bus company in the Philippines, servicing routes provinces of Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, Quirino, Isabela and Cagayan[1]

History

Five Star was founded in 1983 in Metro Manila. It started as a city operation firm using ordinary fare buses. It grew in the 90s, They started operations in Dagupan then later routes expanded to Cabanatuan, Guimba, Palayan, San Antonio, San Jose, Talugtug, Tarlac City, Santa Cruz, Zambales, Agno, Alaminos, Anda, Bolinao, San Carlos, San Fabian, Tayug, Santiago, Maddela, Piat, Tuao and Tuguegarao. 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 Travel Gate Bus Stop in Tarlac City and Carmen in SM City Rosales Transport Terminal, Rosales, Pangasinan. Transit passengers are also allowed to disembark at Dau Bus Terminal, Mabalacat, Pampanga for ordinary fare fleets only and Marquee Mall in Angeles, Pampanga for air conditioned fleets only on the other hand, for passengers en route to Nueva Ecija and the main stop is at Passengers Delight in San Miguel, Bulacan or Travellers Complex in La Paz, Tarlac, For the passengers en route Cagayan Valley in R.J. Bus Stop in Santa Fe, Nueva Vizcaya and near TPLEX Pura Exit.

Five Star uses tachographs to monitor drivers who are over-speeding or who are speeding beyond 100 km/h continuously.

In 2012, Five Star installed WiFi routers (Powered by Sun Broadband) on select air conditioned units to provide free internet for passengers.

In 2014, Five Star implied to Cagayan Valley Line due to GV Florida's long suspension.

In 2016, Five Star's interprovincial route: Dagupan-Tuguegarao was acquired by Victory Liner

In 2017, Five Star introduced the Cubao-Tarlac City route with air conditioned buses.

Fleet

Five Star maintains and utilize the following:

Five Star's former fleet as Ordinary Fare Santarosa Nissan Diesel RB31S

Former fleets:

Fare Classes

Five Star offers WiFi access in all buses.

Terminals

Metro Manila

EDSA Cubao, Quezon City

Aurora Boulevard, Pasay City

Doroteo Jose St., Santa Cruz, Manila

Legarda St., Sampaloc, Manila

Provincial

Five Star's garage in Tayug, Pangasinan

Cabanatuan City Central Terminal, Brgy. Padre Crisostomo, Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija

Brgy. Poblacion, San Antonio, Nueva Ecija

Siesta Travel Break Bus Stop, Zamora St., Brgy. San Roque, Tarlac City, Tarlac

Brgy. Poblacion East, Agno, Pagasinan

Quezon Ave., Brgy. Poblacion, Alaminos City, Pangasinan

Brgy. Poblacion, Anda, Pangasinan

Brgy. Poblacion, Bolinao, Pangasinan

Perez Blvd., Brgy. Herrero Perez, Dagupan City, Pangasinan

Perez Blvd., San Carlos City, Pangasinan

Mabini St., Brgy. Poblacion, Tayug, Pangasinan

Brgy. Poblacion Sur, Maddela, Quirino

Brgy. Calao East, Santiago City, Isabela

Balzain Highway, Brgy. Centro 11, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan

Poblacion I, Piat, Cagayan

Routes

Five Star routes in 2017

Destinations

Metro Manila

Provincial Destinations

A Five Star bus at Passenger's Delight, San Miguel, Bulacan


* denotes schedule every Sunday to Thursday via SCTEX and every Friday and Saturday via TPLEX.

Under Luzon Cisco Transport

With the management under Luzon Cisco Transport Inc., Five Star under the name of Cisco. They also share terminals of Five Star, including their main terminal in Cubao.

Metro Manila

Provincial Destinations



* has sharing routes with Five Star

Former Destinations

With the under management of Five Star uses the facilities and TriNoma Provincial Bus Terminal as their station

aside from Five Star's management they had services along Palayan City, Nueva Ecija. Guimba, Nueva Ecija, Talugtug, Nueva Ecija, San Fabian, Pangasinan and Santa Cruz, Zambales. Which is acquired by Luzon Cisco Transport Inc as their subsidary company

aside from Pangasinan Transportation Corp's management they had services along Baguio and Tagudin, Ilocos Sur

Fleet

References

  1. ↑ . FiveStar Bus Company, Incorporated. Retrieved 24 February 2013
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