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Land transportation

Recto Station of the LRT Purple Line in Santa Cruz, Manila

• Light Rail Transit (LRT-1/Metrorail/Yellow Line), from Monumento, Caloocan City to Baclaran, Parañaque City. The LRT-1 plans to extend up to North Avenue, Quezon City. The extension project is currently underconstruction along EDSA. The extension project will be finished on April 2010 and it will connect the MRT-3.
• Light Rail Transit (LRT-2/Megatren/Purple Line), from Santolan, Marikina City to Recto, Manila.
• Metro Rail Transit (MRT-3/Metrostar/Blue Line), from North Avenue, Quezon City to Taft Avenue, Pasay City.
• Philippine Railways (PNR/PhilRail/Metro Tren), from Tayuman to Sorsogon, from Tayuman to San Fernando, Pampanga and from Tayuman to Batangas.
• Trans-Panay Express (planned, expected to build before the year 2010)
• Mindanao Railway Authority (planned, expected to build after the year ends)

Main highways

The Balintawak Toll Plaza of the North Luzon Expressway in Caloocan City

• Pan-Philippine Highway (Maharlika Highway)
• Manila North Road (MacArthur Highway), from Caloocan City to San Fernando City, La Union.
• Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA), from SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City to Monumento, Caloocan City.
• C-5 Road, faster alternate road for motorists from Quezon City to Makati City to avoid heavy traffic in EDSA.
• Aguinaldo Highway, the longest highway in Cavite connecting from Manila Coastal Road Bacoor, Cavite to Tagaytay City.
• Governor's Drive, the widest road in Cavite that runs from Biñan City, Laguna to Naic, Cavite.
• A. Soriano Highway, the Coastal road of Cavite from Kawit to Naic, Cavite.
• Commonwealth Avenue, the Philippines' widest road located in Quezon City from Quezon Memorial Circle to Fairview.

Expressways

The North Luzon Expressway(NLEx).

• North Luzon Expressway (NLEx), from Balintawak, Quezon City in Metro Manila to brgy. Sta. Ines, Mabalacat, Pampanga.
• South Luzon Expressway (SLEx), from the City of Manila to Santo Tomas in Batangas and is now connected with the Southern Tagalog Arterial Road.
• Metro Manila Skyway, the highway over SLEX that runs from Makati City to Muntinlupa City and planned to be extended northwards to connect with North Luzon Expressway.
• Manila-Cavite Expressway (Manila Coastal Road), from Parañaque City in Metro Manila to Bacoor, Cavite.
• Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx), connecting the former U.S. Military Bases and now strategic economic hubs of the Subic Bay Freeport Zone in Zambales and the Clark Special Economic Zone in Pampanga, and the Central Luzon province of Tarlac.
• Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (STAR Tollway), from the town of Santo Tomas to the Batangas International Port in Batangas City, all of which located in the province of Batangas.

Highways

• Total: 199,950 km
• Paved: 39,590 km
• Unpaved: 160,360 km (1998 est.)

Pipelines

• Petroleum products: 357 km

Public utility vehicles

The Filipino-made Jeepney

• Taxi - (Public Utility Vehicle with a taximeter used in Metro Manila and other Philippine major cities).
• Jeepney - Filipino-made vehicle
• minibuses - derived from truck chassis
• Tricycle - A type of Auto rickshaw. A regular motorcycle with additional passenger seating. Designs vary but are usually fairly standard within a municipality. Passenger seating is usually in a side car attached to the right side, but some designs seat passengers in a towed trailer or enclose the motorcycle inside of a body structure. Passenger seating capacity varies for different designs, ranging from two up to seven or more. One or two additional passengers may be seated behind the driver, usually riding sidesaddle on the motorcycle pillion.
• Kuliglig - DIY motorcycle roam around the metro.
• Kalabaw - soon to be lauch by the govenrment as a modern transportation
• Kalesa - pre historic transpotation still exist in the metro
• Pedicab/Sidecar - a cheap risky kind of tranportation

