Know Your Bus Series - Pamana Transport Services, Inc

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Photo By: Ron Camia

Pamana Transport Services, Inc. is a bus company serving the Valenzuela-Baclaran corridor. Based in Barangay Malanday, the company was founded on April 5, 2000, by Angel C. Secerio, who used part of his money inherited by his parents to establish a business with aims to generate jobs, hence the name "Pamana".


Pamana's two franchises were granted in 2003, one after another; one franchise authorized them to ply the Baclaran-Malanday via Ayala route with 16 units, while another authorized the Baclaran-Malanday via McArthur EDSA route with 6 units. The units Pamana operated during this period were non-aircondtioned Isuzu FTR buses supplied by Almazora, later complemented by fleets of Nissan Diesel Metrostar and Exfoh supplied by Santarosa.

 

Around 2010 (or possibly later), Pamana acquired assets of a competing company: that of Edgardo Mimay, operator of St. Martin of Tours Trailways (formerly known as Filipinas Trailways) based in Bocaue. Aside from retaining St. Martin's corporate identity and Exfoh units, Pamana-St. Martin purchased brand-new Daewoo BF106 units, strengthening Pamana's presence in the Malanday-Baclaran via Ayala route.

 

At the present time, Pamana and St. Martin combined employs over 200 employees. At present, the Isuzu FTR and Metrostar units are being phased out in favor of newer, policy-compliant Iveco and Golden Dragon low-entry buses. Pamana's (and newer St Martin's) units are recognizable by the large trade names printed out on their buses' windshield tint.

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