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Philippine Roadway System

Submitted By :

ACE BOY M. SIBBALUCA

BSCE 5A

Submitted To :

ENGR. ANDERSON GONZALES


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Introduction

The Philippines is an archipelago of 7,107 islands spread over a total land area of 299,764square kilometers. Efficient transportation system that will interconnect all the islands in thecountry is vital in supporting the development programs of the country. As such, information

or statistical data relating to the countrys transport sector serves as essential input in thedesign of appropriate programs and projects.

In the Philippines, there is a government-wide system of providing statistical information tothe public, the Philippine Statistical System (PSS). This is a decentralized system composedof a policy-making body, data producers, users, research and training institutions, and dataproviders. The present system is defined by Executive Order No. 121 of the Philippines.

The policy making and coordinating body is the National Statistical Coordination Board(NSCB). The NSCB formulates policies, delineates responsibilities, sets priorities andstandards on statistics and administers the one-stop statistical information center. It also

maintains multi-sectoral frameworks/indicator system. It also provides links for coordinationbetween and among the key players. It also serves as the statistical clearing-house andliaison for international matters.

With regards to transport sector, the NSCB compiles data from several governmentagencies. The statistics on land surface and rail transport are provided by the Department ofPublic Works and Highways (DPWH), Philippine National Railways (PNR), Department ofTransportation and Communications (DOTC) Road and Rail Division and the LandTransportation Office (LTO). Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) and Maritime Industry

Authority (MARINA) provide the maritime transport data. Air transport data are sourced fromthe Air Transportation Office (ATO).

Aside from those agencies mentioned above, there are other government agencies, whichgenerate transport statistics. The Philippine National Police produces data on road trafficaccidents. The Philippine Coast Guard, which is under the Philippine Navy generatesmaritime incidents data. The Department of Interior and Local Government, which collectsroad inventory data from Local Government Units (LGUs).

This paper elucidates the situation of transportation statistics data collection in the country.An attempt has been made to identify the transportation statistics currently generated bydifferent government agencies in the country and to identify the transportation data gaps.


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Land Surface Transportation


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Land Surface Transport

For the case of land surface transport, the agencies that actually produce statistics are theDepartment of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Department of Transportation andCommunications (DOTC), Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the

Philippine National Police (PNP). These agencies disseminate directly to data users andprovide the National Statistics and Coordination Board (NSCB) a copy of their report. Whenthere are new data requirements, the NSCB requests data from these agencies thru properchannels.

a. Road Length based on Administrative Road Classification

Road length in the Philippines is usually reported based on the five (5) administrativeroad classification, namely: National Road, Provincial Road, City Roads, MunicipalRoads and Barangay Roads.

National Roads:These are roads continuous in extent that form part of the main trunk

line system. The road administrator for this type of road is the National Government,specifically the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).

Provincial Roads: Roads connecting one municipality with another. The provincialgovernment covers the maintenance of these roads.

City Roads: Roads/streets within the urban area of the city to be designated by the Citycouncil. The city government is responsible for the operation and maintenance of theseroads/streets.

Municipal Roads: Roads or streets within the poblacion area of a certain municipality tobe designated by the Municipal Council.

Barangay Roads:Rural roads located either outside the urban area of city or outsideindustrial, commercial or residential subdivisions which act as feeder farm-to-marketroads, and which are not classified as national, provincial, city or municipal roads. Thistype of road is to be designated by the Barangay Council concerned.

Table 1 and Figure 2 shows the historical development of the Philippine Road Network.Total road length has increased gradually from 1985 to 1997 and a remarkable increaseof 21.9% was noted in 1997-1998. The increase was mainly due to the expansion ofbarangay roads. The decrease of the total length of road network from 1985 to 1988 wasdue to the correction of national and barangay road sections nationwide with overlappingsection and double listed road section and the non-inclusion of the physical length in thelineal meters of bridge.

