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CEM Trans Services, Inc. (Crisinciano E. Mahilac Transport Services Inc.) is a city bus company known for the use of an animated character Road Runner (which was said to be used by
Partas Partas Transportation Co., Inc. is a bus transportation company in the Philippines. It operates a 24/7 service for passengers and freight (known as "waybills") between Metro Manila and northern Luzon (the Ilocos Region and Cagayan Valley), with ...
) This company plies routes to parts of
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,
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and
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. This company is a sister company of Joanna Jesh Transport


Etymology

The acronym CEM is derived from Crisinciano E. Mahilac, the founder of Joanna Jesh Transport and its subsidiaries.


History

CEM Trans. Services Inc. was established in October 2007 under the management of Crisinciano E. Mahilac, the founder of Joanna Jesh Transport and other mentioned companies under the Mahilac Group. It started with non-aircon buses plying the FTI-SM Fairview route until the company acquired more units plying FTI-Grotto (
San Jose del Monte San Jose del Monte, officially the City of San Jose del Monte (abbreviated as SJDM or CSJDM); ; ; ; ; ), is a component city in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 651,813 people, maki ...
). They also acquired 3
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units purchased from Renan Transit in June 2008. Recently, they reflected into new air-conditioned Nissan Diesel Euro buses. In August 2008, CEM Trans acquired the new air-conditioned units plying the Alabang-Malanday route. This is due to the large financial funds of the said company combined with the other bus companies under the Joanna Jesh Group. Lastly, in December 2008, CEM Trans. acquired new air-conditioned units plying the NAIA-Grotto route. CEM Trans. acquired new buses and formed an Alabang-
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route in 2011. A year later, they expanded their route Alabang-SM Fairview route since the company acquired one of former Renan Transit's
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ordinary bus and used it for the latter route before it has been replaced by new air-conditioned buses.


Recent Incidents

Like her sister companies under the Mahilac Group, CEM Trans Services, Inc. has been involved in a road accident like the accident that happened in Amparo,
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, plying the route to Tungko/Grotto (
San Jose del Monte San Jose del Monte, officially the City of San Jose del Monte (abbreviated as SJDM or CSJDM); ; ; ; ; ), is a component city in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 651,813 people, maki ...
), when a bus flipped over the wall at Quirino Highway on February 2, 2008, resulting in an injury of 20 passengers aboard. The same unit also has involved in a failed collision with the
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train near Nichols station where 15 passengers were injured while panicking to get out of the bus and rushed to
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Hospital. The driver, Elvin Araza, who was able to pass the bus at PNR Access Road going to the northbound lane of
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, was charged at Taguig city police station by the passengers who are aboard the bus. CEM Trans has put up also a bad image of their employees, especially their bus conductors. In an article on People's Tonight last May 12, 2009, a bus conductor boarding CEM Trans with bus no. 9114-47 plying Alabang-Malanday route had allegedly disrespected a disabled passenger. The conductor charged that passenger a PHP30.00 ticket, though the fare must be discounted because the passenger is actually disabled, resulting in a unanimous debate between the two. Glicerio Cabigayan, the conductor boarding the said bus unit, was given expulsion by the operator Crisinciano E. Mahilac as a result of his grievance against the passenger.


Recent Updates

CEM Trans. Services Inc. was created as an initiative in the regards of lack of many buses bound to
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which was situated at Food Terminal Inc. (FTI) in
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from the defunct HR Lines, where its latter's franchise was given to the Mahilac Group last 2006. Its sister company, Nicholas Albert Transport Inc., was the first to be created under the defunct bus company. She was followed by CEM Trans a year later. As of today, CEM Trans is utilizing
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and
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units. This also includes the acquired
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non-aircon units from Renan Transit. Additionally, CEM Trans acquired a
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, Daewoo BF106, Daewoo BS106, and Iveco CC150 units.


Trivia

*It is said that CEM Trans. Services Inc., like the provincial bus company
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, uses the Road Runner logo to mean the fastest city bus company among other bus companies in the
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, servicing along
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corridor. The bus speed limit for Metro Manila roads is 80  km/h.
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Routes

* PITX -
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via
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* Ayala -
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via
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(Route 10) *
SM City Fairview SM City Fairview is a large shopping mall in the Philippines owned and operated by SM Prime Holdings. It is located along Quirino Highway (Quezon City), Quirino Highway and Regalado Highway, Quezon City, Metro Manila. It is the third SM Superma ...
- FTI Complex via C5 (Route 41) * SJDM (Starmall) - NAIA via
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(Route 49)


See also

* Joanna Jesh Transport *
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References

* {{commonscat-inline Bus companies of the Philippines Companies based in Bulacan