- Farinas Transit Company
Farinas Transit Company is one of the major
Philippines public transport companies connecting theLuzon provinces to the national capital inManila . [ [http://www.tourism.gov.ph/dot/investment_areas.asp WOW Philippines :: About the Department of Tourism :: Investments :: Investment Areas ] ] Primarily a passenger coach bus line, the main Manila terminal is in the Sampaloc district of Manila [ [http://www.travelmart.net/philippines/transportation.html Cross-Country Bus Terminals in Metro Manila Philippines ] ] .Farinas Transit Company is owned and operated by the Farinas family of
Ilocos Norte andIlocos Sur , a political family that has served as governors, mayors and councilmen over the course of several generations: most notably from recent news, Ilocos Norte Governor Rudolfo Farinas andLaoag City mayors Roger and Michael V. Farinas. Rival transportation companies in theIlocos Region are owned and operated by other political families: Singson family and the Marcos family.Fact|date=December 2007Rival transportation companies include
Partas , Dominion Bus Lines, Philippine Rabbit and Viron Transit [ [http://www.tourism.gov.ph/dot/investment_areas.asp WOW Philippines :: About the Department of Tourism :: Investments :: Investment Areas ] ] . A national railway network,Philippine National Railways , or Metrotren, provides rail service to the same areas served by agencies like Farinas Transit Company [ [http://www.tourism.gov.ph/trip_planner/getting_around.asp WOW Philippines :: Trip Planner :: Getting Around ] ] .References
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