Multi Cab in General Santos City - Philippines

A transport alternative to the widely used jeepney is the multi cab. The 11 to 13 seater reconditioned surplus Suzuki multi-purpose vehicles from Japan are becoming the much preferred option for the riding public in General Santos City. The gasoline type multi cab provides a much quiet and faster ride than other public utility vehicles that ply the city streets. Moreover, the multi cab may have the cabin style of jeepneys but it offers more leg room for passengers. It can carry as much as 500 to 700 kilograms.

A maximum load capacity of fourteen medium-built passengers also allows the multi cab to go through the major thoroughfares of the Philippines' tuna capital in less than 30 minutes. A small group of passengers also gives a two-wheel drive multi cab enough steering power along junctions, intersections, and street corners. Passengers can simply catch a multi cab along the General Santos National Highway. The point of destination of each cab is often placed on the lower or middle right side of the windshield.

Passengers who are rushing to their places of work often take the multi cab. The water cooled 550 c.c., 6 valve and 660 c.c. 12 valve, 3 cylinder engine transport vehicles are fast because only a few passengers will be picked up and dropped off. The four wheel drive engine types are used for off road conditions or routes out of the city. Most multi cabs hold a license to ply routes that are not taken by buses or jeepneys.

Riding a multi cab may cost a few pesos more than the minimum fare for a four kilometer jeepney ride. Fares for a mode of transportation that offers a comfortable seating distance among passengers begins at 10 pesos and can go higher depending on the destination. Multi cabs are also hired for private trips to out-of-town destinations. Whether boarding it as a public utility vehicle or as a privately hired transport, the multi cab saves a few minutes to an hour of travel time.

One who has grown used to viewing the memorabilia at the General. Paulino Santos Museum found inside the Notre Dame of Dadiangas College along the National. Highway can easily wave for a multi cab. The open windows allow a good view of the farmlands along the 15 kilometer stretch to Barangay Conel, the site of the wonderful waterfalls, caves, and Kalaja Karst Land on the north east of General Santos City. Multi cabs can also take an adventurous traveler to Nopol Hills in Mabuhay. The area is approximately 17 kilometers from General Santos City and it keeps around 200 hectares or more of tropical forest and animals. The hills are popular as a camping spot because it offers a mejestic view of the city and the bay at night.