[edit] Land transportation - 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.
- Philippine National Railways Cebu line, from Talisay City to Danao City.
- Trans-Panay Express (planned, expected to build before the year 2010)
- Mindanao Railway Authority (planned, expected to build after the year ends)
[edit] Main highways - Pan-Philippine Highway (Maharlika Highway)
- North Luzon Expressway (NLEx), from Balintawak, Quezon City in Metro Manila to Santa Ines, Pampanga.
- South Luzon Expressway (SLEx), from the City of Manila to Calamba City in Laguna.
- Metro Manila Skyway
- Manila-Cavite Expressway (Manila Coastal Road), from Parañaque City in Metro Manila to Bacoor, Cavite
- Manila North Road (MacArthur Highway), from Caloocan City to San Fernando City, La Union
- 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
- 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 connecting from Manila Coastal Road Bacoor, Cavite to Tagaytay City.
- Commonwealth Avenue, the Philippines' widest road located in Quezon City from Quezon Memorial Circle to Fairview.
Highways - Total: 199,950 km
- Paved: 39,590 km
- Unpaved: 160,360 km (1998 est.)
Pipelines - Petroleum products: 357 km
[edit] Public utility vehicles - 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.
[edit] Bus companies - Alfonso Liner
- Altransco
- ALPS The Bus, Inc. - Operates routes between Batangas and Metro Manila. The company also offers roll-on-roll-off-routes to Ilo-Ilo starting from Metro Manila via Batangas City.
- 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
- Baliwag Transit Inc.
- 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.
- 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.
- Ceres Liner
- CUL Transport
- Dagupan Bus Lines (sister company of Saulog Transit)
- Dalin Liner Inc.
- Dangwa Tranco - serves as a link between Manila, Benguet, and Mountain Province
- Dela Rosa Transit(sister company of N. Dela Rosa Liner)
- 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
- Eaglestar Transit Corp.
- Erjohn & Almark Transit Corp.(Operates in Las Piñas, Cavite and Batangas, also sister company of Tas Trans and San Agustin)
- ES Transport (provincial operation division of Jell Transport, Inc.)
- Farinas Transit Company
- Federico Franco Lines (Franco Trans)
- Ferdinand Liner - an affiliate comapny of Saulog Transit, Inc., plying routes from Indang, Cavite to Pasay City.
- Fermina Express
- First Charter (formerly TRITRAN & operated by: JAM)
- 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).
- German Espiritu Liner Inc.
- Green Star Express Inc.
- GV Florida Transport - once a small minibus operator, but, when it took over the bankrupt B. Transit in Batac, began to ply routes in Northern Luzon to Manila.
- HM Transport/HM Liner, Inc.
- Isarog Lines
- JAC Liner Inc.
- Jam Liner Inc. (operated by Philtranco)
- Jasper Jean Liner Inc.
- Jayross Lucky Seven Bus Company
- Jell Transport Inc.
- Joanna Jesh Transport Corp.
- 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)
- Laguna Star Bus (city operation division of Hernandez Group)
- Lorna Express
- Lucena Lines
- Maria de Leon - operating out of Ilocos Norte, it is dubbed "The Fastest Woman on the Road"
- 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 under the Mahilac Group, plying route Nasugbu, Batangas to Lawton.
- Nicholas Albert Transport Inc.
- Newman Goldliner Inc.
- 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.
- PAMANA Transport Service Inc.
- PP Bus Lines
- Partas
- 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. Tourister, Inc. (city operation of JAM)
- Philtranco
- Philippians Bus Line (owner of Newman Goldliner)
- 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.
- Raymond Transportation Inc.
- RCJ Lines - an offshoot of the successful RCJ Trucking corporation
- RCJ Trans - a sister company of RCJ Lines
- RJ Express
- RRCG Transport
- 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)
- Saulog Transit Inc.
- Sierra Madre Transportation
- Silver Star - a sister company of Green Star Express Inc.. It plies routes to Tacloban, Leyte from Cubao.
- St. Joseph/Inocencio Aniceto - 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.
- Sta. Lucia Express (under management of Victory 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)
- Victory Liner
- 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
- 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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. [edit] River ferries [edit] Shipping companies [edit] 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.)
[edit] International gateways See main article - List of airports in the Philippines Heliports [edit] Local airlines [edit] History [edit] 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 [edit] 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. 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. [edit] See also [edit] External links |