It is also important to note that Table 1 data for the national road includes the north andsouth Luzon expressways. The data for the national road is readily available becausethere is a database under the Roads and Bridges Information Application System (RBIA)of the DPWH. The national road data is updated quarterly by DPWH regional offices.

The data, on the other hand, for other road classification are collected by the DILG. As of2007, from the four (4) road classification being collected by DILG, only the ProvincialRoad is up-to-date. The road length of city, municipal and barangay roads are still for

verification.


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Table 1. Growth of Road Length in the Philippines

YEARNATIONAL

ROADPROVINCIAL

ROADCITY ROAD

MUNICIPALROAD

BARANGAYROAD

TOTAL

1982 23,783 29,554 3,740 12,142 85,264 154,483

1985 26,190 28,194 3,987 12,825 90,671 161,867

1986 26,230 28,334 3,987 12,841 87,107 158,499

1987 26,082 28,928 3,984 12,875 85,941 157,810

1988 26,070 29,174 3,982 12,626 85,595 157,447

1989 26,110 29,144 3,949 12,707 87,149 159,059

1990 26,272 29,156 3,949 12,820 88,363 160,560

1991 26,422 29,156 3,949 12,820 88,863 161,210

1992 26,554 29,158 3,949 12,820 88,364 160,845

1993 26,594 29,158 3,949 12,820 88,364 160,885

1994 26,659 29,156 3,949 12,819 88,364 160,947

1995 26,720 29,117 3,949 12,820 88,364 160,970

1996 27,369 28,762 3,949 12,820 88,364 161,264

1997 27,650 28,530 3,949 12,820 88,364 161,313

1998 28,162 28,503 5,767 15,816 121,702 199,950

1999 29,524 27,224 5,767 15,816 121,702 200,033

2000 30,013 27,136 7,052 15,804 121,989 201,994

2001 30,161 27,076 7,052 15,804 121,989 202,082

2002 30,030 26,926 7,052 15,804 121,989 201,801

2003 28,649 26,926 7,052 15,804 121,989 200,420

2004 30,030 26,926 7,052 15,804 121,989 201,801

2005 28,952 26,926 7,052 15,804 121,989 200,722

2006 29,098 26,926 7,052 15,804 121,989 200,869

2007 0

Source: Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)


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b. Road Length by Surface Type

The statistics on road length by surface type is also collected and reported by DPWHand DILG. The data for national road is collected by DPWH while the data for provincial,city, municipal and barangay roads are gathered by DILG.

Table 2. Existing Road Length by Surface Type and Paved Ratio

YEAR

LENGTH (Kilometer)

TOTALPERCENT (%)

PAVEDROADS

PAVED UNPAVED

CONCRETE ASPHALT GRAVEL EARTH

1982 8,337 11,106 124,613 10,417 154,473 13

1985 9,331 11,990 130,643 9,903 161,867 13

1986 9,366 11,934 127,515 9,684 158,499 13

1987 9,564 12,535 126,399 9,312 157,810 14

1988 9,804 12,524 126,051 9,068 157,447 14

1989 10,146 12,602 127,679 8,632 159,059 141990 10,358 12,753 128,953 8,496 160,560 14

1991 10,682 13,113 128,401 8,514 160,710 15

1992 13,389 13,121 125,830 8,503 160,843 16

1993 13,409 13,130 125,840 8,504 160,883 16

1994 13,586 13,116 125,743 8,502 160,947 17

1995 13,713 13,137 125,704 8,416 160,970 17

1996 14,487 13,538 124,634 8,605 161,264 17

1997 14,937 13,625 124,165 8,586 161,313 18

1998 27,013 12,540 103,584 56,812 199,949 20

1999 27,593 12,703 102,930 56,806 200,032 20

2000 28,922 13,230 102,929 56,913 201,994 21

2001 29,639 13,409 102,048 56,987 202,083 21

2002 29,870 13,615 101,277 57,039 201,801 22

2003

2004

2005 30,816 13,867 99,782 56,375 200,841 22

2006

2007Source: Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)


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Table 9. Existing Surface Type and Paved Ratio By Region(National Road) 2007

