Talk:Philippine Rabbit

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The last paragraph of this article reads like an advertisement, someone should clean it up --58.107.67.216 (talk) 14:32, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

The informations furnished are not as factual as they should be. They are not complete and accurate. The Company was founded in August, 1946, but it was only incorporated in August,1958. It should be revised completely. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ferdie 1955 (talk • contribs) 07:29, 9 August 2011 (UTC)

Philippine Rabbit Bus Lines, Inc. was started as a family partnership by brothers-in-law FLORENCIO BUAN and RICARDO L. PARAS. After World War II, they saw the opportunity to set up a rapid transportation system when people started returning to their hometowns. They started with 2 6x6 trucks (used US Weapons Carrier) which they bought in a junk shop Mabalacat, Pampanga. They had the trucks repaired overhauled through the help of Arsenio Arzadon, Sr. a mechanic friend of their. In August, 1946, the 2 trucks made their maiden trip from Moncada, Tarlac to Divisoria in Manila passing through the towns of Tarlac, Mabalacat, Angeles, San Fernando (Pampanga), Apalit, Calumpit, Malolos, Meycauayan, Caloocan, to Manila along the old Manaila North Road (or Mac Arthur Highway). — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ferdie 1955 (talk • contribs) 07:40, 9 August 2011 (UTC)

During World War II, the population in Central Luzon, and elsewhere in the Philippines, were relocated in remote rural areas because of the disruptions in urban centers. The population found the rural areas as the most convenient place to stay away from the Japanese Occupational Forces. After the liberation of the Philippines, two enterprising brothers-in-law saw the opportunity to embark on a business of "transporting people and goods" when they observed that populations had started returning to their homes and businesses in their hometowns.

Florencio Buan and Ricardo L. Paras, the foremost pioneers, immediately went out to look for vehicles that could be used for the business. And in a junk shop somewhere in Mabalacat, Pampanga, they found two 6x6 trucks (used US Army Weapons Carrier from World War II)which they bought and reconditioned with the help of Mr. Arsenio Arzadon Sr., the erstwhile "chief mechanic" and Mr. Simplicio Buan. In August of 1946, the two 6x6 trucks started their maiden trip from Moncada, Tarlac to Divisoria in Manila via the old Manila North Road passing through the towns of Tarlac, Mabalacat, Angeles, San Fernando, to Apalit, Calumpit, Malolos, Meycauayan, Kalookan, to Divisoria in Manila. The pioneers of the Philippine Rabbit Bus Company included the brothers of Florencio Buan, namely Mr. Bienvenido Buan and Mariano Buan; Mrs. Rizalina Paras-Buan (wife of Florencio Buan and sister of Ricardo L. Paras), her sister Natividad Paras, married to Atty. Ramon M. Nisce, and their brother Diosdado L. Paras.

The Philippine Rabbit Bus Company was finally incorporated in August 1958 under the name PHILIPPINE RABBIT BUS LINES, INCORPORATED with Florencio Buan as President, Rizalina Paras-Buan as Administrator, Ricardo L. Paras as General Manager, and Natividad Paras-Nisce as Treasurer, and with principal office at Tarlac, Tarlac (now Tarlac City).

However, the early demise of the spouses Florencio Buan and Rizalina Paras who died in a tragic vehicular accident, saw a change in the company's leadership with Natividad Paras Nisce being elected as President and Treasurer, and court appointed Administratrix of the properties of the late spouses Florencio and Rizalina. Ricardo L. Paras was General Manager. The change of hands in the company's operation provided the company with the opportunity for fast growth and rose to become one of the leading pioneers in the bus transportation industry in the Philippines start in the 1960s. With the bankruptcy of La Mallorca, then the largest bus transportation company in Luzon, Philippine Rabbit was able to acquire most of its major franchise routes which included major routes in Cagayan, Ilocos Norte, and Ilocos Sur, Abra and La Union, Baguio, Pangasinan, Tarlac and Nueva Ecija, Bataan, Zambales, Pampanga and Bulacan.

