TRANSPORTATION IN

THE PHILIPINES
 ▪ Transportation in the Philippines covers the
transportation methods within this archipelagic
nation of over 7,500 islands. From a previously
underdeveloped state of transportation, the
government of the Philippines has been improving
transportation through various direct
infrastructure projects, and these include an
increase in air, sea, road, and rail transportation and
transport hubs.
Air transportation in the Philippines
▪ Air transportation in the Philippines goes back to the early days
of aviation prior to World War II, during the American colonial
period of the Philippines. Currently, the Philippines has several
registered airline companies, but they are mostly chartered.
There are two main domestic airline groups doing business such
as Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific, with AirAsia Philippines
competing on some international routes. The domestic market is
dominated by the Cebu Pacific group which has a 61% market
share, followed by the Philippine Airlines group which has 29%,
followed by AirAsia, having a 9% share.
 List of airlines of the
Philippines
▪ 3.PAL Express
▪ This list of airlines enumerates local airlines in the
Philippines which have a current air operator's ▪ IATA Code: 2P ICAO Code: GAP
certificate issued by the Civil Aviation Authority.
▪ Hubs and Focus Cities: Cebu, Clark, Davao, Zamboanga and
1.Cebgo Manila
▪ IATA Code: DG ICAO Code: SRQ ▪ 4.Philippine Airlines
▪ Hubs and Focus Cities: Cebu and Manila ▪ IATA Code: PR

▪ 2.Cebu Pacific ▪ ICAO Code: PAL

▪ IATA Code: 5j ICAO Code: CEB ▪ Hubs and Focus Cities: Cebu, Clark, Davao, Kalibo and
Manila
▪ Hubs and Focus Cities: Cebu, Cagayan de Oro,
Clark, Davao, Iloilo, Kalibo, Zamboanga and ▪ 5.Philippines AirAsia
Manila
▪ IATA Code: Z2 ICAO Code: APG

▪ Hubs and Focus Cities: Cebu, Clark, Davao, Kalibo, Puerto

Princessa and Manila
 Regional
1.Air Juan
Airlines
5.Skyjet Airlines
Hub: Manila
Hub: Puerto Princesa 6.Sunlight Air
2.AirSwift Hub: Manila
Hub: Manila, El Nido 7.Sky Pasada
3.Alphaland aviation Hub: Manila
Hub: Manila, Clark 8.XplorAsia Airways
4.Royal air Philippines Hub: Manila, Clark
 Charter Airline
Air Link International Northsky Air Pacificair
Airways Asian Aerospace Pacific Global One Aviation
Corporation Cyclone Company Platinum Skies
Airways Aviation
INAEC PhilJets Aero Services Inc.
Island Aviation Inc. Subic Seaplane
Lionair
Cargo Airlines
•
PSI


• 2GO
 List of airports in the
Philippines
Regulation over airports and aviation in the Philippines lies with the Civil
Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP). The CAAP's classification
system, introduced in 2008, rationalizes the previous Air Transportation
Office (ATO) system of airport classification, pursuant to the Philippine
Transport Strategic Study and the 1992 Civil Aviation Master Plan. The list
is updated every three years, or as the need arises.

In the current classification system, 85 airports owned by the national

government are placed into one of three main categories:
 a.International airports are airports capable of handling
international flights and have border control facilities. Airports in
this category include airports that currently serve, or previously
served, international destinations.

There are currently 12 airports in this category. Ten of these

airports were in the initial CAAP list in 2008: Clark, Davao,
General Santos, Laoag, Mactan-Cebu, Manila, Kalibo, Puerto
Princesa, Subic Bay and Zamboanga.
 The only airport elevated to international
status since 2008 has been the Iloilo Airport,
where scheduled international service began in
2012. Panglao Airport in Bohol, while billed as
an international airport, is yet to be formally
placed into this category as of January 2019.
 b.Principal airports are airports which serve domestic
destinations. They're 32 in the total. This category is further
subdivided into two types:

Class 1 principal airports are airports capable of serving jet

aircraft with a capacity of at least 100 seats (but could be 70). As
of January 2019 there are 13 airports under this sub-category, (3)
all of which have regularly-scheduled air service. Tagbilaran
Airport belonged to this category prior to its closure in lieu of
Panglao Airport.
 Class 2 principal airports are airports capable of serving propeller
aircraft with a capacity of at least 19 seats. As of January 2019 there are
19 airports under this sub-category, most of which have regularly-
scheduled air service.

