Transport

What lessons have been learned following the roll-out of the government public-private partnership (PPP) programme?

The Philippines’ unique geographic position flanking key global and regional trade routes, combined with its historical ties to the US, provide the country with a unique advantage in the competitive global transport and logistics sector. One of the country’s largest trading partners remains the US, although the Philippines has also been able...

From the country’s humble origins as fishermen and traders, the Philippines has developed a multitude of modern ports spread across the country today. With no direct land ties to any nation, and a population spread out over thousands of islands large and small, developing and maintaining an efficient marine transport network is crucial to...

The road network in the Philippines plays a critical role for both commerce and social movement of citizens. While seaports and airports are instrumental in moving goods in and out of the country, it is the road network upon which Filipinos must rely heavily upon for key tasks, such as moving goods to and from distribution centres, supplying...

While the Philippine economy continues to post healthy growth rates, a strong case can be made that the country’s full potential has yet to be realised. This is in part due to inefficiencies in the mass-transport network. Comprised of 16 townships and one municipality, which have had their boundaries blend into each other over decades of...

There is little question that public infrastructure in the Philippines has been underfunded. In the World Bank’s most recent Logistics Performance Index, published in 2014, it ranked 75th out of 160 countries surveyed, with a score of 2.5 out of 5.