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Philtranco Service Enterprises, Inc. (/ f ɪ l t r ɑː n k oʊ /, Tagalog: [pilˈtɾaŋkɔ]; Philippine Transportation Company) is a bus company in the Philippines, servicing routes to Bicol, Eastern Visayas, Caraga, Davao Region, and Northern Mindanao. It is the oldest bus operator in the Philippines and in Asia.
The Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX, Tagalog pronunciation:) is a public transport terminal in Parañaque, Metro Manila, Philippines. [5] PITX is built and operated by Megawide Construction Corporation and the Department of Transportation (DOTr) under the Philippine government's Public-Private Partnership program.
Philtranco – The oldest bus company In Asia and in the Philippines, it started in 1914; its former company name is Albert Louis Ammen Transportation Company (ALATCO) and Pantranco South Express Inc. With Philtranco is their affiliate Amihan Bus Lines (former AMA Transit).
They had grown their franchises to around 290 bus units. [5] However, in 2000, the Jose “Pepito” Ch. Alvarez-led Penta Pacific Realty Corporation took over the management. Chavez integrated JAM Liner's operations with Philtranco Services Enterprises, Inc., a bus company that Penta Pacific also bought out in 1999. [6] [7] [8] [9]
The EDSA Carousel services Route E along Metro Manila's main thoroughfare.. All Metro Manila's local or city bus services are contracted out to private firms. [1] Prior to the 2020 Philippine coronavirus lockdowns, the region had more than 900 public transport routes operated by 830 bus franchises and more than 43,000 jeepney franchises competing with each other. [2]
PITX station, [2] [3] also referred to as Asia World station, is an elevated Light Rail Transit (LRT) station located on the LRT Line 1 (LRT-1) system in Parañaque. Named after the adjacent Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX), the station is part of the LRT-1 Cavite Extension Project, which was opened to the public on November 16, 2024.
A provincial bus ban on EDSA was announced earlier in the month, with the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announcing that nine bus companies serving the provinces of Bataan, Bulacan, Pampanga, Zambales, Pangasinan, Baguio, Ilocos Sur, and Cagayan Valley, along with 1,954 buses, would be accommodated at the new terminal. [2]
Later on, Yanson Group decided to create its own subsidiary Gold Star Bus Transport Incorporated, making it apart from Ceres Transport Inc. In 2022, Ceres launched PITX - Zamboanga route which became the third bus company to have direct trips between Luzon and Mindanao following Philtranco and Davao Metro Shuttle. [1]