RegionConcrete Asphalt Gravel Earth No Inventory TOTAL

(km) (%) (km) (%) (km) (%) (km) (%) (km) (%)CAR 510 27.67 105 5.70 1,205 65.38 23 1.25 1,843

NCR 707 68.57 313 30.36 1 0.10 10 0.97 1,031

Region I 878 54.53 564 35.03 149 9.25 19 1.18 1,610

Region II 877 49.69 315 17.85 561 31.78 11 0.62 1 0.06 1,765

Region III 968 48.57 746 37.43 272 13.65 3 0.15 4 0.20 1,993

Region IV-A 901 37.49 1,083 45.07 346 14.40 22 0.92 51 2.12 2,403

Region IV-B 663 30.34 327 14.97 1,195 54.69 2,185

Region V 888 40.42 688 31.32 620 28.22 1 0.05 2,197

Region VI 1,196 41.53 957 33.23 723 25.10 4 0.14 2,880

Region VII 811 39.87 871 42.82 309 15.19 19 0.93 24 1.18 2,034Region VIII 1,531 64.60 287 12.11 533 22.49 16 0.68 3 0.13 2,370

Region IX 530 43.51 297 24.38 391 32.10 1,218

Region X 749 45.37 419 25.38 483 29.25 1,651

Region XI 675 46.65 229 15.83 543 37.53 1,447

Region XII 563 43.17 252 19.33 486 37.27 3 0.23 1,304

Region XIII 576 42.45 72 5.31 709 52.25 1,357Source: Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)


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c. Existing Bridges Along National Roads

Table 3. Existing Bridges Along National Roads (1982-2006)YEAR LENGTH ACCORDING TO

TYPE OF STRUCTURETOTAL

LENGTHNO. OF

BRIDGES

PERMANENT TEMPORARY

1982 144,478 56,255 200,733

1985 163,404 55,589 218,993

1986 172,612 57,655 230,267

1987 177,936 57,550 235,486

1988 181,577 53,943 235,520

1989 186,149 48,641 234,790

1990 189,672 50,579 240,251 7,346

1991 198,684 44,754 243,438 7,031

1992 205,563 44,628 250,191 7,031

1993 203,639 45,127 248,766 7,046

1994 213,821 41,440 255,261 7,112

1995 216,362 40,376 256,738 7,402

1996 227,455 33,560 261,015 7,347

1997 223,206 29,763 252,969 7,349

1998 237,704 29,129 266,833 7,359

1999 241,685 29,303 270,988 7,658

2000 253,123 28,747 281,870 7,447

2001 256,228 27,308 283,536 7,449

2002 268,850 21,280 290,130

2003 277,586 7,165

2004 282,960 7,324

2005 296,102 7,560

2006 301,365 7,517Source: Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)

Note: Length of Bridges is in linear meters.

d. Motor Vehicle Registration

Motor vehicle registration is under the jurisdiction of the Land Transportation Office(LTO). The LTOs mission is to rationalize the land transportation service and facilitiesand to implement effectively the various transportation laws, rules and regulations.Basically, their mandate and main functions are: inspection and registration of motorvehicles, issuance of licenses and permits, enforcement of Land Transportation Rulesand Regulations, adjudication of traffic cases and collection of revenues for theGovernment.

Registered motor vehicles are classified into seven groups, namely: cars, Utility vehicles(UV), sports utility vehicle (SUV), trucks, buses, motorcycles/tricycles and trailers. Based


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on the data obtained from the Land Transportation Office (LTO).

