Bicol Isarog Transport System, Inc. (BITSI, also known as simply Bicol Isarog) is a Philippine bus company based in

Quezon City Quezon City (, ; ), also known as the City of Quezon and Q.C. (read and pronounced in Filipino language, Filipino as Kyusi), is the richest and List of cities in the Philippines, most populous city in the Philippines. According to the 2020 c ...

. Bicol Isarog, along with 6 sister bus lines, operates routes that primarily serves the

Bicol Region The Bicol Region, designated as Region V, is an administrative region of the Philippines. It comprises six Provinces of the Philippines, provinces, four on the Bicol Peninsula (the luzon#Southeastern Luzon, southeastern end of Luzon): Albay, Ca ...

, as well as

Samar Province Samar, officially the Province of Samar (; ), or also known as Western Samar, is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is the city of Catbalogan while Calbayog is the most ...

and

Leyte Province Leyte (also Northern Leyte; ; Cebuano: ''Amihanang Leyte''; ), officially the Province of Leyte, is a province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region occupying the northern three-quarters of Leyte Island (with the remaining po ...

Overview

Bicol Isarog Transport System Inc. was formally incorporated in the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 19, 2011. The company has then been operating the Penafrancia, RSL bus transport and Isarog Lines to include several more bus routes which makes BITSI the leading bus company in the south of Luzon. With the recent partnership with VSPintados, the company now even expands its services bringing people safer in the Eastern Visayas region particularly in Calbayog, Catbalogan, Tacloban, Ormoc and Maasin.

Fleet

Current

Del Monte Motor Works * ''Del Monte Motor Works DM10 Sleeper bus body'' ** Hyundai Aero Space LS * ''Del Monte Motor Works DM16 S1 Sleeper bus body'' ** Hino RM2PSS * ''Del Monte Motor Works DM16 S2 HID bus body'' ** Volvo B8R * ''Del Monte Motor Works DM16 S2 HID Sleeper bus body'' ** Volvo B8R * ''Del Monte Motor Works DM22T bus body'' ** Scania K360IB 4x2 Higer Bus Company Limited *Higer V92 KLQ6129 *Higer H92 KLQ6125B *Higer A80 KLQ6123K *Higer A80 KLQ6128LQ Hino Motors Philippines * Hino Grandecho II bus body ** Hino RM2PSS * Hino MR60 bus body ** Hino RK1JST King Long United Automotive Industry Co., Ltd * King Long XMQ6129 Santarosa Motor Works * ''Santarosa Motor Works Jetliner bus body'' **Daewoo BV115 Jetliner **Daewoo BH117H Jetliner Modified & Custom-built buses by Five Star Bus Body: * Nissan Diesel JA450SSN

Subsidiaries

* Palawan Cherry Bus * Cat Island Express * ARMJ Elavil Tours Phils. Inc. (former AMV Elavil Tours Phils. Inc. Masbate line) * Our Lady of Salvacion Bus Lines Inc. * Legazpi St. Jude Transport Lines Inc. * Florencia Transport Services Inc * Peñafrancia Tours and Travel Transport *

Victory Liner Victory Liner, Inc. (VLI) is a bus company in the Philippines that was established in 1945 by José Hernandez, is recognized as one of the primary providers of bus transportation in the Philippines, servicing key locations across Luzon. Initial ...

* Five Star Bus Company

Discontinued subsidaries

* Isarog Line (renamed and now under Bicol Isarog Transport System) * RSL Bus Transport (now under Bicol Isarog Transport System) * Our Lady of Penãfrancia Bus Lines Inc. (now under Peñafrancia Tours and Travel Transport) * VS Pintados Corp. (renamed and now under Bicol Isarog Transport System) * St. Rafael Transport Lines Inc.

Destinations

Metro Manila

* Mirasol, Cubao,

* EDSA-Cubao,

* Arcovia City,

Pasig Pasig, officially the City of Pasig (), is a highly-urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 803,159 people. It is located along the eastern border of Metro Mani ...

Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange The Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX, ) is a public transport terminal in Parañaque, Metro Manila, Philippines. PITX is built and operated by Megawide Construction Corporation and the Department of Transportation (DOTr) under the ...

Parañaque Parañaque, officially the City of Parañaque (, ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Metro Manila, National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of ...

Alabang Alabang () is a barangay in Muntinlupa, Philippines. At one time, the area was a farming district and has since grown from a village to a major commercial center, including Filinvest City, Madrigal Business Park, and a transportation hub. It ...

Muntinlupa Muntinlupa (), officially the City of Muntinlupa (), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Metro Manila, National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population o ...

Provincial destinations

* Turbina, Calamba * Santa Rosa Integrated Terminal, Santa Rosa *

Naga, Camarines Sur Naga, officially the City of Naga (Central Bikol language, Central Bikol: ''Siyudad nin Naga''; Rinconada Bikol language, Rinconada Bikol: ''Siyudad ka Naga''; ; ), or the Pilgrim City of Naga, is an Cities of the Philippines#Legal classificat ...