Bus companies

• AB Liner
• Aicer Trans
• Alfonso Liner
• Altransco
• ALPS The Bus, Inc. - Operates routes between Batangas and Metro Manila. The company also offers roll-on-roll-off-routes to Iloilo starting from Metro Manila via Batangas City.
• Alro Transport
• Autobus Transportation Systems Inc - it started operating in Northern Luzon after it bought some of St. Joseph's buses
• A.C Trans - Owned By Alberto Carating And its Operating in Metro Manila. By Malanday-Baclaran Route
• A-7 Tours and Transport
• Astroliner Inc.
• AST Trans
• Baliwag Transit Inc.
• Barney/P&O Auto Lines
• Ballesteros Bus Line Co. - the other bus company founded in Cagayan Valley.
• Bataan Transit Co., Inc.
• BBL (Biñan Bus Lines) Transport System Inc.
• Batangas Laguna Tayabas Bus Co. Inc. (BLTBCo) - one of the oldest provicial bus companies, established since 1918.Laguna via Rizal.
• BBTSC(Bagong Buhay Transport Service Cooperative)
• Batangas Starexpress Corp.
• Bensan Trans
• Billylee Road
• BOTSC(Bus Operator Transport Service Cooperative)
• BOVJEN
• BSTSMC(Bagong Silang Transport Service And Multi Cooperative)
• Calamba Megatrans, Inc.
• Cagsawa Travel and Tours Corp.
• Candon Bus Lines
• Cavite Batangas Transport Service Cooperative
• Cedec Transport
• CEM Trans. Services Inc. - this bus company was under the Joanna Jesh Group, where it was named after its founder of Joanna Jesh Transport and Nicholas Albert Transport, Crisinciano E. Mahilac, which was founded in 2007.
• Cher Transport
• Corimba Express
• CUL Transport
• Dagupan Bus Co., Inc. (sister company of Saulog Transit)
• Dalin Liner Inc.
• Dangwa Tranco - serves as a link between Manila, Benguet, and Mountain Province
• DCOMMP Transport
• Dela Rosa Transit (sister company of N. Dela Rosa Liner)
• De Leon Express
• Dimple Star Transport
• Dominion Bus Lines - formerly Times Transit, but a strike put it out of business until a company bought its remains from owner Santiago Rondaris and started a new company
• Don Mariano Transit Corp.
• Eaglestar Transit Corp.
• Elavil Tours Phils., Inc.
• Elena Liner
• Erjohn & Almark Transit Corp.(Operates in Las Piñas, Cavite and Batangas, also sister company of Tas Trans and San Agustin)
• EMBC
• EMC Transportation Inc. - once a major bus company in northern Luzon until it bankrupts in mid-2008 and was bought by Northstar Transport.
• EM Transport
• EPJ Transport (city operation division of Northstar Transport )
• ES Transport (provincial operation division of Jell Transport, Inc.)
• Everlasting Transport Co., Inc.
• Farinas Transit Company - The first bus company to introduce the Hi-Decker King Long XMQ6129.
• Federico Franco Lines (F. Franco Trans) - As of 2010^[update] operated by GV Florida Transport.
• Ferdinand Liner - an affiliate comapny of Saulog Transit Inc., plying routes from Indang, Cavite to Pasay City.
• Fermina Express
• First Charter and Tours Transport Corporation (sister company of JAM)
• First North Luzon Transit (Formerly Royal Eagle)
• FiveStar
• G Liner - the bus company owned by the de Guia family. It operates routes from Taytay, Rizal to Quiapo, Manila via Cainta Junction, Ortigas Avenue, University Belt (in Recto).
• Genesis Transport
• German Espiritu Liner Inc.
• Greenline Express
• Green Star Express Inc.
• Golden Bee Transport and Logistics Corporation
• Golden Highway Transit Inc. - sister company of Baliwag Transit.
• Guardian Angels
• GMW Florida Trans. - sister company of GV Florida Transport.
• GV Florida Transport - noted for their Pink flower livery, the first to introduce "Sleeper Bus".
• HM Transport/HM Liner, Inc.
• IBL(Ismael Bus Lines)
• Isarog Lines
• JAC Liner Inc.
• Jackpherlyn Transport
• JAM
• Jasper Jean Liner Inc.
• Jayross Lucky Seven Tours
• Jell Transport Inc.
• JKJ Express
• Joanna Jesh Transport Corp.
• Joyselle Express
• JRMS Transport
• J.S. Vergara Lines (now taken over by San Agustin)
• Juaymah Maureen Transport - this company was founded by Oscar Mababangloob. It plies routes from Alabang to Quiapo and Lawton.
• Kellen Transport (sister company of Jell Transport)
• Kelly Transport
• Kingsway Transport
• Kingsam Express
• Lilian Express
• Lorna Express
• Lucena Lines
• Luzon Bus Inc
• Mafel Trans Corp.
• Mannrose Liner Inc
• Maria de Leon - operating out of Ilocos Norte, it is dubbed "The Fastest Woman on the Road"
• Marlea Transport
• Mayamy Trans
• Mersan