c.Community airports are airports that are used primarily as Regional

and Local Airports or for General aviation. There are currently 41 airports in
this category. Only a few community airports, such as Cauayan Airport and
Ozamiz Airport, have regularly-scheduled air service.
San Vicente Airport in Palawan, which is owned by the national
government, remains unclassified as of January 2019. All privately owned
aerodromes (airports, airstrips, airfields) are outside of the CAP's
classification system.
 International airports
Airport name ICAO IATA General areaserved Actual location Usage

Clark InternationalAirport RPLC CRK Greater ManilaArea Mabalacat,Pampanga Civilian/Military

Mactan-CebuInternational RPVM CEB Central Visayas Lapu-Lapu City Civilian/Military

Airport

Francisco BangoyInternational RPMD DVO Davao Region Davao City Civilian

Airport

General SantosInternational RPMR GES Soccsksargen General Santos Civilian

Airport

lloilo InternationalAirport RPVI ILO Western Visavas Cabatuan, Iloilo Civilian

Kalibo InternationalAirport RPVK KLO Western Visavas Kalibo, Aklan Civilian

Laoag InternationalAirport RPLI LAO locos Region Laoag, llocosNorte Civilian

Ninoy AquinoInternational RPLL MNL Greater ManilaArea Pasay/Parañaque Civilian/Military

Airport

Bohol-Panglao International RPSP TAG Central Visavas Panglao, Bohol Civilian

Airport

Puerto PrincesaInternational RPVP PPS Palawan Puerto Princesa Civilian/Military

Airport

Subic BayInternational Airport RPLB SFS Greater ManilaArea Morong, Bataan Civilian

ZamboangaInternational Airport RPMZ ZAM ZamboangaPeninsula Zamboanga City Civilian/Military

Water Transportation in the Philippines
2GO/SuperFerry
Cebu Ferries
Cokaliong Shipping Lines
International Container Terminal Services Inc.
Montenegro Lines
Negros Navigation
Roble Shipping Inc.
Sulpicio Lines
Gothong Lines
Trans-Asia Shipping Lines
Weesam Express
 Rail transport in the Philippines

Rail transport in the Philippines is a growing means of transportation for

passengers and cargo in the country. Such means of transportation are
used typically for rapid transport within major cites as well as long distance
travel. The Philippine railway network consists of one commuter rail service

provided by the Philippine National Railways (PNR), and a rapid transit

system operated by the Light Rail Transit Authority and Metro Rail Transit
Corporation.
 Commuter rail
The Philippine National Railways is a state-owned
railway system in the Philippines, organized under the
Department of Transportation and Communications
(DOTC) as an attached agency.
Established during the Spanish colonial period, the
modern PR was developed only in 1984. It formerly
operated around 479 kilometers of track on the island of
Luzon, where most Philippine rail infrastructure is
located. Because of this, PNR has become synonymous
with the Philippine rail system.
 Rapid transit
LRTA System
The Manila Light Rail Transit
Authority System is the main
metropolitan rail system serving the
Metro Manila area of the Philippines.
There are two lines to the system:
LRT-1, dubbed the Green Line
(formerly Yellow Line), and MRT-2,
dubbed the Blue Line (formerly
Purple Line). Although the LT-1 is
referred to as a "light rail" system,
arguably because the network is
mostly elevated, the system is more
akin to a rapid transit (metro) system
in European-North American terms.
 MRTC System
METROSTAR
The Manila Metro Rail Transit
Corporation System has a single line,
MRT-3 or dubbed as the Yellow Line
(formerly Blue Line). Although it has
characteristics of light rail, such as
the type of rolling stock used, it is
more akin to a rapid transit system.
It is not related to the Manila Light
Rail Transit Authority System, a
separate but linked system.
One of its original purposes was to
decongest Epifanio de los Santos
Avenue (EDSA), one of Metro Manila's
main thoroughfares and home to the
MRT-3, and many commuters who ride
the system also take road-based public
transport, such as buses, to reach the
intended destination from a station.
 AGT System
The automated guideway transit system in UP Diliman will be
the first of its kind to be built in the Philippines. It will serve as
test track for the first mass transit system to be built and
developed in the country by local engineers.

