Dagupan Bus Company

Dagupan Bus Co., Inc.

Founded	1946
Headquarters	EDSA cor New York, Cubao, Quezon City
Service area	Manila-Pangasinan and Cagayan Valley, Philippines
Service type	Provincial Operation
Fleet	700+ Buses (Nissan Diesel, Hino, Isuzu, Mitsubishi Fuso, Daewoo, Yutong)
Operator	Saulog Transit, Inc.

Dagupan Bus Co., Inc. is a provincial bus company covering major routes in Pangasinan, Cagayan Valley and Baguio City.

The company offers air conditioned and ordinary fare buses to the riding public.

Like other major bus companies, Dagupan Bus Co., Inc. has also modernized its fleet. Some of its buses are equipped with automatic transmission (GM Allison Automatic Transmission), particularly their Nissan Diesel engine powered buses. As of now, the company is now utilizing Hino, Mitsubishi Fuso, Isuzu, Yutong and Nissan Diesel buses.

Issues and Controversies

The Quezon City Regional Trial Court issued the writ of preliminary injunction against the Saulog group of companies who attempted to sell their stocks to other bus companies.^[1]

Another controversy regarding Saulog Transit Inc. and Dagupan Bus Co., Inc. was that a conflict sparked between the Saulog stake holders after the assassinations of their ancestors. Alejandro Saulog, the founder of Saulog Transit Inc. and grandfather of the Saulog cousins and relatives, Teodoro Saulog, Susan Saulog, Melquiades Saulog, Lilia S. Venturina, and Marietta S. Vergara, was shot and killed in 1960 by an unidentified gunman, while the family patriarch, Ruben Saulog, father of the current chief executive and one of the eight children of the founder, was also assassinated in 1990. Until then, the case of such killings are still uncertain and unresolved. The attempts to sell the two companies were assured by the lawyer Bernard Saulog, who got 75% of the total P1.4 B assets, while the 25% of the remaining assets were given to the rest of the clan members. Unfortunately, Teodoro Saulog and his clan members refused to give up Saulog Transit Inc. and Dagupan Bus Co., Inc.^[2]

Destinations

• Metro Manila
  • Cubao, Quezon City
  • Pasay City

• Provincial Destination
  • Agno, Pangasinan
  • Alaminos City, Pangasinan (either from Baguio City or Pasay, Cubao)
  • Anda, Pangasinan
  • Bolinao, Pangasinan
  • Cubao, Quezon City
  • Dagupan City, Pangasinan (via Manaoag, Pangasinan)
  • Mabalacat, Pampanga (Dau Bus Terminal)
  • Manaoag, Pangasinan
  • Maddela, Quirino
  • Piat, Cagayan
  • San Carlos City, Pangasinan
  • Solana, Cagayan
  • Tarlac City, Tarlac
  • Tuao, Cagayan
  • Tuguegarao City, Cagayan

• Former Destination
  • Mendez, Cavite
  • Tagaytay City, Cavite

See also

• Saulog Transit Inc.

References

1. ^ Saulog gets court approval to sell off assets
2. ^ Saulog for Sale