Davao Metro Shuttle
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| Founded | 1995 |
|---|---|
| Commenced operation | 1996 (Bus) |
| Headquarters | Ecoland Drive, Matina, Davao City, Mindanao, Philippines |
| Service area | Mindanao |
| Service type | Intercity coach service |
| Destinations | |
| Fleet | 180 units[1][2] (Yutong, Golden Dragon, Hino, Daewoo, Hyundai, Nissan Diesel) |
| Daily ridership | 25,000[1][2] |
| Operator | Davao Metro Shuttle Corporation |
| President | De Carlo L. Uy |
| Website | http://davaometroshuttle.com |
Davao Metro Shuttle Corporation (DMS), also known as Davao Metro Shuttle Bus Company, Inc., is a large bus company in Mindanao, Philippines. It operates bus transport services in and outside Davao Region with its headquarters, main garage and offices in Davao City. Its main terminals are located in Davao City and Tagum.[3]
History
Davao Metro Shuttle started as a taxi service in 1995 in what has been the partnership between Rey T. Uy (who used to be mayor of Tagum) and Reynaldo Alba. When it procured its first air-conditioned bus units in 1996, its first service was the Davao-Digos route. In 1998 the company started servicing the Davao-Tagum route after purchasing 20 non-aircon bus units. In 1998 their range of service once again expanded when they started servicing the Davao-Kidapawan route using Daewoo buses.
As time went on, and as the company went cycles of financial setbacks and recovery, its service routes expanded greatly on time to include General Santos City,Bansalan, Malita, Monkayo, Compostela, New Bataan, & Laak,
The Davao Metro shuttle is set to launch the Go-Mindanao Tour Bus program in 2017, an initiative supported by the Department of Tourism. They are targetting to launch the route by March next year which would initially travel from the city to Bukidnon, Cagayan de Oro and Butuan.[1][2][3][4]
Fleet
The first bus units of Davao Metro Shuttle came from Nissan Diesel and Daewoo Bus. Later, they also have units from Hino.
In 2010 they purchased units from Xiamen Golden Dragon Bus, the first in Mindanao, and in 2012 they purchased units from Zhengzhou Yutong Bus.
See also
References
- 1 2 3 Ace June Rell S. Perez (6 October 2016). "Leading to success". Sun.Star Davao. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- 1 2 3 Ace June Rell S. Perez (2 October 2016). "Mindanao Tour Bus hits road in 2017". Sun.Star Davao. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- 1 2 Kristianne Fusilero (3 October 2016). "Metro Shuttle expands service to tour local and foreign visitors". Mindanao Times. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ↑ Carmencita A. Carillo (5 October 2016). "Davao firm to invest P100M for tourist buses". BusinessWorld. Retrieved 10 October 2016.