Bicol Isarog Transport System

Bicol Isarog Transport System, Inc.
FoundedApril 19, 2011; 13 years ago (2011-04-19)
Headquarters96 Mirasol Street, Corner 20th Avenue, Cubao, Quezon City
Service area
Service typeProvincial Operation
Fleet220+
OperatorBicol Isarog Transport System Incorporated
Websitebicolisarog.com

Bicol Isarog Transport System, Inc. (BITSI, also known as simply Bicol Isarog) is a Philippine bus company based in Quezon City. Bicol Isarog, along with 6 sister bus lines, operates routes that primarily serves the Bicol Region, as well as Samar Province and Leyte Province.

Overview

Bicol Isarog Transport System Inc. was formally incorporated in the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 19, 2011. The company has then been operating the Penafrancia, RSL bus transport and Isarog Lines to include several more bus routes which makes BITSI the leading bus company in the south of Luzon. With the recent partnership with VSPintados, the company now even expands its services bringing people safer in the Eastern Visayas region particularly in Calbayog, Catbalogan, Tacloban, Ormoc and Maasin.[1]

Fleet

Current

Del Monte Motor Works

  • Del Monte Motor Works DM10 Sleeper bus body
    • Hyundai Aero Space LS
  • Del Monte Motor Works DM16 S1 Sleeper bus body
    • Hino RM2PSS
  • Del Monte Motor Works DM16 S2 HID bus body
    • Volvo B8R
  • Del Monte Motor Works DM16 S2 HID Sleeper bus body
    • Volvo B8R
  • Del Monte Motor Works DM22T bus body
    • Scania K360IB 4x2[2]

Higer Bus Company Limited

  • Higer V92 KLQ6129
  • Higer H92 KLQ6125B
  • Higer A80 KLQ6123K
  • Higer A80 KLQ6128LQ

Hino Motors Philippines

  • Hino Grandecho II bus body
    • Hino RM2PSS
  • Hino MR60 bus body
    • Hino RK1JST

King Long United Automotive Industry Co., Ltd

  • King Long XMQ6129

Santarosa Motor Works

  • Santarosa Motor Works Jetliner bus body
    • Daewoo BV115 Jetliner
    • Daewoo BH117H Jetliner

Modified & Custom-built buses by Five Star Bus Body:

  • Nissan Diesel JA450SSN

Subsidiaries

  • Palawan Cherry Bus
  • Cat Island Express[3]
  • ARMJ Elavil Tours Phils. Inc. (former AMV Elavil Tours Phils. Inc. Masbate line)
  • Our Lady of Salvacion Bus Lines Inc.
  • Florencia Transport Services Inc
  • Peñafrancia Tours and Travel Transport
  • Victory Liner
  • Five Star Bus Company

Discontinued subsidaries

  • Isarog Line (renamed and now under Bicol Isarog Transport System)
  • RSL Bus Transport (now under Bicol Isarog Transport System)
  • Our Lady of Penãfrancia Bus Lines Inc. (now under Peñafrancia Tours and Travel Transport)
  • VS Pintados Corp. (renamed and now under Bicol Isarog Transport System)
  • Legazpi St. Jude Transport Lines Inc.
  • St. Rafael Transport Lines Inc.

Destinations

Metro Manila

Provincial destinations

Former destinations

References

  1. ^ "Bicol Isarog Transport System, Inc". Bicol Isarog Transport System, Inc. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
  2. ^ "Scania introduces Philippine-built bodies for their coach buses". Philstar Wheels. Vincent Villa. November 28, 2022.
  3. ^ Pauie Benavidez (November 27, 2023). "Finally, a choice for land transportation users". Catanduanes Tribune.
  4. ^ "New Transport Hub in Arcovia City Houses Elite Sleeper Buses Bound for Bicol". Philippine Primer. September 20, 2022.