Table 4. Registered Motor Vehicles for the Philippines

Source: Land Transportation Office

Note: * - During this year, Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) is not yet considered as one of the motorvehicle classification in the Philippines

YEARS CARS UV SUV TRUCKS BUSES MC/TC TRAILERS TOTAL

1990 454,554 615,603 * 130,973 18,341 382,426 18,345 1,620,242

1991 456,606 670,848 * 138,338 20,690 409,927 18,957 1,715,366

1992 483,622 744,190 * 146,689 25,827 458,938 20,297 1,879,563

1993 531,240 834,168 * 165,280 24,603 547,655 22,169 2,125,115

1994 572,766 912,675 * 179,793 27,595 624,292 24,348 2,341,469

1995 626,571 998,331 * 192,792 28,192 708,059 27,409 2,581,354

1996 702,578 1,101,077 * 220,388 29,330 821,599 29,515 2,904,487

1997 743,299 1,191,392 * 242,842 31,950 952,044 32,022 3,193,549

1998 749,204 1,244,019 * 231,342 31,806 1,032,594 27,852 3,316,817

1999 773,835 1,310,865 * 243,443 33,193 1,144,666 27,730 3,533,732

2000 767,948 1,388,117 * 248,369 33,886 1,236,241 26,612 3,701,173

2001 729,350 1,425,880 63,386 253,596 31,686 1,338,263 23,701 3,865,862

2002 749,553 1,554,619 97,695 257,774 33,915 1,470,383 23,734 4,187,673

2003 742,665 1,570,086 116,231 255,509 31,349 1,552,579 23,853 4,292,272

2004 798,160 1,647,524 141,447 267,977 35,003 1,847,361 23,121 4,760,593

2005 788,408 1,633,856 157,938 266,915 30,977 2,157,737 23,922 5,059,753

2006 792,373 1,618,101 172,794 285,901 29,144 2,409,363 23,898 5,331,574

2007 751,092 1,602,619 192,991 281,261 30,159 2,647,574 24,356 5,530,052


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Table 5. Registered Motor Vehicles per Region (1997-2007)

REGION MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTERED1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

I 150,007 163,158 177,129 194,635 210,135 224,177 227,258 243,478 268,697 288,066 310,783

II 102,207 104,689 112,660 124,049 130,762 140,288 149,594 167,180 178,501 179,545 192,491

III 347,602 377,058 415,090 438,742 477,106 497,994 514,567 579,284 628,086 690,411 733,360

IV 383,178 422,743 458,621 487,648 525,394 560,362 556,507 614,402 710,084 753,491 795,627

V 81,009 86,921 92,315 96,001 102,492 111,298 120,279 139,243 151,755 161,442 168,940

NCR 1,253,669 1,234,372 1,271,227 1,286,176 1,255,140 1,390,579 1,389,808 1,505,409 1,580,753 1,555,174 1,592,036

CAR 38,443 41,920 45,004 47,213 50,605 52,798 51,308 52,300 63,921 63,505 64,664

LUZON 2,356,115 2,430,861 2,572,046 2,674,464 2,751,634 2,977,496 3,009,321 3,301,296 3,581,797 3,691,634 3,857,901

VI 164,445 173,430 190,461 200,019 225,056 241,527 240,401 261,541 276,458 300,353 305,498VII 236,357 257,667 277,509 297,646 329,414 362,975 393,879 470,222 400,384 457,816 436,156

VIII 55,720 59,220 65,305 69,515 72,636 81,752 87,960 102,487 105,875 110,961 119,996

VISAYAS 456,522 490,317 533,275 567,180 627,106 686,254 722,240 834,250 782,717 869,130 861,650

IX 68,947 74,200 83,783 89,842 98,392 108,668 115,561 133,633 148,698 147,036 168,635

X 71,403 74,482 79,206 83,902 89,217 103,077 119,259 126,176 137,791 154,698 158,416

XI 158,208 156,563 170,132 182,870 195,244 184,638 150,303 175,694 189,621 205,217 218,951

XII 52,953 56,382 61,466 66,586 64,511 85,199 130,957 140,975 164,794 205,618 205,211

CARAGA 29,401 34,012 33,824 36,329 39,758 42,341 44,631 48,569 54,335 58,241 59,288

MINDANAO 380,912 395,639 428,411 459,529 487,122 523,923 560,711 625,047 695,239 770,810 810,501

TOTAL 3,193,549 3,316,817 3,533,732 3,701,173 3,865,862 4,187,673 4,292,272 4,760,593 5,059,753 5,331,574 5,530,052


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Maritime Transportation


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Maritime Transport

Several departments of the Philippine government have a participation in runningthe maritime transportation industry, with its own functions and powers. The maingovernment authority with respect to policy formulation and infrastructure