• Metro Manila Transit Corp. - the first bus company owned by the Philippine government under the Marcos regime, established in 1981 during the Iran-Iraq War but the operation was crippled by the EDSA People Power Revolution in 1986, and later became bankrupt in 1995. On the defunct MMTC shattered into four bus companies - United Workers Transport Corp., DCOMMP (Drivers, Conductors, Mechanics Multipurpose) Transport Service Cooperative, Filcomtrans (went bankrupt in 1999), and Fastrans (went bankrupt in 2007).
• MGP Trans - a sister company of PVP Liner. It also owns ordinary units.
• Mindanao Express - a provincial bus company formerly operated by Mahilac Group, now taken over by Tas Trans Group of Companies, plying route Nasugbu, Batangas to Lawton.
• Nafti Transport
• Nicholas Albert Transport Inc.
• Newman Goldliner Inc.
• Northern Luzon Bus Lines Inc.(Formerly NELBUSCO)
• Northstar Transport Inc. - It started operating in Cagayan and Apayao province in 2008 when it bought the franchises of the defunct EMC Transportation Inc. and Dalmatian Lines
• Nova Auto Transport Inc.
• N. Dela Rosa Liner- Provincial Operation Division of Dela Rosa Transit. Operated by Rosauro Dela Rosa of Binan, Laguna and it also sister company of Dela Rosa Transit, Corp.
• Original Transport Service And Multi Purpose Cooperative
• PAMANA Transport Service Inc.
• Panda Transit Express
• PP Bus Lines
• Pangasinan Transportation Company (PANTRANCO)- Once a major bus company in Nothern Luzon until it went bankrupt in the Ferdinand Marcos era. It will be reformed again soon.
• Partas - It is the choice of many travelers from the Ilocos Provinces going to Metro Manila.
• Pascual Liner
• Peñafrancia Tours and Travel Transport Inc.
• Philippine Rabbit - once called "The King of the Road", but, after 50 or so years its routes and stops was reduced by a crippling strike.
• Phil. Touristers, Inc. (city operation of JAM)
• Philtranco
• Philippians Bus Line Inc.
• Philippine Corinthian Liner(Optr Claire Dela Fuente)
• PVP Liner - the bus company started its operations in 1984 by late Panfilo V. Pajarillo, which the bus company was named after him. It was dubbed as the "Morning Star" before it was changed into "Rising Star" with its air-conditioned units in 1995, with the following routes: FTI-Navotas Terminal via EDSA (went bankrupt and was sold to CHER Transport in 2006) and Asturias -Ayala via Taft Avenue.
• Precious Grace Transport
• Princess Youhan And Chrisa Transport
• Quesmart transport Inc.
• Queenstown
• Raymond Transportation Inc.
• RBM Grand Rally Trans Inc
• RCJ Lines - an offshoot of the successful RCJ Trucking corporation
• RCJ Trans - a sister company of RCJ Lines
• RJ Express
• RRCG Transport
• RSL Bus Transport Corporation
• Saint Rose
• Sampaguita
• Santrans - Operated by Silverio and Eleanor Santos of City of San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan
• San Agustin Shuttle Service Corp.(sister company of Tas Trans and Erjohn & Almark,and also a part of Tas Trans Group Of Companies)
• Saulog Transit Inc.
• Sierra Madre Transportation
• Silver Star - a sister company of Green Star Express Inc.. It plies routes to Tacloban, Leyte from Cubao.
• Inocencio Aniceto Transportation - also known as St. Joseph. It is the one of the most dominant bus companies in the 70s and 80s until it went bankrupt; however, it is recovering and is now maintaining its old route.
• SJT(San Jose Transit)
• SMTSCI(Santa Maria Transport Service Cooperative Inc)
• Sta. Lucia Express (under management of Victory Liner)
• Star Liner
• Superlines - plies routes to Bicol Region from Cubao. Its name was taken after the superhero Superman.
• Tas Trans Corp. (sister company of San Agustin and Erjohn & Almark,and also a part of Tas Trans Group Of Companies)
• Taguig Metro Link
• Universal Guiding Star Bus Line (sister company of Everlasting Bus Co., Inc.)
• Victory Liner
• Vallacar Transit Corporation, operating Rural Transit of Mindanao Inc. (RTMI), Bachelor Express, and Ceres Liner
• Valisno Express
• Vil 5000 Inc. (formerly known as Vilfran Liner)
• Viron Transit - owned by millionaire Santiago Rondaris' son; formerly operating as far as the second district of Ilocos Sur but has started to operate as far as Laoag City
• Voyager Express Liner
• Weena Express- plying Davao City to Cotabato City
• WLH Trans- Known for its King Long XMQ6119T Buses, plying route from SM Fairview (Quezon City) to SM Soutmall (Las Piñas City)
• Yellow Bus lines Incorporated - (Oldest bus line in Mindanao) and the second largest in Mindanao with 200 units its base terminal are in Koronadal City and General Santos City. It operation years are 50 years already in 2009.

