Transport
From The Report: The Philippines 2012
View in Online Reader

Connecting the Philippines’ thousands of islands is a daunting logistical task, made harder by recent setbacks like US and EU downgrades of the civil aviation authority’s safety rating. The government is looking to implement its 2010 National Transportation Policy Agenda in part through a $12.8bn PPP plan unveiled in October 2011. Eight airport projects will be put to tender in 2012, and airline liberalisation is helping smaller carriers overtake the nation’s flagship. The government is also making major investments in roads and expressways, “nautical highways” and mass transit for rural areas.
This section includes interviews with Lance Gokongwei, President and CEO, Cebu Pacific Air, and Doris M Ho, President and CEO, Magsaysay Group of Companies.

Articles from this Chapter

Overview

Making connections: Government plans usher in a new era of coordinated and critical development, with help from the private sector
OBG
plus

For an archipelago of 7107 mostly mountainous islands, the task facing the transport sector has always been complex. Yet with renewed vigour, the Department of Transportation and Communications (DoTC) has unveiled ambitious plans to connect the islands and their regional economics by land, sea and air. CLEARING THE WAY: With the unveiling of the National Transportation Policy Agenda (NTPA) in 2010, the administration of President Benigno Aquino III has initiated an unprecedented overhaul of…

Analysis

Finding the funds: Securing private sector investment for infrastructure projects
OBG
plus

The administration of President Benigno Aquino III’s plan to secure private sector funding for transport projects – with an estimated price tag of P565bn ($12.83bn) to 2016 – is ambitious, but as the country struggles to overcome the stigma of past corruption and cronyism, reform efforts have piqued investor interest. NEW LAWS: The government is confident that legislative reforms pursued through Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) Law RA 7718’s implementing rules and regulations, the guidelines…

Interview

OBG talks to Lance Gokongwei, President and CEO, Cebu Pacific Air
OBG
plus

Interview:Lance Gokongwei How much room is there for further growth of low-cost airlines in South-east Asia? LANCE GOKONGWEI: There is still significant growth potential in low-cost air travel. With rising incomes and an emerging middle class in the Philippines, it appears we are just scratching the surface. However, the first major constraint to industry expansion will be insufficient infrastructure. The private sector needs to continue playing a part in driving the development of airport…

Interview

Adopting a long-term vision: OBG talks to Doris Ho, President and CEO, Magsaysay Group of Companies
OBG
plus

Interview:Doris Ho How should the enhancement of the domestic transport infrastructure fit into a broader vision for the country’s development? DORIS HO: One key challenge to development is finding a way to build the country’s infrastructure in a way conducive to efficiently distributing goods and commodities using economies of scale. Overcoming these logistical challenges would result in lower costs. The present inability to build efficiencies through economies of scale is what makes…