The decades of the 60s and 70s saw the Company expanding in its operations with the acquisition of better buses to fulfill its commitment to the riding public to provide it with a Safe and Reliable service. Its slogan SAFETY IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS IN THIS COMPANY is visibly seen in all its terminals. The President, Natividad Paras-Nisce, saw to it that the company lives out its commitment to the public it serves. Its safety record and reliability made the Philippine Rabbit Buses as "The King of the Road." The Company gained more prominence and was recognized as one of the pioneers in the industry when Mrs. A. Natividad Paras-Nisce was elected as President of the prestigious PHILIPPINE BUS OPERATORS ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES (PBOAP) where she served as its President for several consecutive terms.

The Company would not have succeeded if it were not for the disciplined handling of its drivers and conductors, including its mechanics and other personnel, by its General Manager, Ricardo L. Paras. Its drivers are well screened, selected, and trained on Safety Driving, Accident Prevention, and Preventive Maintenance. Its Bus Conductors are likewise screened and selected, trained to become courteous and honest in their work.

The Rabbit Bus Fleet bear the familiar red livery with a yellowish-brown stripe (a standard stripe adopted by the PBOAP to signify "provincial bus operation), illuminated destination indicator and illuminated company logo on the bus' front, bus numbers prominently displayed on strategic areas (including the roof), and route codes on its bumpers (the hallmark of a Philippine Rabbit bus). Its first fleet of air conditioned buses known as RABBITOURS (or "White Rabbits") were used for its chartered bus tours and had featured panoramic windows, its body painted white with a red stripe in the middle and super imposed red lettered name and logo. The buses were imported directly from Japan to be used to cater for the growing demand for chartered buses in the fast growing tourism industry in the Philippines.

In the late 1980s, Philippine Rabbit started its own bus "body repairs" as part of its program in expanding its Maintenance capability. These "re-bodied" buses were unique from buses being operated by other bus companies, given that their rivet-studded bodies were mostly created and maintained by their own skilled mechanics. The Philippine Rabbit Bus Fleet consists of MAN units, Isuzu buses, UD Nissan Diesel buses, Hino, and Fuso Mitsubishi buses, which were the most modern buses used in the country during the last quarter of the century (1975-2000).

In 1988, the Company introduced its own system of Fare Coupons for its riding passengers in all its major terminals. The system helped reduced bus hold-up incidents among its buses while in transit. And in 1990, the company went full blast with rehabilitating its own fleet of buses and in 1991 after the Earthquake and Mt. Pinatubo Calamities, the Company opened its new Mother Terminal, the biggest in Luzon, in Tarlac, and in 1994 its Terminal in Munoz, Quezon City.

The company was plunged into its darkest times in the first quarter of 1986 when its workforce went on a wild strike which resulted to temporary suspension of the company's business operations for almost 4 months. This was followed by other labor related incidents of strikes, also in October of 1986, and the 1990s. The labor related incidents came during the time when the bus transport industry in the Philippines was experiencing financial setbacks caused by the rise in oil prizes in the world markets affecting the country's fuel supply and related by-products such as oil, rise in costs of materials, equipments, and spare parts, and the difficulties in the importation of much needed genuine spare parts.

To prevail upon the industry crisis, Mrs. A. Natividad Paras-Nisce moved the Company to an austerity program in order that it can refurbish its bus fleet to keep it in tandem with other bus transport companies who have taken advantage of the sudden suspension of Philippine Rabbit operations in 1986. Its Operations Department embarked on a Five Year expansion program to keep at par with the competition and provide its patrons better services. However, the calamities that hit North and Central Luzon (Earthquake and Mt. Pinatubo eruption) sent setbacks to the company operations in terms of loses due to overhead maintenance cost, re-routing without fare increases, and the repairs to damaged facilities in the company major terminals.

In 1995, the presence of the Company was seen in 12 major terminals namely in Baguio City, Laoag City, Bangued (Abra), San Fernando (La Union), Alaminos (Pangasinan), Angeles City, San Fernando (Pampanga), Tarlac (Main Terminal), Balanga and Mariveles (Bataan), Avenida Rizal (Sta. Cruz, Manila), and Cubao (Munoz, QC), and 8 minor stations in Vigan (Ilocos Sur), Dagupan City, Bolinao (Pangasinan), Sta. Cruz (Zambales via Western Pangasinan), Guagua (Pampanga), and Camiling, Moncada, Concepcion and Victoria (Tarlac), with Baguio Terminal operating also on the Baguio-Bangued, Baguio-Laoag, and Baguio-Dagupan routes. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ferdie 1955 (talk • contribs) 07:43, 9 August 2011 (UTC)

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