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Santrans

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Santrans
Founded1994
HeadquartersSan Jose del Monte, Bulacan
Service areaMetro Manila & Central Luzon,Philippines Flag of the Philippines.svg
Service typeCity & Provincial Operation
RoutesCaloocan City, EDSA, Quezon City, Parañaque City, Manila, Bulacan, Tarlac, Pampanga and Pangasinan
Fleet100+ Buses (Nissan, Daewoo & Yutong)
OperatorSeverino Santos / SANTRANS
Santrans Bus Corp.
Santrans Corporation (SANTRANS) is one of the largest bus companies in the Philippines. It offers both city and provincial operations from Metro Manila to the urban areas of Central Luzon and vice versa.

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[edit]Etymology

The bus company is named after its sole founder, Severino Santos. Now, the company is presently operated by Silverio and Eleonor Santos. Incidentally, in Daly City, California, where there is a large Filipino community, the county bus is called Samtrans.

[edit]History

Santrans started servicing the EDSA corridor in the early 90s.
The bus company went into expansion after 10 years to serve the northern Central Luzon plain, focusing on Pangasinan province as most of the terminus are located.
The company's area of coverage extends from Metro Manila to central provinces of BulacanPampangaTarlac, and Pangasinan. Its main terminal is located in CubaoQuezon City and in Avenida Sta. Cruz, Manila. It generally uses ordinary buses as its main fleet. Air-conditioned buses with ordinary fare services EDSA and its northern routes.
Its Metro Manila service is primarily the EDSA corridor and Sapang Palay-Avenida route.

[edit]Issues and Criticisms

Santrans is very famous in San Jose del MonteBulacan for having reckless drivers and arrogant conductors. There are many vehicular accidents that the company has committed since its foundation, and most of the victims of those accidents are dead. There are rumors that those victims were intentionally killed by the drivers (inatrasan ng driver is the term used by local citizens).
Due to its infamy, the corporation has earned many nicknames that were given by the citizens and its passengers. Among of the nicknames are death bus, killer bus, running casket (Fil., tumatakbong kabaong), Satan's bus and others.

[edit]Fleet

Santrans uses Nissan DieselDaewoo and Yutong engine in their operations. Buses in their fleet are mostly built by Santarosa Philippines. Other old units are rehab by Del Monte Motor Works Inc. They have ordinary and air-conditioned buses.
Unbelievably, Santrans also has colorum (unregistered units) bus units. The LTFRB has oftentimes watched on the company because of some complaints of some passengers on over speeding and questionable acquisition of units.

[edit]Recent Updates

In February 2012, Five Star Group has announced the acquisition of all provincial route (except Tayug, Pangasinan & Bulacan) of this company, through First North Luzon Transit. Five Star has bought the later company's holdings, including franchise lines.

[edit]Subsidiaries

Del Monte City Trans is a sister company of Santrans. It services routes from Sapang Palay, San Jose del Monte, Bulacan to Sta. Cruz, Manila via NLEX Marilao Exit by the use of air-conditioned units built by Santarosa Motorworks.
Sanstar is also a provincial commuter bus for local residents traveling between the cities of Tarlac, Urdaneta and Dagupan.
BBTSC (Bagong Buhay Transport Services Corp.), is a new sister company of Santrans servicing also from Sapang Palay, San Jose del Monte, Bulacan to Sta. Cruz, Manila via NLEX Bocaue Exit. At present, the company is using Daewoo and Yutong ordinary units.

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[edit]Provincial Destinations

(*) denotes that now operated under First North Luzon Transit (owned by Five Star) except Cubao- Tayug and San Quintin Routes.

