ILOILO CITY – A prominent bus company is offering a 10 percent fare discount to passengers this Holy Week amid the rising fuel costs from the Middle East war. The Yanson Group of Bus Companies (YGBC) – the country’s largest bus conglomerate that includes the popular Ceres – is offering the...
Amid the series of big-time oil price increases in the past few weeks, at least two major groups of bus operators urged President Marcos to reconsider his decision to suspend the implementation of the fare adjustments for public utility vehicles (PUVs). In two separate letters addressed to the...
LAOAG CITY – Ilocos Norte province is launching a travel incentive program to attract visitors to head north despite rising fuel prices. Gov. Cecilia Araneta-Marcos confirmed this on Tuesday, encouraging the public to register now to secure spots for free bus rides to and from Ilocos Norte during...
GUMACA, Quezon – Twenty-five individuals were injured after their passenger bus rammed a car and turned on its side Barangay Manlayaan here on Friday night, Feb. 20. Investigation said the driver, Eusebio, 48, lost control of the bus due to mechanical trouble and hit the car driven by Darren, 31....
DAVAO CITY – The Yanson Group of Bus Companies held its annual stockholders’ meetings over the weekend and shareholders for Mindanao Star Bus Transit Inc. reelected Leo Rey Yanson as chairperson and president. Shareholders also reelected Mindanao Star Bus Transit Directors Olivia Yanson,...
BAGUIO CITY — A 63-year-old woman was killed and her four companions were injured when they were hit by a wayward electric bus in Camp John Hay here on Friday, Jan. 16. Police identified the fatality as Rowena Andrion. Investigation said that the electric bus with license plates NY369B driven by...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said it is investigating a deadly bus crash in Camarines Sur that claimed five lives a day after Christmas. The incident occurred at 3:25 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 26, along the Barangay Magais-I, Del Gallego portion of the Andaya Highway....
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Four passengers were killed and 16 others were injured when a passenger bus plunged into a 10-meter deep ravine on the Rolando Andaya Highway in Barangay Magais-I, Del Gallego town, Camarines Sur province, on Friday, Dec. 26. Police Lt. Col. Malu Calubaquib, Police Regional...
DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Interim Bus Service formally rolled on the streets of this city on Friday, Dec. 5, to help ease the growing need for public transportation options during peak hours. An initial 10 modern buses started ferrying passengers for free from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 9...
DAVAO CITY – The Davao City government will deploy 10 buses of the Davao City Interim Bus Service next month, marking a significant step towards modernizing the city’s public transportation. Davao Bus Project manager and lawyer Tristan Dwight Domingo said the 10 brand-new, 12-meter low-floor...
GUMACA, Quezon – A 17-year-old student was killed and 21 individuals, including two drivers, were injured after a passenger bus lost control and plunged into a ravine on the Diversion Road, Barangay Villa Arcaya, here, Thursday night, Nov. 6. Police identified the fatality as Joshua, Grade 10...
DAVAO CITY – Ten brand-new low-floor city buses funded by the city government of Davao officially arrived on Tuesday morning, Oct. 14, marking another step towards modernizing the city’s public transportation system. The 12-meter-long buses have modern features such as access ramps for Persons...