investment is the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC)and the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA). Other government agencies involved insafety and security, industry promotion, and system operation are: MaritimeIndustry Authority (MARINA) , Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Office ofTransport Security (OTS). There are also devolved localized bodies, whichincludes Cebu Port Authority (CPA), Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA),Cagayan Export Zone Authority and Phividec Industrial Authority (PIA).

a. Ports

The development of ports in the Philippines was carried out before through

different port administrative system. Today, the structure of the Philippine PortSystem can be divided into four categories: (1) the PPA port system consisting ofpublic and private ports; (2) ports under the jurisdiction of independent portauthorities; (3) public ports devolved to the local government units (LGUs); and(4) the recently-established Road RO-RO Terminal System (RRTS).

Ports in the Philippines can be classified by port authorities, that is, portsmanaged by PPS, CPS, ARMM,-RPMA, LGUs/DOTC, PPMBs and the privatesector.

There is no accurate statistical number of ports in the Philippines since there arevarious types of ports ranging from big international ports to extremely small,which is catering to local fishing and passenger movements. Based on table 11,there are around 2,451 ports in the country. There are 423 private ports, mostlyports belonging to private enterprises for their own exclusive use. There are 421fishing ports, most of which are under the administration of the PhilippineFisheries Development Authority. The Philippine Port Authority (PPA) operates239 public ports, which consists of 25 base ports and 214 secondary ports orterminal ports. In addition, around 1,369 ports, which are handled by the LGUs.


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Table 10. Port Development in the Philippines

Source: Collated by the JICA Study Team on JICA-MARINA Study on Domestic ShippingDevelopment Plan in the Philippines (DSDP) including the Port Master Plan (JICA, 2004)


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Table 11. Number of Ports in the Philippines

Source: JICA Study on the Port Master Plan (PPA, CPA, DOTC and Public Port DevelopmentBodies, SBMA, PPMC, CEZA, PIA), 2000 Quinquennial Inventory of Ports in December 1999

(NSCB) [Number of Fishing Ports])

b. Passenger and Cargo Movements

The passenger and cargo movements come from the Philippine Ports Authority(PPA). Table 12 shows the passenger and cargo movements in the Philippinesfrom 2002-2006.

Table 12 Passenger and Cargo Movements in the Philippines (2002-2006)2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Domestic 79,554,834 79,431,913 82,742,123 79,263,064 72,840,475

Foreign 69,520,194 66,854,035 74,397,465 75,829,495 81,500,303

Transit 382,421 369,925 227,593 157,468

Total Cargo 149,457,449, 146,655,873 157,367,181 155,250,027 154,340,778

Disembarking 25,186,221 26,582,126 27,044,947 24,722,609 21,252,337Embarking 23,930,422 25,136,514 25,991,449 23,907,066 21,303,668

TotalPassengerTraffic

49,116,643 51,718,640 53,036,396 48,629,675 42,556,005


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Air Transportation


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Air Transport

The main government agency in charge of policy-making body and infrastructureinvestment is the DOTC. Other government agencies involved in safety andsecurity, industry promotion and system operation are: Air Transportation Office

(ATO) and Office of the Transport Security (OTS). Devolved localized bodiesincludes: Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) Mactan-Cebu Internationalairport authority (MCIAA) and Clark International Airport Authority (CIAC) andSubic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA). Economic regulation is handled byCivil aeronautics Board (CAB).

a. Airports

The Philippines has a total of 85 national airports, which are classified asinternational, trunkline, secondary and feeder airports. There are eight (8)international airports designated as major gateways to the country. There are

also twelve (12) trunkline airports served by jet aircraft. The rest of the domesticairports are classified either as secondary or feeder airports serviced by mainlyturbo-propeller type aircraft.

