PASSENGERS' TRANSPORT INDUSTRY * Philippines - The Buses And Bus-Makers of Bicol
Manila,Philippines -UP Ibalon Bicol, by myty555 -7 Nov 2008: -- ... Bicolanos started to shun the bus company...
With that, new Bicol bus companies began emerging starting with JB Lines... Soon the so-called "colorums" of Bicol began sprouting. Its main weapon was its low fares... For a while Philtranco made a comeback with the entry of Pepito Alvarez, who re-capitalized the company. But soon the former "colorums" started easing out Philtranco in more and more routes. It was offering a flat rate to Bicol which was only half of what Philtranco is charging. Even today with high fuel prices, it is offering fares in the range of P300-350 (ordinary class). It is now the bus of the masses and in this role it supplanted the moribund Philippine National Railways (PNR) trains... Its buses are now much improved. From "fly-by-night" and TOP (Temporary Operator's Permit) operations, it slowly legalized itself. It even bought old franchises from defunct bus companies...
Was is their secret? One, they are able to pack in their buses and it is good in looking for passengers in the highway. It even uses "hustlers" for this. It also assembles most of its units using mid-sized but thrifty engines. This gave rise to the Bicol bus-making industry which is centered in Tabaco City. Its RMB and JYQ brand of buses are among the most prominent and it is even "exported" now to other regions like the Eastern Visayas... Its operations are low-cost, no-frills... Labels: passengers' transport industry
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