JAC Liner

JAC Liner is one of the largest bus companies in the Philippines serving the riding public en route to Southern Luzon provinces which includes key destinations in the provinces of Laguna, Batangas, Quezon and Marinduque.^[2]

JAC (Jaime A. Chua) Liner, owned by the Chua Family, began operating in April 1987 as a sole proprietorship operating two second hand buses along the Alabang - Fairview route. The owner's family backyard lot functioned as the company's repair garage and head office.^[3]

In 1988, JAC Liner acquired eight additional second-hand buses from other bus operators. These were rehabilitated and made operational. A year after, they were assisted by the Bus Installment Purchase Program (BIPP), a program that would allow them to purchase buses on installment basis which allowed them to purchase 26 new buses and was granted to have additional franchises along EDSA.

In March 1992, they were formally incorporated as JAC Liner. Two years later, they moved their operations to the Southern Tagalog region, where it established itself as one of the largest bus companies in the country.

In 2004, the founders decided to go on semi-retirement and passed on the day-to-day management of the company to their children while retaining long-term policy-making functions of the corporation.^[3] In December of that same year, JAC Liner formed their first subsidiary, Lucena Lines, with a fleet of around 60 buses.

In 2010, JAC Liner bought the Tarlac City-based company Dionisio R. De Leon Express and established Pangasinan Solid North Transit. From 30 or so bus units, Pangasinan Solid North expanded their fleet size up to around 150 bus units.^[4] In 2011, JAC Liner became the first bus company in the country to offer free WiFi on board through a partnership with the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company.^[5][6]

In March 2014, JAC Liner took over the Santa Cruz line of Green Star Express. Months later, JAC Liner acquired the whole franchise of Greenstar and their remaining buses were transferred to Lucena Lines, but they retained some units under the Green Star Express name.

In 2015, JAC Liner took over the Dagupan Bus Company and the provincial operations of Fermina Express, which had a total of 300 buses combined.^[4] The company also debuted a new city bus subsidiary, Metro Manila Bus Company, with routes from Baclaran to Fairview via EDSA and Quezon Avenue.

In 2021, JAC Liner acquired JAM Liner and JAM Transit to expand their route network.

In 2023, JAC Liner took over Pacita-based Cher Transport, which was among the list of well-known bus companies in Metro Manila. The latter's bus units and routes were later integrated into Metro Manila Bus Company, expanding its operations as far as Balibago, Santa Rosa, Laguna.^[7]

In 2025, JAC Liner subsidiary Pangasinan Solid North Transit had its operations suspended for a month after one of its buses namely PSNTI bus no. 1513, a Dagupan Bus Co. unit operating under PSNTI caused a multiple-vehicle collision at the SCTEX toll plaza in Tarlac City, killing 10 people and injuring 37 others, with initial investigations suggesting the bus driver fell asleep. The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) initially issued a 30-day suspension for 15 specific units of Dagupan Bus Co., which was quickly followed by a Department of Transportation (DOTr) order suspending the entire fleet of Pangasinan Solid North Transit, encompassing nearly 300 buses.^[8] The same year, the remnants of Dagupan Bus's units were gradually integrated into the expanding operations of Solid North Transit, together with more than a dozen units from Victory Liner's former Caloocan - Dagupan and Cubao - Dagupan routes. JAC Liner and their subsidiaries also introduced daily pet-friendly schedules on all routes for the convenience of their pet-carrying commuters riding their buses.^[9]

• Lucena Lines
• JAM Liner
• Pangasinan Solid North Transit
• Dagupan Bus Company
• Metro Manila Bus Company

These are their discontinued subsidiaries / bus company names which they bought before:

• Dionisio R. De Leon Express (now under Pangasinan Solid North Transit)
• Green Star (Sta. Cruz line now under Lucena Lines)
• Fermina Express [Provincial Operations] (renamed and now under Pangasinan Solid North Transit)
• Laguna Express (renamed and now under Lucena Lines)
• CHER Transport (renamed and now under Metro Manila Bus Company)

JAC Liner runs ordinary and air-conditioned bus units. Recently, the company has started to offer deluxe and premium point-to-point trips as well. The majority of their buses are made from Yutong as they were the former distributor of the latter in the country, before transferring its distributorship to King Long.

From the official page of JAC Liner.^[10]

They have three main bus terminals and three satellite terminals in Metro Manila.

• Cubao Kamias Terminal: EDSA cor. Mapagmahal St., Brgy. Kamias, Quezon City (main hub)
• Avenida Terminal: Doroteo Jose Street, Santa Cruz, Manila
• One Ayala Satellite Terminal: Ayala Tower One, Ayala Avenue, Makati City
• Buendia Terminal: Sen. Gil J. Puyat Ave. cor Donada St., Pasay City
• Ayala Malls Manila Bay Satellite Terminal: Aseana Ave, Tambo, Parañaque City
• Market! Market! Satellite Terminal: McKinley Pkwy, Market! Market!, Taguig

These are their major hubs in Southern Luzon provinces.

• Biñan Terminal: P. Burgos St., Brgy. Sto Domingo, Biñan 4024, Laguna
• Balibago Termial (for MMBC/JAM only): Francisco A. Canicosa Ave., Balibago Complex, Brgy. Balibago, Santa Rosa, Laguna
• Calamba Terminal: Brgy. 1, Crossing, Calamba, Laguna
• Turbina Terminal: Philtranco/JAC Liner Turbina Station, National Highway, Turbina, Calamba, Laguna
• Mauban Terminal: Brgy. Polo, Maharlika Hwy, Mauban, Quezon
• Lucena City Grand Central Terminal: Brgy. Ilayang Dupay, Lucena City, Quezon
• Port of Dalahican Endpoint Terminal: Brgy. Dalahican, Lucena City, Quezon

From the official Facebook page of JAC Liner.^[11]

• Cubao/Kamias, Quezon City
• Avenida, Santa Cruz, Manila
• Ayala Center, Makati City
• One Ayala Terminal, Makati City
• Buendia, Pasay City
• Ayala Malls Manila Bay, Paranaque City
• Alabang, Muntinlupa City

• Southwoods Mall, Biñan, Laguna
• Santo Domingo, Biñan, Laguna

Via National Highway

• Crossing, Calamba, Laguna
• Los Baños, Laguna
• Bay, Laguna
• Victoria, Laguna
• Pila, Laguna
• Santa Cruz, Laguna

Via Maharlika Highway

• Turbina, Calamba, Laguna
• Santo Tomas, Batangas
• Alaminos, Laguna
• San Pablo, Laguna
• Tiaong, Quezon
• Candelaria, Quezon
• Sariaya, Quezon
• Lucena, Quezon
• Tayabas, Quezon
• Lucban, Quezon
• Sampaloc, Quezon
• Mauban, Quezon

Interisland Destinations (via Port of Dalahican, Lucena City)

• Mogpog, Marinduque
• Boac, Marinduque
• Gasan, Marinduque
• Buenavista, Marinduque
• Torrijos, Marinduque
• Santa Cruz, Marinduque

• Cubao, Kamias - Lucena City Grand Terminal

From the official Facebook page of Pangasinan Solid North Transit.^[12]

With the management of JAC Liner, Solid North Transit uses the facilities of JAC Liner, including their main terminal in Cubao; and in collaboration with ALPS The Bus, using their terminal in Buendia.

• Cubao/Kamias, Quezon City
• Avenida, Santa Cruz, Manila
• Buendia, Pasay
• Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange, Parañaque

• Marquee Mall Transport Terminal, Angeles, Pampanga
• Dau Mabalacat Central Terminal, Mabalacat, Pampanga
• Tarlac City, Tarlac
• Santa Ignacia, Tarlac
• Camiling, Tarlac
• San Clemente, Tarlac

Via TPLEX Gerona Exit, Gerona, Tarlac

• Gerona, Tarlac
• Paniqui, Tarlac
• Moncada, Tarlac
• San Manuel, Tarlac
• Rosales, Pangasinan
• Bayambang, Pangasinan
• San Carlos, Pangasinan
• Urdaneta, Pangasinan
• Dagupan, Pangasinan
• Lingayen, Pangasinan
• Mangaldan, Pangasinan
• Manaoag, Pangasinan

Via TPLEX Sison Exit, Sison, Pangasinan

• Sison, Pangasinan
• Rosario, La Union
• Tuba, Benguet
• Baguio, Benguet

• PITX/NAIA Terminal 3 - Baguio

• Baguio - Cabanatuan (via Tarlac & Guimba/Cuyapo)
• Baguio - Bayambang (via SM Carmen)

• Dagupan, Pangasinan (from Baguio City and vice versa via Agoo, La Union. Decommissioned following a swap of franchise with Victory Liner's Caloocan - Dagupan franchise)
• Tuguegarao City (reintegrated into EMC LBS Bus Lines, which is still, albeit being an independent company, being operated by JAC Liner. Utilizes JAC Liner's main hub in Cubao)

Under the management of JAC Liner, Metro Manila Bus Company uses the facilities of JAC Liner, including their terminal in Buendia.

• Buendia, Pasay City
• Ayala Center, Makati City
• One Ayala Terminal, Makati City
• Ayala Malls Manila Bay, Paranaque City
• Paranaque Integrated Terminal Exchange, Paranaque City
• Alabang, Muntinlupa City

• Pacita, San Pedro, Laguna
• Southwoods Mall, Binan, Laguna
• Balibago, Santa Rosa, Laguna

• SM City Fairview, Novaliches, Quezon City

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