• Source: Ceres Transport

      • Ceres Transport, Incorporated, is a bus company under the umbrella of Yanson Group of Bus Companies (YGBC). Based in Batangas City, it operates bus transport services in Batangas and Metro Manila, using the Strong Republic Nautical Highway.


      History


      In 2007, Ceres Liner's Iloilo base pioneered travel between Iloilo City and Metro Manila through the Western Nautical Highway. Proving to be profitable, Yanson Group expanded its Metro Manila operations and established Ceres Transport in 2009, being based in Batangas City. It enabled bus services encompassing Cubao, Batangas City, Mindoro, Aklan, Antique and Iloilo.
      In 2012, it bought out a franchise of Gold Star Bus Company and allowed it to operate its Batangas-Cubao and Batangas-Alabang routes. 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.


      Branding


      Ceres Transport was once a brand under Vallacar Transit Incorporated. The "transport" branding was once used to distinguish the Luzon-bound and those Ceres Liner buses at their former main base in Iloilo. Although Yanson Group had a practice to their bus branding such as "Liner" and "Tours" to differentiate their ordinary and air-conditioned buses, Ceres Transport does not have ordinary buses since it didn't click to Luzon market.
      When Ceres Transport formed its own subsidiary and had its base in Batangas City, Yanson Group retained the Ceres Transport brand.


      Base


      Their subsidiaries are subdivided by bases. These are based on the area of their operation, and their base number shall be the prefix number for their bus fleets. Yanson Group started this practice in 2005 after they bought out Lilian Express Inc., and felt that re-organizing their company was needed.
      There is only one base for Ceres Transport:


      Bus routes



      Batangas City - Cubao via EDSA or C-5 Road ACTEX (now under Gold Star)
      Batangas City - Alabang via Turbina or ACTEX (now under Gold Star)
      Batangas City - PITX/Buendia/Lawton via ACTEX
      Batangas City - PITX /SM Mall of Asia via ACTEX
      PITX - San Jose, Occidental Mindoro via Batangas City
      PITX - Iloilo City via Batangas City
      Pasay/Cubao - Iloilo City via Central Iloilo
      Pasay/Cubao - Iloilo City via Antique
      Pasay/Cubao - Sara via Alabang
      Pasay/Cubao - Estancia via Alabang
      Cubao - Kalibo via Central Iloilo
      Cubao - Bacolod via Iloilo City
      Cubao - Dumaguete via Bacolod and Kabankalan City via Iloilo City
      Pasay/Cubao - Dumaguete via Bacolod and Kabankalan City via Iloilo City.
      PITX - Zamboanga City via Dipolog, Dumaguete, Bacolod, Kabankalan City and Iloilo City.
      Caticlan - Dumaguete via Bacolod and Mabinay


      Fleet


      Ceres Transport has several units from Chinese brand buses. Some of their fleets are also provided by their parent company's coach building division, Vallacar Transit Incorporated - Transport Engineering and Bus Body Assembly Plant (VTI-TEBBAP).

      Yanson ViKing
      Yanson Legacy
      Yutong ZK6127H
      King Long XMQ6126Y
      King Long XMQ6119T
      King Long XMQ6125AY


      See also


      List of bus companies of the Philippines


      References




      External links



      Official website

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