Megawide commits to put up PITX-like Baguio bus terminal

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April 7, 2026 | 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines — Baguio City can expect a better and bigger terminal for arriving buses by 2028 as committed by Megawide Construction Corp., scaling up tourism prospects for the country’s summer capital.

Megawide aims to kick off the construction of the P1.19-billion Baguio City Integrated Terminal (BCIT) by the first quarter of 2027, if things go as planned.

If Megawide is able to start construction on time, it expects to complete the BCIT by the second semester of 2028, providing commuters with a better and bigger terminal upon arrival.

However, Megawide chief business development officer Jaime Feliciano said the company must address design challenges first before it can proceed to planning. Megawide is finding it difficult to draw the best setup for the BCIT because of topographic issues.

Feliciano said the lot allocated for the BCIT is surrounded by snaking roads, which are common in mountainous areas like Baguio. This is making life harder for Megawide, as its expertise lies in building on flat terrains, as exhibited by the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange.

Even its newest project, the South Luzon Integrated Terminal Exchange in Carmona, Cavite, will also be built on flat ground, Feliciano said.

Megawide is currently exploring ways to build the BCIT that would maximize the five-hectare property granted to it by the local government of Baguio.

The BCIT will put up terminal bays for buses and vans; ticketing booths; covered walking areas for passengers; comfort rooms; park-and-go services and commercial spaces.

Once Megawide overcomes the design challenge, Feliciano said it would be up to the locality to dismantle a waste processing facility blocking the site. The local government of Baguio, led by Mayor Benjamin Magalong, vowed to remove the facility as soon as possible.

Feliciano said Megawide would also cover the temporary shelter of some 27 families that would be displaced by the BCIT. Further, the company promised to give them employment as need be, whether during construction or upon completion.

The BCIT aims to decongest some of the major thoroughfares buses take to reach Baguio.

Currently, buses enter the city primarily through Marcos Highway and park at the Governor Pack Road to unload passengers, causing traffic congestion in the central business district.