Bus History

I am a commuter. I’ve been a commuter almost half of my life… (let’s do quick computation.. im 28, started commuting since 1995, i was 16 or 17… see almost half! :) – I just want to note here that’s the bus fare from Norzagaray (errr.. sta maria) to MRT North/Cubao for Del Carmen was adjusted to a more reasonable one.

Anyway,

I’m a regular passenger of jeepneys, buses and trains (LRT,MRT)… Nasaksihan ko ang unti unting pagtaas ng gasolina at syempre,ng pamasahe.. I remember when I was in high school in my old school in Norzagaray, Bulacan, 2nd year ako nun, sigurado, since i remember I was on the second floor of the building and every time we’re waiting for the next teacher to come, nakadungaw ako sa bintana, nakikita ko ung mga bus na Roval byaheng Cubao… Though then, I never thought I’ll be riding those things..

First year college, 1995,start na ng commute.. I can recall bus fare then was P15. (and jeep i think was P1.50) nice eh? Those were the days na super ok maging business or maging owner ka ng bus… Kasi everyone’s moving around, everyone’s going somewhere then. And the best part of that time is parang monopolyo ang bus business.. There was only one bus operator then – Roval Tours… And then, everyone.. well,someone, jumped in to the band wagon. The next operator sa byaheng Cubao was Erwin. For years, silang dalawa lang.. like Microsoft and Apple.. the Linux came in..

Nuestra Senora Del Carmen’s original route was Leveriza – EDSA – Malanday.. But since the whole fleet of Del Carmen Buses was coming from Sta Maria (partida), nagsasakay na sila ng pasahero from their garage to cubao.. that’s where it all started…

Mas mura kasi pamasahe ng Del Carmen vs Roval and Del Carmen are aircon buses! Wala kasi line ang Del Carmen kaya mura sila and illegal.. Nang kumuha ng line sa LTFRB ang delcarmen, that ends Roval.. They went bankrupt and nahdah.. bye bye…

Then, this whole oil price came.. naging per kilometer ung singilan ng Del Carmen.. from P30 naging P65! No choice kaming mga commuter since Del Carmen na lang ung natitirang bus operator diretso sa Cubao (or course may option to take the Divisoria bus kaya lang super bagal!! grabe! 3-4 hours uubusin)

Then the Philippine Corithian bus came into picture.. and the story now repeats itself.. This time it Phil Corinthian vs Del Carmen.. That’s P30 vs P65.. san ka pa? aircon naman sila pareho.. It’s been like that for couple of years na..

Until Del Carmen give in today! Pagsakay ko bus kanina sa delcarmen (im not choosy, which bus came first, dun ako sumasakay, wag lang ma late) P30 na lang siningil nila sakin..

Good move for Del Carmen!

Anyway.. here pala is the history of the bus.. not bus or car insurance

All I know then is Bus came from OmniBus… na parang may nakikita kong ganong bus sa EDSA

4 Responses to “Bus History”

1. TIKEY says:

   January 27, 2007 at 11:08 pm

   Thanks for visiting my site! Waaaaa miss ko ng sumakay ng jeep at… mag one..two.. three.. hehe

2. tresebry says:

   January 27, 2007 at 11:42 pm

   Nung unang commute ko, 2.50php lang ang pamasahe! ngaun 7php na! haha! hanep. ambilis! ang mahal na kasi ng gasolina! :)

3. jacaranda.jwl says:

   January 28, 2007 at 2:01 am

   @tikey.. nung nasa sta mesa ko gawain ko rin yah .. lol
   @tresebry.. mas matanda pala ko sayo.. kasi naabutan ko P1.50.. hehe.

4. cess says:

   January 29, 2007 at 9:45 am

   uy, taga-norzagaray ka pala. i have a good friend na tubo dyan. i have relatives who live nearby too. pag pumupunta kaming norzagaray ngayon thru sjdm na. o kaya pag pauwi kami galing north provinces dyan kami e-exit labas kami sjdm