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<h2 id="etymology">Etymology</h2> <p>The name "Partas" was derived from the term "<a href="/facts/Satrap/kVKpwGXt">Satrap</a>", an ancient Persian language word for "governor" (since <a href="/facts/Chavit_Singson/IQjyqemr">Luis "Chavit" Singson</a>, the owner, served as governor of <a href="/facts/Ilocos_Sur/8C4xvakr">Ilocos Sur</a> for many years) spelled in reverse, an example of a <a href="/facts/Palindrome/PHo33zqN">palindrome</a>. "Satrap" also refers to the name of the construction business owned and managed by Partas' owner/operator.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="history">History</h2> <p>Partas was founded on July 25, 1989,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> and started its operations in 1991, a time when <a href="/facts/Philippine_Rabbit/kdewc3eU">Philippine Rabbit</a> and rival <a href="/facts/Fari%C3%B1as_Transit_Company/wYAaYr3Y">Fariñas Transit</a> ruled the Ilocos routes; with millionaire Santiago Rondaris' Times Transit shut down for good due to labor disputes (later became <a href="/facts/Dominion_Bus_Lines/cdfy5YSU">Dominion Bus Lines</a>); and <a href="/facts/Inocencio_Aniceto_Transportation/z6uNDgum">St. Joseph</a> sidelined by hard times. Partas Bus Lines, as a company, was incorporated by Luis <a href="/facts/Chavit_Singson/IQjyqemr">Chavit Singson</a> and Rolito Go at <a href="/facts/Laoag/sLVPag5m">Laoag</a> (<a href="/facts/Ilocos_Norte/pUE0KlRa">Ilocos Norte</a>).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> Even as a new player in the industry back then, Partas has attracted the riding public with its state-of-the-art buses powered by <a href="/facts/UD_Trucks/E7sTcBgx">Nissan Diesel</a> and <a href="/facts/MAN_Truck_%26_Bus/cqFLDQD7">MAN</a> engines; with the distinctive blue and white livery, and the <a href="/facts/Wile_E._Coyote_and_the_Road_Runner/PCvUFBKe">Road Runner</a> character from <a href="/facts/Looney_Tunes/GA22TKT4">Looney Tunes</a>, their standard emblem, adorning the front and sides of their buses.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> </p><p>Partas is one of two bus companies in the Ilocos Region to have ever fielded a double-decker bus (the other being Fariñas).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> </p><p>The principal provincial terminals are at <a href="/facts/Laoag/sLVPag5m">Laoag</a>, <a href="/facts/Vigan/8dtUn2CT">Vigan</a>, <a href="/facts/Candon/ybC7grzC">Candon</a>, <a href="/facts/Bangued,_Abra/3AUC0P2t">Bangued</a>, <a href="/facts/Baguio/hUpx5kmk">Baguio</a>, <a href="/facts/San_Fernando,_La_Union/MKWa7zKj">San Fernando, La Union</a>, and, starting in 2014, a sub-station in <a href="/facts/Pagudpud/vNU5LknH">Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte</a>. </p><p>In Metro Manila, the main hub is at <a href="/facts/Quezon_City/YWBLFVWj">Cubao</a>, <a href="/facts/Quezon_City/YWBLFVWj">Quezon City</a>, which deploys trips to majority of its provincial destinations, except for Baguio. </p><p>Trips to and from the majority of its provincial destinations, except for Baguio, are available via their terminal in <a href="/facts/Pasay/Wj4dhFcD">Pasay</a>. One of the latest routes added to Pasay terminal is <a href="/facts/Pasay/Wj4dhFcD">Pasay</a> to <a href="/facts/Pagudpud,_Ilocos_Norte/vNU5LknH">Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte</a>, and vice versa.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> </p><p>The latest terminal within Metro Manila was opened in <a href="/facts/Sampaloc,_Manila/xMn7Vqgm">Sampaloc</a> district of <a href="/facts/Manila/1jLySodG">Manila</a>. This terminal principally caters to goods traders in <a href="/facts/Binondo/IdIhl9Dw">Binondo</a> and <a href="/facts/Divisoria/C5pQRd3Q">Divisoria</a> districts of Manila, and students in Manila's <a href="/facts/University_Belt/CsuvhKPy">University Belt</a> who hail from <a href="/facts/Laoag/sLVPag5m">Laoag</a>, <a href="/facts/Bangued,_Abra/3AUC0P2t">Bangued, Abra</a> and <a href="/facts/Pagudpud,_Ilocos_Norte/vNU5LknH">Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte</a>. </p><p>Partas