NATIONAL TRANSPORT POLICY AND ITS

IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS

RODERICK M. PLANTA
Director
Infrastructure Staff
National Development Office for Investment Programming
National Economic and Development Authority

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
THE TRANSPORT VISION

“A safe, secure, reliable, efficient, integrated,

intermodal, affordable, cost-effective,
environmentally sustainable, and people-oriented
national transport system that ensures improved
quality of life of the people.”
TRANSPORT SECTOR ISSUES AND CHALLENGES

Lack of integrated and coordinated transport network;

Overlapping and conflicting functions of transport agencies;

Transport safety and security concerns;

Inadequate transport facilities particularly in conflict-affected and

underdeveloped areas;
THE WAY FORWARD

Formulate and adopt a comprehensive National

Transport Policy

Adopt and implement policy reforms which can

be administratively undertaken

Formulate the Implementing Rules and

Regulations to operationalize the policy thrusts
embodied in the National Transport Policy
POLICY AREAS OF THE NTP

Resource
Regulation of
Generation, Program and Cost
Passenger
Allocation Project Recovery and
Transport
and Cost Selection Subsidies
Services
Sharing

Transportation
Management Support to
Governance
in Urban and Other
and
Regional Economic
Institutions
Areas Sectors
RESOURCE GENERATION ALLOCATION AND COST SHARING

National and Local Government working together and pooling resources

to address transport sector needs;

Regular allocation for O&M of new investments;

Asset preservation; and,

PPPs and privatization of public transport operations pursuant to a PPP

policy to be agreed upon by the Government.
PROGRAM AND PROJECT SELECTION

Program and project alignment to overall national development goals,

objectives, thrusts and priorities, and compliance with the country’s
international commitments;

Conduct of adequate studies from a network perspective, convergent

with comprehensive frameworks and plans;

Formulation and periodic updating of the “Philippine Transport System

Master Plan” (PTSMP);

Establishment and maintenance of an open database system; and,

Environment-friendly transport systems and inclusive mobility and

accessibility.
COST RECOVERY AND SUBSIDIES

Cost-based fares and charges to recover, at a minimum, the operational

and maintenance costs net of eligible subsidies; and,

Grant of direct, specific and transparent subsidies or incentives when

justified.
REGULATION OF PASSENGER TRANSPORT SERVICES

Public interest and safety-based regulation;

Designation of routes and areas for public transport operations based on

defined standards;

Grant of privilege to operate in a route or area through a competitive

selection process; and,

Strict enforcement and regular updating of standards on transport

services.
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT IN URBAN AND REGIONAL AREAS

Moving more people than vehicles;

Preference for high capacity public transportation systems in high

passenger density corridors;
Interconnectivity and multimodality among public transport modes with
due consideration of appropriate public transportation hierarchy;
Provision/improvement of modal interchange areas;
Preference for cost-effective mobility management measures;
Travel demand management schemes and traffic engineering solutions;
and,
Development of local transport and traffic management plans in
accordance with land use plans.
SUPPORT TO OTHER ECONOMIC SECTORS

Establishment of a seamless, intermodal tourism, agro-industry and trade

and logistics transport network through Convergence Programs;

Development of a single transport document and one-stop procedures;

and,

Strict enforcement of laws, rules and regulations on the levy of local

taxes, fees, charges and other impositions on the transport of goods and
passengers.
GOVERNANCE AND INSTITUTIONS

Legislative action or administrative reforms to address overlapping and

conflicting functions of transport agencies;

DOTr to work closely with other transport agencies to ensure that all
transport modes are integrated and intermodal; and

Collaboration of all concerned agencies, the LGUs, and the academe.

 RELEVANCE TO THE AGRIBUSINESS AND AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY
National Transport Policy
Section 8. Support to Other Economic Sectors
• Establishment of a seamless,
intermodal tourism, agro-industry
and trade and logistics transport
network through Convergence
Programs;
• Development of a single transport
document and one-stop procedures;
and
• Strict enforcement of laws, rules and
regulations on the levy of local
taxes, fees, charges and other
impositions on the transport of goods
and passengers
Implementing Rules and Regulations
Rule VII – Support to Other Economic Sectors
• Section 36. Establishment of Seamless,
Intermodal Transport Logistics Network
• Section 37. Tourism, Trade and Agro-Industry
Convergence Programs
• Section 38. Establishment of Single Transport
Document and Single Access Point and One-
Stop Shop
• Section 39. Standardizing Handling
Characteristics of Intermodal Loading Units
• Section 40. Developing Interfaces between
Long Distance Deliveries and Short Distance
Distribution
NEXT STEPS

FORMULATION OF THE IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE

NATIONAL TRANSPORT POLICY
To be formulated and promulgated through consultative meetings with concerned
agencies, stakeholders and representatives from the academe.

• Contains the guidelines and methodologies in the operationalization of the

strategies and intended policy reforms in the transport sector towards the realization
of the Transport Vision.
• Intends to guide all of Government, in ensuring effective and efficient inter-
government coordination, local government participation and stakeholders’
collaboration in developing the country’s transport system through harmonization of
plans, policies and programs for the transport sector.

The IRR has undergone a series of technical discussions in the Inter-Agency Technical
Committee on Transport Planning (IATCTP) and will be elevated at the technical level
of the Committee on Infrastructure (INFRACOM) for further deliberation.
NEXT STEPS

Philippine Transportation Systems Master Plan

A master plan formulated based on a detailed assessment of the existing national

transport network and the results of a comprehensive analysis of the gaps therein,
to:

• Guide the rational development of an intermodal transport network in the

country through coordinated planning and operation of projects and
programs as an integrated network of intermodal sub-systems

• Promote sub-regional economic cooperation/agglomeration and utilization of

multimodal transport system for more efficient connectivity between
industrial/production areas, major cities, and rural areas

Enhance concerned agencies/institutions’ capacity on the various transport

planning tools and techniques