Pangasinan Five Star Bus Company, Incorporated, or simply known as Five Star, is one of the largest bus companies in the

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. It serves routes mainly to the provinces of

Pangasinan Pangasinan, officially the Province of Pangasinan ( pag, Luyag/Probinsia na Pangasinan, ; ilo, Probinsia ti Pangasinan; tl, Lalawigan ng Pangasinan), is a coastal province in the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region of Luzon. Its capit ...

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, Isabela and

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History

Five Star was founded in 1983 in

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. It started as a city operation firm using ordinary fare buses, its main sister company the

Victory Liner Victory Liner Inc. (VLI) is one of the largest provincial bus companies operating in the Philippines, servicing routes mainly to the provinces of Central Luzon which includes Zambales, Pampanga, Bulacan and Northern Luzon which includes Benguet ...

is actually its parent. The Five Star Bus Company grew in the 90s, they started operations in

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then later routes expanded to

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, Agno, Alaminos,

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, San Carlos,

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and

Solano, Nueva Vizcaya Solano, officially the Municipality of Solano ( gad, Ili na Solano; ilo, Ili ti Solano; tl, Bayan ng Solano), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 65,287 ...

after the closure of Pangasinan Transportation Co., also known as Pantranco North Express Inc.

About Five Star

Five Star was founded in 1983, servicing routes to

Dagupan, Pangasinan Dagupan, officially the City of Dagupan ( pag, Siyudad na Dagupan, ilo, Siudad ti Dagupan, fil, Lungsod ng Dagupan), is a 2nd class independent component city in the Ilocos Region, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a populatio ...

using non air-conditioned ordinary fare buses. They later expanded to other places in

, Isabela,

and

Bus Terminals

Five Star's headquarters in

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is one of its largest terminals, with destinations in Nueva Ecija and Pangasinan. Its Cubao terminal in

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is large enough that three bus companies use it: Five Star,

Bataan Transit Bataan Transit Co., Inc. is a provincial bus company in the Philippines plying Central and North Luzon, particularly to the provinces of Bataan and La Union. Under the management of its parent, the Five Star Bus Company it serves routes to Bataan ...

and Luzon Cisco Transport. Five Star also has a terminal in Avenida Manila which has trips to

, San Carlos and

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''(Santiago and Solano Trips only)''. It also has terminals in

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, Agno,

, San Carlos,

and Solano

Fleet

Five Star Bus Company uses and maintains these bus units: *

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V91 KLQ6119QE3 *

A80 KLQ6123K U-Tour *

A80 KLQ6128LQ U-Tour *

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Grand Echo II RM2PSS *

Grand Metro RK1JST * JAC HK6124AM1 *

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Universe Space Luxury *

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Santarosa JA450SSN *

Eurobus RB46SR (Ordinary Bus unit) *Nissan Diesel Santarosa RB46SR *

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XMQ6118Y2 *

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B7R (in Volvo 9800 front fascia, super deluxe bus unit with lavatory on-board) ''Modified By Five Star Bus Body:'' *

RM2P Grand Metro Body *Hino RK1JST V92 Eurobus Body *Hyundai Aero Space LS *MAN

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ZK6120 Body A80 D0836LOHO12 *Nissan Diesel Yutong Body ZK6120 JA450SSN *Nissan Diesel

Body ZK6120 RB46S *

Yutong Body ZK6100HA RB46SR *Nissan Diesel

ZK6100HA RB46S *Nissan Diesel Yutong ZK6120HE *

ZK6119HA paired with Rear Engine L53SA *V92 Eurobus Body paired with Nissan Diesel Santarosa RB46S and

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Dong Feng LGG5XKBXV7K

Terminals

Metro Manila

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'' (for Pangasinan, Solano, Tuguegarao and Santiago trips only)

Provincial

Cagayan Valley Region

*Cagayan **Tuguegarao City - Balzain Highway, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan via TPLEX **Piat - Brgy. Poblacion I, Piat, Cagayan *Nueva Vizcaya **Solano - Brgy. Poblacion North, Solano, Nueva Vizcaya via TPLEX *Isabela **Santiago City - Brgy. Calao East, Santiago City, Isabela via TPLEX **Angadanan - ISELCO III Angadanan, Isabela via Alicia/TPLEX *Quirino **Maddela - Brgy. Poblacion Sur, Maddela, Qurino

Central Luzon Region

*Nueva Ecija **Cabanatuan City - Cabanatuan City Central Terminal, Brgy. Padre Crisostomo, Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija **Cabanatuan City - Zulueta St., Cabanatuan City, 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 City - Dau Bus Terminal, Mabalacat City, Pamapanga (ordinary fare and air-conditioned buses only) **San Fernando City - Robinsons Starmills Bus Terminal San Fernando, Pampanga (for 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 City - Perez Blvd., Dagupan City, Pangasinan **San Carlos City - Rizal Ave., San Carlos City, Pangasinan **Tayug - Mabini St., Tayug, Pangasinan

Former Terminal

Metro Manila

* Sampaloc - Legarda Street, Sampaloc Manila (Terminal was acquired again by

Bicol Isarog Transport System Bicol Isarog Transport System, Inc. (BITSI, also known as simply Bicol Isarog) is a Philippine bus company based in Quezon City. Bicol Isarog, along with 6 sister bus lines, operates routes that primarily serves the Bicol Region, as well as Samar ...

)

Subsidiaries and sister companies

First North Luzon Transit First North Luzon Transit, Incorporated (FNLT), or simply known as First North Luzon (former Royal Eagle) is a bus company in the Philippines. They started their operations in Hagonoy, Bulacan, and expanded to San Isidro, Nueva Ecija, Bulacan, Pa ...

*Luzon Cisco Transport Inc. *

*Laguna Star Bus Transport System Inc. (Operated by First North Luzon Transit) *Citybus Inc. (Operated by First North Luzon Transit) *Maria de Leon Transportation (Operated by Bataan Transit) *San Quintin Bus Line *RJ Express

References

External links

*{{official website, http://5starbus.com/ Bus companies of the Philippines Companies based in Pasay

History

About Five Star

Bus Terminals

Fleet

Terminals

Metro Manila

Provincial

Cagayan Valley Region

Central Luzon Region

Ilocos Region

Former Terminal

Metro Manila

Subsidiaries and sister companies

See also

References

External links