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Philippine Rabbit

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Philippine Rabbit
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Slogan"Our Reliability Rolls On"
Founded1946 by Brother named Florencio Buan and Bienvenido Buan. Florencio the older brother as the driver and Bienvenido as the conductor.
HeadquartersTarlac CityPhilippines
Service areaManila-Northern Luzon,Philippines Flag of the Philippines.svg
Service typeProvincial Operation
RoutesTarlac CityAngeles City, PampangaBaguio City, BenguetCamiling, Tarlac,Alaminos, Pangasinan,Bangued, Abra
Fleet100+ Buses (Nissan, Hino, Hyundai, KIA, Daewoo, Isuzu)
OperatorPhilippine Rabbit Bus Lines, Inc.
Philippine Rabbit Bus Lines, Inc. (PRBL) is considered one of the pioneering bus companies in the Philippines. It was founded in 1946.
The company's area of coverage extends from Metro Manila to northern provinces of PampangaBataanZambales TarlacPangasinanLa Union,BenguetIlocos SurIlocos Norte, and Abra. Its main terminal in Metro Manila is in Avenida Sta. Cruz, Manila.
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Philippine Rabbit at Tarlac Terminal

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[edit]Etymology

According to Bong Barrameda (through Inquirer Trivia), and to urban legend, the name Philippine Rabbit was coined by accident, when the first of its buses were mistakenly painted Philippine Rabbit instead of the intended Philippine Rapid.
However, Mr. Ricardo L. Paras, the company's general manager, explains that the Company was named Philippine Rabbit in reference to the actual animal because of its speed and agility, not to mention how fast they pro-create. Secondly, the first acquisition of buses by the company then showed that the main body feature of the bus was shaped like the Rabbit. The Company was known then as PHILIPPINE RABBIT BUS COMPANY in 1948 until it was incorporated in August 1958 as the PHILIPPINE RABBIT BUS LINES, INCORPORATED or simply PRBL.

[edit]History

Owned and operated by the clans of Paras and Nisce, natives of Tarlac City, Philippine Rabbit operates to and from the Metro Manila and northern provinces along strategic routes.
They started with the familiar Isuzu buses with red livery with a yellowish-brown stripe, illuminated destination indicator and illuminated company logo on the bus' front, bus numbers prominently displayed on strategic areas (including the roof), and route codes on its bumpers (the hallmark of a Philippine Rabbit bus). Some of the units then featured panoramic windows and are painted white with red stripe in the middle and red lettering (dubbed as the "White Rabbits," which served as tourist buses for Rabbitours) -- an upgrade of their earlier buses. These buses were unique from buses being operated by other bus companies, given that their rivet-studded bodies were mostly created and maintained by their own skilled mechanics.
During the early 90's, the company supplanted their fleet with the latest-model white air conditioned UD Nissan DieselHino and Mitsubishi Fusobuses, which, at the time, were the most modern in the country. The company then has employed a new livery for its recently-acquired bus units.
The company was on its darkest times in the late 90's and the first part of the following decade. Its workforce led a strike, which resulted to temporary suspension of the company's operations.
In order to regain losses after the strike, the company had to sell many of its assets, including bus units, franchises, and real properties. Its area of coverage was narrowed, since the company had to give up in favor of other players some of its routes.
Philippine Rabbit may have managed to survive from its crises, but is presently in its efforts to recover and regain its former status in the past. It continues to strive to be at par with leading bus companies in terms of number of buses and providing quality and reliable transport service to its patrons.

[edit]Fleet

Philippine Rabbit is one of the bus companies who popularized the Philippine Euro Bus, which was a joint project of the defunct Nissan Diesel Philippines Corp. and VDL Jonckheere. Some of these buses are still running nowadays.
As of today, Philippine Rabbit is utilizing buses powered by engines built by NissanHinoIsuzuHyundaiKIA and Daewoo.
Buses in their fleet are mostly built by Del Monte Motors Corporation, while a number are from Santarosa Philippines and Pilipinas Hino. Aside from these, the company has recently acquired imported surplus units from Korea, which comprise of HyundaiDaewoo, and Kia buses.

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[edit]References

  • Philippine Rabbit Bus Co. management