also has inter-provincial trips in Northern Luzon, running between <a href="/facts/Baguio/hUpx5kmk">Baguio</a>, <a href="/facts/Vigan/8dtUn2CT">Vigan</a>, <a href="/facts/Laoag,_Ilocos_Norte/sLVPag5m">Laoag</a>, <a href="/facts/Bangued,_Abra/3AUC0P2t">Bangued, Abra</a>, <a href="/facts/San_Fernando,_La_Union/MKWa7zKj">San Fernando, La Union</a>, <a href="/facts/Bolinao,_Pangasinan/8WGprVUE">Bolinao, Pangasinan</a>, <a href="/facts/Tuguegarao,_Cagayan/sl0hh9JC">Tuguegarao, Cagayan</a> and <a href="/facts/Santiago,_Isabela/zXRDoy8l">Santiago, Isabela</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="fleet">Fleet</h2> <p>Partas operates around 300 buses. Currently the fleet predominantly consist of imported or locally-assembled <a href="/facts/Golden_Dragon_(company)/svvouI1M">Golden Dragon</a> and <a href="/facts/Zhongtong_Bus/uwEa9oX2">Zhongtong</a> buses from China.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a> </p><p>The list includes: </p> <ul><li>Golden Dragon XML6102 "Splendour"</li> <li>Golden Dragon XML6122J38Y "Triumph 2.0"</li> <li>Golden Dragon XML6103 "Phoenix"</li> <li>Golden Dragon XML6103 "Snowfox"</li> <li>Golden Dragon XML6103 "Snow Leopard"</li> <li>Golden Dragon XML6122</li> <li>Golden Dragon XML6127</li> <li>Golden Dragon XML6129J18 "Navigator"</li> <li>Zhongtong LCK6118H "Elegance"</li> <li>Zhongtong LCK6128H "Magnate"</li> <li>Golden Dragon XML6122J18 "Triumph"</li> <li>Golden Dragon XML6122J23 "Triumph"</li></ul> <p>Former: </p> <ul><li>Golden Dragon XML6129 "Grand Cruiser"</li> <li>Hyundai Universe Space Luxury</li> <li>Higer KLQ6109 Koyo Motor</li> <li>Man AMC Tourist Star R39 18.350</li> <li>Yutong ZK6107HA</li> <li>Hino RM2PSS DMMW DM 10</li> <li>Hino RM2PSS DMMW DM 11</li> <li>Hino RM2PSS DMMW DM 12</li> <li>Hino RM2PSS DMMW DM 14</li> <li>Hino RM2PSS DMMW DM 16</li> <li>Nissan Diesel Euro Trans JA430SAN</li></ul> <h2 id="branding">Branding</h2> <h3>Livery</h3> <p>The company's official logo is <a href="/facts/Wile_E._Coyote_and_the_Road_Runner/PCvUFBKe">Road Runner</a> which is displayed, either standing or running, on most buses, with the name 'PARTAS' written in capital letters. All buses vary in livery design, but are predominantly blue (light and dark), red and white. </p> <h3>Fleet numbering</h3> <p>The buses are numbered with 4 or 5 digits, with the number 8 being placed on the first and last digit (e.g. 8**8 and 8***8). </p> <h2 id="fare-classes">Fare classes</h2> <p>Partas has employed various fare classes, which are sequenced below from the least to the most priced. </p> <ul><li>Luxury: (2x1 seating with leg-support and footrest, individual buspad and onboard restroom. 28 seater)</li> <li>Deluxe: (2x2 seating with onboard restroom. 45 seater)</li> <li>Regular air–conditioned: (2x2 seating. 49 seater)</li></ul> <p>They also operate express buses, with only one stopover. </p> <h2 id="destinations">Destinations</h2> <h3>Metro Manila</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Quezon_City/YWBLFVWj">Cubao, Quezon City</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Pasay/Wj4dhFcD">Pasay</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Sampaloc,_Manila/xMn7Vqgm">Sampaloc, Manila</a></li></ul> <h3>Provincial destinations</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Mabalacat,_Pampanga/8lSCAFvw">Mabalacat, Pampanga</a> (Dau Mabalacat Bus Terminal)</li> <li><a href="/facts/San_Fernando,_La_Union/MKWa7zKj">San Fernando, La Union</a>*</li> <li><a href="/facts/Candon,_Ilocos_Sur/ybC7grzC">Candon, Ilocos Sur</a>*</li> <li><a href="/facts/Vigan,_Ilocos_Sur/8dtUn2CT">Vigan, Ilocos Sur</a>*</li> <li><a href="/facts/Narvacan,_Ilocos_Sur/W5hBYYj7">Narvacan, Ilocos Sur</a>*</li> <li><a href="/facts/Bangued/3AUC0P2t">Bangued</a>, <a href="/facts/Abra_(province)/gHSgkvpP">Abra</a>*</li> <li><a href="/facts/Santa_Cruz,_Ilocos_Sur/IIG4JXTJ">Santa Cruz, Ilocos Sur</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Laoag,_Ilocos_Norte/sLVPag5m">Laoag, Ilocos Norte</a>*</li> <li><a href="/facts/Baguio/hUpx5kmk">Baguio</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Sison,_Pangasinan/7tjIj8Sq">Sison, Pangasinan</a>*</li> <li><a