TRANSPORTATION AS A SYSTEM AND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IN THE PHILIPPINES

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is a system that involves facilities that implements, coordinates, and unifies the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods.

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TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM

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COMPONENTS OF TRANSPORT SYSTEM

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VEHICLE, GUIDEWAY, OPERATIONS PLAN

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are machines that moves objects or traffic (people/goods). They may be used in land, water, air, and even space transportation.

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VEHICLES

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are an important part of our transportation systems for the reason that these are where vehicles move along.

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GUIDEWAYS

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The set of procedures by which traffic and vehicles are moved over the guideway, including schedules or timetables, crew assignments, and control systems are called operations plans.

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OPERATIONS PLAN

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CHARACTERISTICS OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICES

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1. Intangibility
2. Inseparability
3. Perishability
4. Variability
5. Seasonality and Demand Fluctuations
6. Interdependence of Tourism Products
7. Dominance of External Environment
8. Highly Capital Intensive and Economies of Scale
9. Impact of National and International Regulations

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TYPES OF TRANSPORT SYSTEM

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PRIVATE, PUBLIC AND INTERMEDIATE PUBLIC TRANSPORT

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has flexible routes, spaces, timings. Road-based private transport can further be classified as Fast, Slow.

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PRIVATE TRANSPORT

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includes all multiple-occupancy vehicle services designed to transport customers on local and regional routes.

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PUBLIC TRANSPORT

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It is mechanized mode that can be hired and used on any flexible route, with flexible timings.

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IPT Fast

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It is non-mechanized mode that can be hired and used on any flexible route, flexible timings

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IPT Slow

Question 12

As of 2011, the country’s road system comprised about

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215,000 km

Question 13

The Philippines has ____ airports, with 84 owned by the government and the rest by private entities.

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215

Question 14

National roads are owned by the

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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS

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A contiguous length of significant road sections extending linearly without any breaks or forks that connect major cities (at least around 100,000 population) comprising the main trunk line or the backbone of the national road system.

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NATIONAL PRIMARY ROAD

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Directly connect cities to national primary roads, except in metropolitan areas

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NATIONAL SECONDARY ROAD

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Roads that divert through traffic away from the city/municipality business centers (with affirmative feasibility study)

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Bypass/Diversion Roads

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Other existing roads under DPWH which perform a local function

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NATIONAL TERTIARY ROAD

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Connect cities and municipalities without traversing National Roads.

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PROVINCIAL ROADS

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Roads that connect to Provincial and National Roads

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MUNICIPAL AND CITY ROAD

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Other Public Roads (officially turned over to LGUs) within the barangay and not covered in the above definitions.

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BARANGAY ROADS

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Highways with limited access, normally with interchanges; may include facilities for levying tolls for passage in an open or closed system.

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EXPRESSWAYS

Question 23

The transport sector in the Philippines faces several interconnected challenges. These include:

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1. Poor road quality
2. Limited coordination between different modes of transport
3. Weak governance and institutional capacity
4. Inadequate urban transport systems
5. Insufficient private investment in transport infrastructure.

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several ways to address these issues:

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1. INVEST IN INFRASTRUTURE
2. PROMOTE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS (PPE)
3. IMPROVE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
4. EXPAND MASS TRANSIT
5. STREAMLINE REGULATIONS AND POLICIES