Water transportation

Merchant marine

• Total: 480 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,973,024 GRT/9,025,087 metric tons deadweight (DWT)

Ships by type

• Bulk 159, cargo 122, chemical tanker 5, combination bulk 9, container 7, liquified gas 13, livestock carrier 9, passenger 4, passenger/cargo 12, petroleum tanker 47, refrigerated cargo 20, roll-on/roll-off 19, short-sea passenger 32, specialized tanker 2, vehicle carrier 20 (1999 est.)

Note: a flag of convenience registry: Japan owns 19 ships, Hong Kong 5, Cyprus 1, Denmark 1, Greece 1, Netherlands 1, Singapore 1, and UK 1 (1998 est.)

Waterways

• 3,219 km; limited to shallow-draft (less than 1.5 m) vessels.

Ports and harbors

The Batangas Port Terminal

The main gateway to the Philippines through the sea is through the Manila International Cargo Terminal and the Eva Macapagal Port Terminal, both in the pier area of Manila. Other cities with bustling ports and piers include Bacolod, Batangas City, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Butuan, Iligan, Iloilo, Jolo, Legazpi, Lucena, Puerto Princesa, San Fernando, Subic, Zamboanga, Cotabato, Allen, Ormoc, Ozamiz and Tagbilaran. Most of these terminals comprise the Strong Republic Nautical Highway, a nautical system conceptualized under the term of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo where land vehicles can use the roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) ship service to traverse the different islands of the country at minimal costs.

River ferries

• Pasig River Ferry Service - (Cruises the historical river of the Philippines "Pasig River" from Plaza Mexico, Intramuros, Manila to Barangay Kalawaan Sur, Pasig City)

Shipping companies

• Sulpicio Lines
• SuperFerry
• Negros Navigation
• ICTSI

Air transportation

Airports

Quantity: 266 (1999 est.)

• with paved runways: 76
  • over 3,047 m: 4
  • 2,438 to 3,047 m: 5
  • 1,524 to 2,437 m: 26
  • 914 to 1,523 m: 31
  • under 914 m: 10 (1999 est.)

• with unpaved runways: 190
  • 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
  • 914 to 1,523 m: 66
  • under 914 m: 121 (1999 est.)

International gateways

Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3.

See main article - List of airports in the Philippines

• • Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Manila)
  • Mactan-Cebu International Airport (Cebu City)
  • Francisco Bangoy International Airport (Davao City)
  • Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (Clark Special Economic Zone, Pampanga)
  • Subic Bay International Airport (Subic Bay Freeport Zone, Zambales)
  • Puerto Princesa International Airport (Puerto Princesa City, Palawan)
  • Laoag International Airport (Laoag, Ilocos Norte)
  • General Santos International Airport (General Santos City)cargoes only
  • Zamboanga International Airport (Zamboanga City)
  • Iloilo International Airport (Santa Barbara-Cabatuan, Iloilo) connecting
  • Bacolod-Silay International Airport (Bacolod City)connecting
  • Laguindingan International Airport (Cagayan de Oro-Iligan Corridor), Cagayan de Oro City (Under construction)
  • Kalibo International Airport (Kalibo, Aklan)

Heliports

• Quantity: 1 (1999 est.)

Local airlines

• Airphil Express
• Cebu Pacific
• Interisland Airlines
• Pacific Pearl Airways
• Philippine Airlines (national flag carrier)
• PAL Express
• South East Asian Airlines
• Spirit of Manila
• Tair Airways
• Zest Airways
• Sky Pasada

History

1940s

Vehicles

During this period, there were 50,000 automobiles in the region. The carabao was used as a primary transportation source. The country's first public mass-vehicular transportation service was De Dios Transit Bus Corp., providing public mass transportation in major roads of Manila after the Second World War

Railways

There were 1,400 km of narrow-gauge track, owned by either the Manila Railroad Company (based in Luzon) or the Philippine Railway Company (an American company based in Panay and Cebu). 1,130 km of these tracks were on Luzon, with about 50% of this amount located in the central plain. In addition, there were some 400 km of privately owned track in the central plain of Luzon. All of this, with the exception of a stretch above Manila, was single-track.

Roads

There were 22,960 km of highway in the Philippine archipelago. More than half of these roads were in central and southern Luzon and three major highways of this island were, and probably still are, Routes 1, 3, and 5. These routes were two-lane roads with concrete or asphalt surfacing. Each of these 3 roads enters the capital, Manila, and their access roads linked the various parts of the island.

See also

• Office of the President of the Philippines
• Department of Public Works and Highways
• Department of Transportation and Communications
• Metropolitan Manila Development Authority

External links

• Republic of the Philippines
• Office of the President of the Philippines
• Department of Transportation and Communications
• Department of Public Works and Highways
• Metropolitan Manila Development Authority

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