Shown during the January 19, 2025 annual stockholders’ meeting of Bachelor Express Inc. (BEI) are the re-elected company officers and directors (from left) Danny O. Lorenton, Ginnette Yanson Dumancas, Charles Dumancas, Arvin John Villaruel and Anita Chua. Not in photo are Olivia V. Yanson, Leo Rey Yanson, Daniel Nicolas Golez, Rey Ardo, Hernan Omecillo and Alfredo Ligo Jr.
Mindanao Star Bus Transit Inc. (MSBTI) said it will support Central Mindanao’s economic growth by boosting passenger mobility, improving logistics by facilitating the movement of goods, services and information and transporting agricultural products.
“Mindanao Star Bus is committed to spurring and sustaining social and economic activities in this region by providing safe, dependable, and affordable public transport,” said Leo Rey Yanson, the newly re-elected chairman and president of the company, after the stockholders’ meeting held on January 18, 2025.
Central Mindanao or SOCCSARGEN (Region XII), which includes South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Cotabato and Sarangani provinces and General Santos City, is also the Philippines’ top tuna producer, accounting for 80 percent of the industry.
Mindanao Star Bus serves major transport routes in SOCCSARGEN, offering reliable and accessible transportation.
The re-elected MBSTI board members include Olivia V. Yanson, Leo Rey Yanson, Ginnette Y. Dumancas, Charles Dumancas, Arvin John Villaruel, and Rey Ardo. An organizational meeting followed, during which Leo Rey Yanson was re-appointed chairman and president and Olivia V. Yanson corporate secretary and treasurer, a company statement said.
Meanwhile, Yanson family matriarch Olivia V. Yanson led the annual stockholders’ meeting of Bachelor Express Inc. (BEI) on January 19, 2025.
BEI stockholders re-elected Olivia, Leo Rey Yanson, Ginnette Dumancas, Charles Dumancas, Arvin John Villaruel, Rey Ardo, Anita Chua, Daniel Nicolas Golez, Danny Lorenton, Hernan Omecillo and Alfredo Ligo Jr. as board members, the company said.
Following the election, the board re-appointed Leo Rey as president and CEO and Olivia Yanson as treasurer and corporate secretary.
Mindanao Star Bus and Bachelor Express are affiliates of the Yanson Group of Bus Companies, one of Southeast Asia’s largest transport conglomerates. The company provides direct livelihoods to over 18,000 employees.