* Calabanga,

Camarines Sur Camarines Sur (; ), officially the Province of Camarines Sur (Central Bikol language, Bikol: ''Probinsya kan Habagatan na Camarines''; ), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Bicol Region on Luzon. Its ca ...

Tabaco, Albay Tabaco, officially the City of Tabaco (; ), is a component city in the province of Albay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 140,961 people. Etymology According to native stories, the "Legend of Tabaco" was abo ...

Daraga Daraga ( ɐrɐ'gaofficially the Municipality of Daraga ; ), is a municipality in the province of Albay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 133,893. The municipality is home to the famous Cagsawa Ruins. Hist ...

Albay Albay (IPA: ), officially the Province of Albay (; ; Baybayin, ᜎᜎᜏᜒᜄᜈ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜀᜎ᜔ᜊᜌ᜔), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Bicol Region of the Philippines, mostly on the southeastern part of the isla ...

* Legazpi Grand Central Terminal,

Legazpi, Albay Legazpi (, American Spanish: , European Spanish: ), officially the City of Legazpi (; ), is a Component City, component city and capital of the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Albay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a ...

* San Andres, Catanduanes *

Virac, Catanduanes Virac, officially the Municipality of Virac, is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality and capital of the Philippine Province, province of Catanduanes, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 76,520 people. I ...

Masbate City Masbate City, officially the City of Masbate (Masbateño language, Masbateño: ''Syudad san Masbate''; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city and capital of the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Masbate, P ...

Aroroy Aroroy, officially the Municipality of Aroroy, is a municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 88,351 people. The town is known for the Kalanay Cave, one of the most important archa ...

Masbate Masbate, officially the Province of Masbate (Masbateño language, Masbateño: ''Probinsya san Masbate''; ), is an island Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located near the midsection of the nation's archipelago. Its provi ...

Cataingan, Masbate Cataingan, officially the Municipality of Cataingan, is a municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 50,623 people. Cataingan is southeast of Masbate City. History In 1948, Pl ...

* Sorsogon Grand Terminal,

Sorsogon City Sorsogon City, officially the City of Sorsogon (Southern Sorsogon language, Waray Sorsogon: ''Syudad san Sorsogon''; ; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city and capital of the Provinces of the Philippines, pro ...

Gubat, Sorsogon Gubat, officially the Municipality of Gubat ( Gubatnon: ''Bungto san Gubat''; , ), is a municipality in the province of Sorsogon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 60,294 people. Gubat is pronounced with the acc ...

* Bulan, Sorsogon *

Calbayog Calbayog, officially the City of Calbayog (; ), is a component city in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 186,960 people. It lies along the coastal region of the province stretching about ...

Samar Samar ( ) is the third-largest and seventh-most populous island in the Philippines, with a total population of 1,909,537 as of the 2020 census. It is located in the eastern Visayas, which are in the central Philippines. The island is divided in ...

Catbalogan, Samar Catbalogan, officially the City of Catbalogan (; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city and capital city of the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Samar (province), Samar, Philippines. According to the 202 ...

Tacloban Tacloban ( ; ), officially the City of Tacloban (; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city on Leyte island in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, Tacloban has a popu ...

Leyte Leyte ( ) is an island in the Visayas group of islands in the Philippines. It is eighth-largest and sixth-most populous island in the Philippines, with a total population of 2,626,970 as of 2020 census. Since the accessibility of land has been ...

* Burauen, Leyte

Former destinations

Ermita Ermita is a district in central Manila, Philippines. It is a significant center of finance, education, culture, and commerce. Ermita serves as the civic center of Manila, bearing the seat of city government and a large portion of the area's e ...

Manila Manila, officially the City of Manila, is the Capital of the Philippines, capital and second-most populous city of the Philippines after Quezon City, with a population of 1,846,513 people in 2020. Located on the eastern shore of Manila Bay on ...

Araneta City Bus Port The Araneta City Bus Port (ACBP), also styled Araneta City Busport, is a bus station in Quezon City, Philippines. The bus station is currently one of two bus terminals in the Araneta City business district that link Metro Manila with the Provinc ...

Cubao,

Pasay Pasay, officially the City of Pasay (; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Metro Manila, National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 Philippine census, 2020 census, it has a ...

* Baybay, Leyte *

Maasin Maasin (IPA: ɐˈʔasin, officially the City of Maasin (; , ), is a component city and capital of the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 87,446 people. It has 70 barangays and lo ...

Southern Leyte Southern Leyte (; Kabalian: ''Habagatan nga Leyte''; ; ), officially the Province of Southern Leyte, is a province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital and largest city is Maasin. Southern Leyte comprised the ...

Sogod, Southern Leyte Sogod (IPA:), officially the Municipality of Sogod (; ), is a 1st income class municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of ...

* Liloan, Southern Leyte *

Saint Bernard, Southern Leyte Saint Bernard, officially the Municipality of Saint Bernard ( Kabalian: ''Lungsod san Saint Bernard''; ; ), is a municipality in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 28,414 people. Ety ...

References

{{reflist Bus companies of the Philippines 2011 establishments in the Philippines Transport companies established in 2011 Transportation in the Bicol Region Transportation in Eastern Visayas Companies based in Quezon City