CEBU CITY – The newly reelected top official of one of the country’s biggest transport companies has pledged to continuously provide reliable public transport services across all routes they serve.
THE Vallacar Transit Inc., the operator of Ceres Transport, has committed to continue its vision of providing reliable transport public services in the country. (Facebook photo)
Leo Rey Yanson, chairman and president of Vallacar Transit Inc. (VTI), made this commitment during the company’s recent stockholders' meeting.
VTI is one of the affiliate companies under the Yanson Group of Bus Companies (YGBC), the operator of Ceres Transport, and one of the largest transport providers in the country.
Yanson family matriarch Olivia presided over the meeting on Dec. 6 in her dual role as co-founder and court-appointed special administrator of the estate of her late husband Ricardo B. Yanson Sr., co-founder of YGBC.
A Bacolod City court appointed Olivia as administrator in October 2021. The couple established YGBC in 1968.
The meeting, held at the company’s headquarters in Bacolod, saw the reelection of Olivia, Leo Rey, Ginnette Dumancas, Charles Dumancas, Anita Chua, Arvin John Villaruel, and Daniel Nicolas Golez to the board of directors.
Following the annual meeting, the board re-appointed Leo as VTI chairman and president and Olivia as corporate secretary and treasurer.
The Bacolod-based Yanson Group, whose units ply across Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, operates a fleet of buses with more than 18,000 employees across the country.
The company operates and owns Ceres Liner Travel and Tours Inc., Ceres Transport Inc., Mindanao Star Bus Transport Inc., Bachelor Express Inc., Southern Star Bus Transport Inc., Gold Star Bus Transit Inc., and Rural Transit (Mindanao) Inc.