Baliwag Transit, Inc.
Founded1960 (1960)
HeadquartersSabang, Baliwag, Bulacan, Philippines
Service area
Service typeProvincial Operation
AllianceGolden Bee Transport and Logistics, Inc.
HubsCubao
Fleet600+
OperatorBaliwag Transit, Inc.
Websitebaliwagtransit.webs.com
Bus Terminal in Caloocan
Baliwag Transit, Inc. 2967 in San Jose

Baliwag Transit is one of the major bus companies 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 Baliwag (now a city), where it originated.[2]

History

Baliwag Transit, Inc. was established by the late Maria Victoria Santiago Vda. de Tengco (popularly known in Baliwag as "Viuda" or "Nanay Turing"), a native of Baliwag and Hagonoy, Bulacan. Prior to the establishment of the bus company in the 1960s, she had a hat business in Baliwag, this becoming the source of the logo of the bus company. The company grew as years went by and became a member of the Baliwag 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.

Stations and vehicles

Fleet of buses (including sister company's Golden Bee) at Baliwag Transit Bus Terminal (Cubao, Quezon City)

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 Baliwag, Malolos and Hagonoy, Bulacan and in Metro Manila like Cubao, Quezon City and Grace Park, Caloocan. 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 Baliwag, Cabanatuan, and San Jose, Nueva Ecija, and vice versa.[4]

They opened their Pasay Terminal in Zone 16, Don Carlos St., Brgy. 164, Pasay 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.

Fare classes

  • Ordinary fare (3 x 2 seating; 61 to 66 passenger seats)
  • Regular air conditioned (2 x 2 seating; 49 to 53 passenger seats and 3 x 2 56 and 66 passenger seats)
  • Deluxe Class (2 x 2 seating; 45 passenger seats with restroom equipped for Cabanatuan and San Jose Nueva Ecija Trips)

All Baliwag Transit buses provide Wi-Fi access.

Terminals

Baliwag Transit

Central Luzon

Ilocos Region

Golden Bee Transport and Logistics Corp.

Metro Manila

Central Luzon

Routes and destinations

Metro Manila

Provincial destinations

Former destinations

See also

References

  1. "Baliwag Transit Bus". tourism-philippines.com. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
  2. "History of Baliuag, Bulacan". www.bulacan.gov.ph. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
  3. backpacking philippines. "Budget Travel Philippines - Backpacking Asia Guide". backpackingphilippines.com. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
  4. "Road Provincial Bus Franchises Excel File". Archived from the original on July 12, 2015. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
  5. "Baliwag Transit Terminal". geoview.info. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
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