The philippine transport system

Reported by:

CHARITO S. PLANAS-PANGANFebruary 21, 2015

The Philippine Transport System

Roads – dominant form of transportation in the Philippines

About 78% of all local roads in the Philippines are gravel-surfaced….

there were 77,110 road accidents

1. Quezon City - 1412. Manila - 563. Caloocan - 374. Parañaque -255. Taguig - 256. Makati - 237. Valenzuela - 188. Marikina - 179. Pasay - 1510. Muntinlupa - 13

11. Pasig - 1312. Las Piñas - 913. Mandaluyong - 814. Malabon - 415. Navotas - 616. San Juan - 117. Pateros - 0

The report noted: "The MMDA recorded an average fatal accident rate of 1.13 per day in the metropolis. May 2013 had the most number of fatal road accidents at 41 while the least number of fatal road accidents — 23 — was recorded in October.“ The number of fatal road accidents in Metro Manila's 17 areas in 2013 are as follows: