Inocencio Aniceto Transportation, more fondly known as St. Joseph, is a bus transportation company in the Philippines

Philippines

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 owned by the Aniceto Family of Vigan City

Vigan City

The City of Vigan is a 5th class city in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. It is the capital of the Province of Ilocos Sur...

 in Ilocos Sur

Ilocos Sur

Ilocos Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. Vigan City, located on the mouth of the Mestizo River is the provincial capital...

 province. It operates a 24/7 service for passengers between Metro Manila

Metro Manila

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 and northwest Luzon

Luzon

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 (the Ilocos

Ilocos

Ilocos collectively refers to two provinces in the Philippines: Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur. Inhabitants are called Ilocanos and they speak the language Iloko, also called Ilocano.The Ilocos Region, containing four provinces, is named after Ilocos...

 corridor).

Etymology

The name of the company was derived form its founder, Inocencio Aniceto, a native of Ilocos Sur

Ilocos Sur

Ilocos Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. Vigan City, located on the mouth of the Mestizo River is the provincial capital...

.

History

The company was founded as a family business of the Aniceto family, which also operates a hotel in Vigan, the "Aniceto Mansion Hotel". It has become one of the most popular means of traveling to Manila

Manila

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, alongside Philippine Rabbit

Philippine Rabbit

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, the now-defunct Maura Transit, and the former Times Transit

Dominion Bus Lines

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. During the '80s they operated one of the country's most modern fleets, with top-of-the-line buses, as well as being one of the first few bus companies in Northern Luzon to field Hino

Hino Motors

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 "Grandtheater" buses.

During the 90's, financial problems put the company on hard times. The owners had to sell almost all of their buses (including newly-acquired Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz

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 units) to Autobus Transport Systems.

The firm did not die totally. Even if most of the company's assets were sold in order to somehow gain its loses, Dr. Rodolfo Aniceto, together with his wife, did a herculean task to restore the company. The company was reborn when they acquired a new fleet of surplus buses from Japan (which includes Isuzu Super Cruiser

Isuzu Super Cruiser

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s, Hino S'elega

Hino S'elega

The Hino S'elega is a heavy-duty bus built by Hino. The range was primarily available as tourist coach.-S'elega:*U-RU1/2/3/4 **Wheelbase long / short*KC-RU1/2/3/4...

s, Hino Blue Ribbon

Hino Blue Ribbon

The Hino Blue Ribbon is a heavy-duty bus built by Hino. The range was primarily available as city bus and tourist coach.- RE/RC :*RB10-P *RB10 *RC10-P *RC100-P *RE100 *RC300/320...

s, and a Mitsubishi Fuso Aero Queen) and has returned to some of its old routes.

In 2010, the Aniceto Bus Line acquired the "Wheels of Fortune Transport" tourist bus company, along with a few of its buses, which later became "Aniceto Travel Services," in order to cater to the company's ever growing charter service.

In late October 2011, the company added a new route Baguio-Vigan.

Fleet

Inocencio Aniceto Transportation is utilizing and maintaining Hino

Hino Motors

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, Isuzu

Isuzu

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, Mitsubishi Fuso

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation

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, and Hyundai

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 buses, totalling 17 units (including those from Aniceto Travel Services).

Bus Terminals

• Metro Manila
  Metro Manila
  Metropolitan Manila , the National Capital Region , or simply Metro Manila, is the metropolitan region encompassing the City of Manila and its surrounding areas in the Philippines...
  
  
  • Cubao, Quezon City
    Quezon City
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     (former hub)
  • Laon-Laan, Sampaloc, Manila
    Sampaloc, Manila
    Sampaloc is a district of Manila which is primarily a residential and educational center. Part of the Malacañang Palace is located in Sampaloc. The University of Santo Tomas, University of the East Manila are part of the University Belt to name a few, the famous Dangwa flower market at Dimasalang...
    
    

• Provincial Destinations
  • Sinait, Ilocos Sur
    Sinait, Ilocos Sur
    Sinait is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 24,896 people in 5,131 households....
    
     (its maximum northern limit of coverage)
  • Vigan, Ilocos Sur