href="/facts/Bolinao,_Pangasinan/8WGprVUE">Bolinao, Pangasinan</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Alaminos,_Pangasinan/gov8zRhV">Alaminos, Pangasinan</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Tuguegarao,_Cagayan/sl0hh9JC">Tuguegarao, Cagayan</a>*</li> <li><a href="/facts/Cauayan,_Isabela/cnwo4dQT">Cauayan, Isabela</a>*</li> <li><a href="/facts/Ilagan/H9sDbyqt">Ilagan</a>, <a href="/facts/Isabela_(province)/sB2LX1d6">Isabela</a>*</li> <li><a href="/facts/Santiago,_Isabela/zXRDoy8l">Santiago, Isabela</a>*</li> <li><a href="/facts/Turbina,_Calamba/tW9cylac">Turbina, Calamba</a>, <a href="/facts/Laguna_(province)/b3XMmol8">Laguna</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Batangas_City/hIEI0b5J">Batangas City</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Sablayan/LfuNUM4o">Sablayan</a>, <a href="/facts/Occidental_Mindoro/48MgdHvd">Occidental Mindoro</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/San_Jose,_Occidental_Mindoro/WzneETwx">San Jose, Occidental Mindoro</a></li></ul> <p>(*) <i>All buses from <a href="/facts/Metro_Manila/DQT25K5w">Metro Manila</a> will pass through <a href="/facts/TPLEX/vWSgrXBI">TPLEX</a> depending on the exit.</i> </p> <h3>Inter-provincial</h3> <ul><li>Baguio - Laoag</li> <li>Baguio - Vigan</li> <li>Baguio - Narvacan</li> <li>Baguio - Bangued (placards and LEDs are shown as Abra)</li> <li>Baguio - San Fernando (LEDs and placards are shown as <a href="/facts/La_Union/bnA3MV4T">La Union</a>)</li> <li>Baguio - Bolinao (via Agoo)</li> <li>Vigan - Sta. Cruz</li> <li>Vigan - Carmen</li> <li>Tuguegarao - Santiago (via Ilagan)</li></ul> <h2 id="former-destinations">Former destinations</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Aparri/d0kVS0fK">Aparri</a>, <a href="/facts/Cagayan/ul36BFnp">Cagayan</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Santa_Teresita,_Cagayan/2DwtfbCh">Santa Teresita, Cagayan</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Luna,_Apayao/eWRz6VgE">Luna, Apayao</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/San_Fernando,_Pampanga/0B6VMcDD">San Fernando, Pampanga</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Cabanatuan/3VvGyR9p">Cabanatuan</a>, <a href="/facts/Nueva_Ecija/3wmR2sDR">Nueva Ecija</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Olongapo/0rNhd08Y">Olongapo</a>, <a href="/facts/Zambales/hsV6x8bA">Zambales</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Naga,_Camarines_Sur/YqGgsVXT">Naga, Camarines Sur</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Tarlac_City,_Tarlac/ynUFqRvT">Tarlac City, Tarlac</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> Wikimedia Commons has media related to Partas. <ul><li><a href="https://biyaheroes.com/#!/">Byaheroes</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"More bus firms resume Manila-Northern Luzon trips". John Michael Mugas of Inquirer.net. newsinfo.inquirer.net. Retrieved April 7, 2022. <a href="https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1579770/more-bus-firms-resume-manila-northern-luzon-trips/amp" target="_blank">https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1579770/more-bus-firms-resume-manila-northern-luzon-trips/amp</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"7 Premium Buses in Manila for a Hassle-Free Travel up North". Primer Blogspot. primer.com.ph. Retrieved February 7, 2020. <a href="https://primer.com.ph/blog/2020/02/07/7-premium-buses-in-manila-for-a-hassle-free-travel-up-north/" target="_blank">https://primer.com.ph/blog/2020/02/07/7-premium-buses-in-manila-for-a-hassle-free-travel-up-north/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Go Update - Partas Disclaimer". The Manila Standard. May 15, 1996. Retrieved June 10, 2014. <a href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1370&dat=19960515&id=lZkVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ggsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6157,2256387" target="_blank">https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1370&dat=19960515&id=lZkVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ggsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6157,2256387</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Caña, Paul