Transport

The aviation sector is experiencing rapid growth worldwide, propelled by booming tourism industries, lower air fares and the push for greater connectivity in an increasingly globalised economy. Middle-class expansion has also spurred growth in air travel, as more people are able to afford flights for holidays or business-related travel....

While the geographic features of the Philippine archipelago have historically hindered the creation of an efficient transport network, given the obstacles to increased productivity and growth posed by the country’s many islands and congested road system, the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte has made infrastructure development a top...

Decades of underinvestment in critical infrastructure, combined with rapid urbanisation, has exacerbated congestion in the Philippines, with the situation becoming particularly acute within the Metro Manila area. In an effort to more evenly distribute economic opportunities around the country and alleviate pressure on Manila, the country is...

Since the inauguration of the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte in 2016 the government has made the development of infrastructure its leading priority. As part of the Build, Build, Build (BBB) programme, a range of projects have been pushed through, including those to upgrade and expand the transport network across the country in...

In response to growing congestion issues, Manila’s public transport system is gearing up for a major shift in capacity with the construction of the country’s first mass underground transit system, the biggest project to date under President Rodrigo Duterte’s Build, Build, Build (BBB) infrastructure programme. Financed through an official...