Table 14 shows the number of registered airports in the Philippines. This isclassified into national and private ports. The data is from the Air TransportationOffice (ATO).

Table 14. Summary of Registered Airports in the Philippines (1986-2006)Year National Private Total

1986 87 143 230

1987 84 143 227

1988 86 94 180

1989 86 122 208

1990 86 133 219

1991 84 140 224

1992 86 130 216

1993 87 162 249

1994 86 214 300

1995 86 104 190

1996 86 180 266

1997 89 103 192

1998 92 75 167

1999 85 87 172

2000 85 87 172

2001 87 70 157

2002 87 87 174

2003 85 78 163

2004 85 111 196

2005 85 118 203

2006 85 118 203Source: Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC)


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b. Domestic Air Transport Services

There are three (3) domestic air carriers, which dominate air transport services inthe country, namely: Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific Airways and Air Philippines.

The Philippine Airlines (PAL) was the only airline carrier allowed to operate in thePhilippine Airports until 1986, when the air transport policy on airline liberalizationwas adopted leading to the demonopolization of PAL.

Figure 6. National Airports in the Philippines

Source: Air Transportation Office (ATO)


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c. Aircraft, Passenger and Cargo Movements

The data source for aircraft, passenger and cargo movements is the AirTransportation authority (ATO). Table 15 illustrates the summary of movementsby region in 2006. The highest number of movements is observed in NCR.

Table 15. Summary of Aircraft, Cargo, and Passenger Movements ByRegion (2006)

Region Aircraft Cargo Passenger

NCR 20,652 412,759,150 18,229,221

CAR 878 147,656 18,352

I 2,272 2,803,162 132,901

II 4,115 828,292 66,636

III 6,638 7,022 530,490

IV 5,608 5,181,544 363,051

V 1,999 1,202,563 237,371

VI 20,565 26,303,602 2,512,159

VII 3,967 8,590,025 667,747

VIII 3,008 3,676,340 422,764

IX 3,209 5,778,614 472,053

X 3,001 10,374,488 609,241

XI 6,986 40,753,487 1,341,814

XII 1,884 10,379,731 334,024

XIII 1,417 2,043,794 175,455

ARMM 485 17,963 9,917Total 86,684 530,847,433 26,123,196

Source: Air Transportation Office


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Highest Point, Elevation, and Location

Atok has a land area of 21,499 hectares (53,130 acres).A great portion of the land is mountainous hence the highest point in the Philippine Highway System

located in the municipality at 2,255 metres (7,400 ft) above sea level at Barangay Cattubo.

Atok is centrally located in the heart of the province of Benguet. It is bounded by the municipality of

Kibungan and Buguias on the north, the municipalities of the Kabayan and Bokod on the East, the

municipality of Kapangan on the west and the municipality of Tublay on the south.


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Rail Transportation


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Rail Transport

The main government agency in-charge of the policy-making and infrastructureinvestment is the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) and MetroManila Development authority (MMDA) for the National Capital Region (NCR). The other

government agencies, which is responsible fore safety and security, industry protectionand system operation are: Light Rail Transit authority (LRTA), DOTC, Philippine NationalRailways (PNR).

a. Railway System

The Metro Manila urban rail system is comprised of three LRT/MRT lines, notably LightRail Transit (LRT) Line 1, LRT Line 2 and the Mass Rail Transit Line 3 (commonlyreferred to as EDSA Line). The Light Rail Transit System Line No. 1 consists of 15 kmelevated railway system servicing the Taft Avenue Rizal Avenue route betweenBaclaran, Pasay City and the Bonifacio Monument in the City of Caloocan. It isconsidered to be the first LRT system in Southeast Asia.

The Megatren, more popularly known by its generic name LRT Line 2, is a 13.8 km masstransit line that traverses five cities in Metro Manila namely Pasig, Marikina, Quezon City,San Juan and Manila) along the major thoroughfares of Marcos Highway, AuroraBoulevard, Ramon Magsaysay Boulevard, Legarda and Recto Avenue.