John. "How Rich is Chavit Singson?". Entrepreneur Philippines. Entrepreneur Philippines. Retrieved February 5, 2017. <a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com.ph/news-and-events/how-rich-is-chavit-singson-a1668-20170129" target="_blank">http://www.entrepreneur.com.ph/news-and-events/how-rich-is-chavit-singson-a1668-20170129</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Go Update - Partas Disclaimer". The Manila Standard. May 15, 1996. Retrieved June 10, 2014. <a href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1370&dat=19960515&id=lZkVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ggsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6157,2256387" target="_blank">https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1370&dat=19960515&id=lZkVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ggsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6157,2256387</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Old Road Runner Livery of Partas Bus". Official Facebook Page of the Philippine Bus Photographers Association of the Philippines. facebook.com. Retrieved April 26, 2020. <a href="https://m.facebook.com/teampbpa/photos/a.167932873224341/4078837398800516/?type=3" target="_blank">https://m.facebook.com/teampbpa/photos/a.167932873224341/4078837398800516/?type=3</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"This Commuter Bus to Vigan Has Airplane-Style Entertainment". Christa I. De La Cruz of Spot.ph. spot.ph. Retrieved December 18, 2019. <a href="https://www.spot.ph/amp/things-to-do/the-latest-things-to-do/80288/partas-commuter-bus-from-cubao-to-vigan-a833-20191218" target="_blank">https://www.spot.ph/amp/things-to-do/the-latest-things-to-do/80288/partas-commuter-bus-from-cubao-to-vigan-a833-20191218</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"Partas Luxury Bus: Travel to La Union, Vigan, and Laoag from Cubao". Johanes Godoy of Wanderera Blogspot. wanderera.com. Retrieved December 31, 2022. <a href="https://wanderera.com/partas-luxury-bus/" target="_blank">https://wanderera.com/partas-luxury-bus/</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"Partas Bus Schedule". Official Website of Partas Bus. partasbus.com. Retrieved February 20, 2023. <a href="http://www.partasbus.com/Schedule" target="_blank">http://www.partasbus.com/Schedule</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>"More buses to ply Cagayan-Manila routes". Villamor Visaya, Jr. of the Philippine News Agency. pna.gov.ph. Retrieved February 20, 2020. <a href="https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1094186" target="_blank">https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1094186</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>"LTFRB suspends seven Partas bus". JOSEPH TRISTAN ROXAS, GMA News. gmanetwork.com. Retrieved December 26, 2017. <a href="https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/637741/ltfrb-suspends-seven-partas-buses/story/?amp" target="_blank">https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/637741/ltfrb-suspends-seven-partas-buses/story/?amp</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>"LTFRB to impose suspension vs Partas over La Union collision". Philstar Global. philstar.com. Retrieved December 26, 2017. <a href="https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2017/12/26/1771940/ltfrb-impose-suspension-vs-partas-over-la-union-collision/amp/" target="_blank">https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2017/12/26/1771940/ltfrb-impose-suspension-vs-partas-over-la-union-collision/amp/</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>"PARTAS gets new buses, the Golden Dragon Navigator". Cristian Paul Cabuyao Pineda, PBE. transportph.weebly.com. Retrieved March 5, 2019. <a href="https://transportph.weebly.com/blog---march-2019/partas-gets-new-buses-the-golden-dragon-navigator" target="_blank">https://transportph.weebly.com/blog---march-2019/partas-gets-new-buses-the-golden-dragon-navigator</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>