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Five Star Bus Company

Logo: Pangasinan Five Star Bus Company, Inc., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Bus company in the Philippines

Pangasinan Five Star Bus Company, Inc. (FSBCI), or simply known as Five Star, is one of the largest bus companies in the Philippines. It serves routes mainly to the provinces of Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, Isabela and Cagayan.2 It is headquartered in Pasay.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1983Founded1

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Pangasinan Five Star Bus Company, Inc. (FSBCI), or simply known as Five Star, is one of the largest bus companies in the Philippines. It serves routes mainly to the provinces of Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, Isabela and Cagayan.2

Corporate structure

Five Star Bus Company sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Five Star was founded in 1983 in Metro Manila. It started as a city operation firm using ordinary fare buses, its main sister company is Victory Liner which is actually its parent. The Five Star Bus Company grew in the 90s, they started operations in Dagupan then later routes expanded to Cabanatuan, San Antonio, Tarlac City, Agno, Alaminos, Anda, Bolinao, San Carlos, Tayug, Santiago, Maddela, Piat, Tuguegarao and Solano, Nueva Vizcaya after the closure of Pangasinan Transportation Co., also known as Pantranco North Express Inc.

Bus Terminals

Five Star's headquarters in Pasay is one of its largest terminals, with destinations in Nueva Ecija and Pangasinan. Its Cubao terminal in Quezon City is large enough that three bus companies use it: Five Star, Bataan Transit and Luzon Cisco Transport. Five Star also has a terminal in Avenida Manila which has trips to Dagupan, San Carlos and Cagayan Valley (Santiago and Solano Trips only). It also has terminals in Cabanatuan, San Antonio, Bolinao, Alaminos, Pangasinan, Agno, Anda, San Carlos, Tayug, Santiago, Tuguegarao, Maddela, Piat and Solano.

From Wikipedia’s article on Five Star Bus Company, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

Fleet

Five Star Bus Company uses and maintains these bus units:

Current

Almazora Motors Corporation

MAN R39 18.350 Tourist Star

MAN R39 18.430 Tourist Star

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Anhui Ankai Automobile Co., Ltd.

Ankai HFF6121K40

Autodelta Coach Builders

Volvo B7R (Autodelta 12-meter coach body)

Hino Motors Philippines

Hino RM2PSS

Hino RK1JST

Higer Bus Company Limited

Higer V91 KLQ6119QE3

Higer A80 KLQ6123K

Higer A80 KLQ6128LQ

Higer KLQ6127LA

Higer KLQ6126LY

Hyundai Motor Company

Hyundai Universe Space Luxury

King Long United Automotive Industry Co., Ltd

King Long XMQ6118Y2

JAC Motors

JAC Motors HK6124AM1

Santarosa Motor Works

Santarosa Exfoh bus body

Nissan Diesel JA450SSN

Trans-Oriental Motor Builders Inc.

MAN R39 18.350 (in Golden Dragon XML6127 bus body)

Zhengzhou Yutong Group Co., Ltd.

Yutong ZK6128H

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

MAN R39 18.350 (Higer A80 replica)

MAN R39 18.350 (Golden Dragon XML6126 replica)

Hino RM2PSS

Hino RK1JST

Nissan Diesel JA450SSN

Hyundai Aero Space LS

Hyundai Universe Xpress

Yutong ZK6107HA

Former

Almazora Motors Corporation

MAN A55 18.310 Lion's Star

Hino Motors Philippines

Hino Prisma bus body

Nissan Diesel JA520RAN

Hino Grandtheater bus body

Hino RF

Hyundai Motor Company

Hyundai Aero Space LS

Kia Motors Corporation

Kia Granbird KM948 SD-II

Nissan Diesel Philippines Corporation

Nissan Diesel Euro Trans bus body

Nissan Diesel RB46S

Nissan Diesel JA430SAN

Santarosa Motor Works

Santarosa Euro bus body

Nissan Diesel RB46S

Santarosa Exfoh bus body

Nissan Diesel RB46S

Nissan Diesel RB46SR

Santarosa Modulo bus body

MAN A83 14.280

Zhengzhou Yutong Group Co., Ltd.

Yutong ZK6100H

Yutong ZK6119HA

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

Nissan Diesel RB46S

Nissan Diesel RB46SR

MAN A83 14.280

Subsidiaries and sister companies

Victory Liner

First North Luzon Transit

Bataan Transit

Bicol Isarog Transport System

Luzon Cisco Transport

Laguna Star Bus Transport System (operated by First North Luzon Transit)

Citybus Inc. (operated by First North Luzon Transit)

First Metro Bus Express Inc. (operated by First North Luzon Transit)

Maria de Leon Transportation (operated by Bataan Transit)

RJ Express

From Wikipedia’s article on Five Star Bus Company, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1983Founded Founded1

Sources

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