TRANSPORTATION IN

THE PHILIPPINES
 LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• List the airlines in the Philippines
• List water transport services in the Philippines
• Enumerate and describe modes of
transportation in the Philippines
 AIR TRANSPORTATION
IN THE PHILIPPINES
Air transportation in the Philippines goes back early days of
aviation prior to World War II, during the American colonial period
of the Philippines. Currently, the Philippines has several
registered airlines companies, but they are mostly chartered.
There are two main domestic airline groups doing business 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 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
This list of airlines enumerates local airlines in the
Philippines which have a current air operator’s certificate issued
by the Civil Aviation Authority.

1. Cebgo 2. Cebu Pacific

IATA Code: DG IATA Code: 5J
ICAO Code: SRQ ICAO Code: CEB
Hubs and Focus Cities: Cebu Hubs and Focus Cities: Cebu,
and Manila Cagayan de Oro, Clark, Davao,
Iloilo, Kalibo, Zamboanga and
Manila
 LIST OF AIRLINES
OF THE PHILIPPINES
3. PAL Express 4. Philippine Airlines 5. Philippines AirAsia
IATA Code: 2P IATA Code: PR PAL IATA Code: Z2
ICAO Code: GAP ICAO Code: CEB ICAO Code: APG
Hubs and Focus Hubs and Focus Hubs and Focus
Cities: Cebu Cities: Cebu, Clark, Cities: Cebu, Clark,
Clark, Davao, Davao, Kalibo, and Davao, Kalibo, Puerto
Zamboanga, and Manila Princessa, and Manila
Manila
 REGIONAL AIRLINES
1. Air Juan 5. Skyjet Airlines
Hub: Puerto Princesa Hub: Manila
2. AirSwift 6. Sunlight Air
Hub: Manila, El Nido Hub: Manila
3. Alphaland Aviation 7. Sky Pasada
Hub: Manila, Clark Hub: Manila
4. Royal Air Philippines 8. XplorAsia Airways
Hub: Clark, Cebu Hub: Manila, Clark
 CHARTER AIRLINES
• Air Link International • Pacificair
Airways • Pacific Global One
• Asian Aerospace Aviation Company
Corporation • Platinum Skies Aviation
• Cyclone Airways • PhilJets Aero Services Inc.
• INAEC • Subic Seaplane
• Island Aviation Inc. • Cargo Airlines
• Lionair - PS1
• Northsky Air - 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. This list is updated every three years, or as the
need arises.
 LIST OF AIRPORTS IN THE PHILIPPINES
In the current classification system, 85 airports owned
by the national government are placed into pne 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 satus
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 there are 13
airports under this subcategory, 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 with a capacity of at least 19 seats.
As of January there are 19 airports under this sub-
category, all of which have regularly-scheduled air
service.
c) Community Airports are airports that are used
primarily as Regional and Local Airports or for Genera
Aviation. There are currently 41 airports in this
category. Only a few community airports, such as
Cauayan. Airport and Ozamiz Airport, have regaularly-
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, airships, airfields) are outside of the CAAP’s
classification system.
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS
 WATER TRANSPORTATION IN THE
PHILIPPINES
 2GO/SuperFerry  Roble Shipping Inc.
 Cebu Ferries  Sulpicio Lines
 Cokaliong Shipping  Gothong Lines
Lines  Trans-Asia Shipping Lines
 International Container  Weesam Express
Terminal Services Inc.
 Montenegro Lines
 Negros Navigation
 RAIL TRANSPORT IN THE PHILIPPINES
 - a growing means of transportation for passengers and
cargo in the country. Such means of transportation are used
typically for rapid transport within major cities 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. All three services were
integrated through the Strong Republic Transit System, a
project aimed at improving interchanges from one line to
another
 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
attachment agency. Established during the Spanish colonial
period, the modern PNR was developed only in 1984.It
formerly operated around 479 km of track on the island of
Luzon, where most Philippine rail infrastructure is located.
Because of this, PNR has become synonymous with
Philippine Rail System.
 A portion of the PNR network, specifically the Metro
Manila portion of the network called as the Metro Commuter
Line, is part of the Strong Republic Transit System (SRTS),
and overall public transport system in the metropolis. It
forms the backbone of all of Metro Manila’s Regional rail
services, which extend to its suburbs and to provinces such
as Laguna. However, other than reducing growing traffic
congestion due to the rising number of motor vehicles in
Metro Manila, PNR also aims to link key cities within the
Philippines efficiently and to serve as an instrument in
national socio-economic development.
 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 LRT-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. The Manila LRTA System is the
first metro system in Southeast Asia, built earlier than the
Singapore MRT by three years. Quick and inexpensive to ride, the
system serves 605,000 passengers each day. Every day around
430,000 passengers board the Yellow Line, and 175,000 ride the
Purple Line.
Rapid Transit LRTA System


 Rapid Transit LRTA System
Its 31 stations along over 31 kilometers (19 mi) of
mostly elevated track form two lines. All of the stations of
the LRT-1 and MRT-2 are elevated, except for the
Katipunan Station (which is underground). They follow
one of two different layouts. Most LRT-1 stations are
composed of only one level, accessible from the street
below by stairway, containing the station's concourse and
platform areas separated by fare gates.
 MRTC System
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. The system has been only partially successful in decongesting
EDSA, and congestion is further aggravated by the rising number of motor
vehicles.
AGT System
The automated guide way 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
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.
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2. Tricycle
Another popular means 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.
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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.
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4. Bancas/Ferry Boat
Bangkas and ferry boats are 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 pump boats. 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.
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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 ferret passengers along smaller
residential streets or often to or from jeepneys or the other public utility vehicles.
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PHILIPPINES
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.
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7. Rail Carts
Another unique mode of transportation in the Philippines, the rail carts are common in places simply
which has a it railway. The 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 id lifted out of the tracks.
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8. Carabao
As an agricultural society where the Philippines was born out, the carabao holds a special place in the lives of
rural farming 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.
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9. Motorela PHILIPPINES
A three-wheeled vehicle, it is a smaller version of a jeepney and is a common 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".)
MODES OF TRANSPORTATION IN THE
PHILIPPINES
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.
MODES OF TRANSPORTATION IN THE
PHILIPPINES
11.Taxis
Taxis usually operate within the city, but may outlying areas within the province for
an extra change. Taxis charge an initial plug down plus incremental charge.
 MODES OF TRANSPORTATION IN THE
PHILIPPINES
12. Trains
There are trains in the country, but they only service Metro Manila - they are the
Light Rail Transit (LRT) and Manila Metro Rail Transit (MRT). The Philippine
National Railways (PNR) is no longer in service.
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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.
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PHILIPPINES
14. Wooden Scooter (Palayon)
Palayon or 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.
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15. Hand Tractor Ride (Kuliglig)
In rural areas and certain urban areas, hand 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.
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PHILIPPINES
16. Airplanes
Major cities and 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.
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