The EDSA MRT Line runs on double-track and partly elevated carriageway along EDSAfrom North Avenue in Quezon City to Taft Avenue in Pasay City. The 17.8 km EDSAroute consists of 13 stations: North Triangle, Quezon Avenue, Kamuning, Cubao,Santolan, Ortigas, Shaw, Bonifacio Avenue, Guadalupe, Buendia, Ayala, Magallanesand Taft Avenue. Figure 7 shows the existing railway system and its extension.

PNR System

Over the years, the Philippine National Railways (PNR) has constructed the followingrailway lines linking Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon. Main Line North (Manila to San Fernando City, La Union Province) 266 kms Main Line South (Manila to Legaspi City, Albay Province) 480 kms San Jose Branch Line (Tarlac to San Jose, Nueva Ecija) Cabanatuan Branch Line (Calamba to Batangas) Santa Cruz Branch Line (College to Sta. Cruz, Laguna)

The current Operational lines are the Main Line South for Long distance line (TayumanStation in Manila to Legaspi Station in Albay with length of 479.0 km) and the CommuterLines (Caloocan to Calamba with length of 61.96 km and the branch line of San Pedro Carmona with Length of 4.7 km.) based on the Working Timetable 55-A dated April 15,2004. The total length of heavy rail currently in operation is approximately 489.5 km. withgauge of 1.067 m.

There are limited data available for freight and passenger along railways. These areessentially due to the fact that there are few non-operational lines in the Philippinesincluding the Philippine National Railways (PNR) Main Line South and Commuter Line,the EDSA MRT, the LRT Line 1 and the LRT Line 2. Among these, only the PNR MainLine South qualifies for inter-regional passenger and freight movements.


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Figure 7. Existing Railway system and its Extension

Source: Light Rail Transit authority (LRTA)

b. Rail Transport Statistics

The summary of rail transport statistics is shown in Table 17. It will be observedthat the route length decreases from 523 to 85 kms in 2006. This is so because

the PNR Main Line South becomes non-operational.

Table 17. Summary of Rail Transport Statistics (2004-2007)AREA/ITEM 2004 2005 2006 2007

TRAFFIC DATA

Number of Passenger (million) 244 278 2969 317

Passenger-Kilometers (million) 2,267 2,459 2,637 2,714

Freight (million) N/A N/A N/A N/A

Freight-Km (million) N/A N/A N/A N/A

RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE Route Length (km) 523 523 85 85

Double Track Length (km) 76 76 76 76

Electrified Route Length (km) 45 45 45 45

Number of Locomotives (PNR) 14 13 12 11

Number of Passenger Coaches 259 252 300 300

Number of Freight Wagons(PNR)

213 213 151 151

Urban Rail Length (km) 101 101 85 85Source: Rail Transport Division - DOTC


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Conclusion


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Conclusion

In the Philippines, several government agencies are involved in the planning andadministration of the transport sector. The two lead agencies are: the Department ofPublic Works and Highways (DPWH) and Department of Transportation and

Communications. Most of the transportation data (rail, road, water, air). Some otheragencies which contribute to the transportation statistics of the country are: AirTransportation Office (ATO), Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), Light Rail TransitAuthority (LRTA), Philippine National Railways (PNR), Land Transportation Office (LTO),Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), Philippine National Police TrafficManagement Group (PNP-TMG) and Philippine coast Guard (PCG).

There are cases that transportation statistics are gathered by differentagencies using different classifications. It is important to harmonize them in order tohave greater international comparability. Data users should also be organized in order todiscuss and determine the factors or indicators that will be gathered by the National

Statistics Coordination Board (NSCB) for the transport Sector. Also, budget should beprovided for updating the transport data for different agencies, most especially for thoseagencies, which produces data as by-product of their primary function.

Who Manages the System


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References


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http://www.ato.gov.ph

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