Proposed subway system

MMDA Chairperson Francis Tolentino said that a proposal to
build a subway from the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig to an
area near a shopping mall in Quezon City.
 Modes of Transportation in the Philippines
The Philippines has various modes of transportation which makes it
easy to get around.
1. Jeepneys
The Jeepney is the ultimate
Philippine form of
transportation. It is a
national icon and one of the
aspects of life that remain
constant across this diverse,
several-thousand-island
archipelago. The jeepney is
a sort of cross between a
minibus and a share taxi.
 Another popular means
2.Tricycle of transport in the
country, tricycles are
used as a public utility
vehicle either plying a set
route or for-hire. It
resembles the auto
rickshaws of India and
the tuk-tuks of Thailand
and other Asian
countries.
 3.Kalesa
Kalesa is the oldest mode of
transport that still exists today. It
was introduced to the islands of the
Philippines in the 18th century by
Spanish colonizers and was initially
reserved for noble and high- ranking
officials. Presently, Kalesas are used
in some streets especially in the
tourist areas of old cities and some
rural areas.
 Bangkas and ferry boats are 4.Bancas/Ferry Boat
prevalent around the Philippines, but
especially vital in the Visayas, where
nearly every city has some kind of
water transport service. Big ferry
boats ply the long and heavily used
routes, while bankas serve the
smaller, shorter passages. The
cheapest inter-island travel is via
ferryboats or pumpboats. Ferryboats
are larger passenger vessels, able to
carry even vehicles and huge cargo,
while pumpboats are best for island
hopping. There are also hovercrafts
servicing neighboring islands.
5.Pedicab Instead of a motorcycle,
pedicab uses a bicycle with a
passenger cab attached to
the side. It is known as a cycle
rickshaw in other countries
designed to carry passengers
on a hire basis. In the
Philippines, they are mainly
used to ferry passengers
along smaller, residential
streets or often to or from
jeepneys or other public
utility vehicles.
6.Habal-habal Known as motorcycle
taxis in other parts of the
world, the habal-habal
has extended seats, often
sideways but a T-shaped
crossbeam. It also
colloquially referred to as
"skylabs". It is a common
mode of transportation in
the mountainous or
remote areas of the
Philippines.
 Another unique mode of
transportation in the
Philippines, the rail carts
are common in places
which has a railway. The 7.Rail Carts
operators of rail cart just
simply pull it to send its
passengers to their
destination. It provides a
faster transportation for
the people who live near
the railways. When a train
approaches, passengers
simply get off and the rail
cart is lifted out of the
tracks.
 As an agricultural society
where the Philippines was
born out, the carabao
holds a special place in the
lives of rural farming 8.Carabao
communities and even
considered as the
National Animal of the
Philippines. Aside from
providing necessary labor
for farmers, carabaos are
also used as a mode of
transportation. It can pull
a karatela with 6 or more
people which make it
convenient as a form of
transportation.
 A three-wheeled vehicle,
it is a smaller version of a
jeepney and is a common
9.Motorela mode of transport in
small towns and cities.
Motorela originated in
Cagayan de Oro City and
was invented by Raphael
Floirendo in 1964. Its
carriage has two rows
that face each other and
can take up eight
passengers. (Motorela is
taken from the words
"motorized" and
"caretella".)
10.Buses Buses ply longer routes
to rural and suburban
destinations from major
cities. Some of them are
hired as transport
exclusive to tourists.
Public buses congregate
at designated terminals
and pick up or drop off
passengers at specific
stop points.
 Taxis usually
operate within the
city, but may 11.Taxis
reach outlying
areas within the
province for an
extra charge. Taxis
charge an initial
plug down plus
incremental
charge.
 There are trains in
the country, but
they only service
12.Trains
Met o Manila - they
are the Light Rail
Transit
(RT) and Manila
Metro Rail Transit
(MRT). The
Philippine National
Railways (PNR) is no
longer in service.
13.Vans
Vans for Hire or V-Hires
service provincial routes
where other modes of
transportations are
scarce or unavailable.
They usually have
terminals or park within
shopping malls for added
convenience.
 Palayon or
14.Wooden Scooter (Palayon) wooden scooter
is a famous mode
of transport in
Banaue. It may
not technically be
for public use, but
it's an interesting
ride nonetheless.
 In rural areas and certain
urban areas, hand
15.Hand Tractor Ride (Kuliglig) tractors or kuliglig
(vehicles) are used to
haul two-wheel trailers
that carry passengers.
Aside from public
transport, they actually
have various uses:
irrigation (tractor
connected to water
pump), grinder (tractor
connected to
grindstone), and festival
float
 Major cities and
16.Airplanes tourist destinations in
the Philippines have
airports making it
possible for quick trips
via airplanes. The
country currently has
more than 10
international airports
and several domestic
and community
airports.
 Reporters
Leader- Ilagan, Aaliyah B.
Flojo, Mary Vic F.
Fuego, Marly
Pedroso, Erlyn Joy
Villarena, Ian Louis