Home⇛International Journal of Multidisciplinary: Applied Business and Education Research⇛vol. 7 no. 5 (2026)

Commuter Boarding Management Practices and its Effects on Passenger Experience at Cebu South Bus Terminal, Philippines

Keers E. Adolfo | Oudy Francis A. Acedo | Mova M. Alicaway | Gwendolyn G. Anoya | Kristine A. Aratia | Nesta Rudy Marcus P. Flores | Lalaine O. Narsico | Peter G. Narsico

Discipline: Marketing

 



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