Philippines: Facts & Stats

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Roads:

In the Philippines, roads can be classified into six divisions, Maharlika Highway, Tollways (Expressways), Regional Highways, Provincial Highways, Provincial Link Roads, and City/Municipal Avenues and Roads.

Major roads include the Maharlika Highway and Tollways.

Main highways

• Pan-Philippine Highway (Maharlika Highway)
• North Luzon Expressway (NLEx), from Balintawak, Quezon City in Metro Manila to Santa Ines, Pampanga.
• South Luzon Expressway (SLEx), from the City of Manila to Calamba City in Laguna.
• Metro Manila Skyway
• Manila-Cavite Expressway (Manila Coastal Road), from Parañaque City in Metro Manila to Bacoor, Cavite
• Manila North Road (MacArthur Highway), from Caloocan City to San Fernando City, La Union
• Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx), connecting the former U.S. Military Bases and now strategic economic hubs of the Subic Bay Freeport Zone in Zambales and the Clark Special Economic Zone in Pampanga, and the Central Luzon province of Tarlac
• Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (STAR Tollway), from the town of Santo Tomas to the Batangas International Port in Batangas City, all of which located in the province of Batangas
• Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA), from SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City to Monumento, Caloocan City
• C-5 Road, faster alternate road for motorists from Quezon City to Makati City to avoid heavy traffic in EDSA
• Aguinaldo Highway, the longest highway connecting from Manila Coastal Road Bacoor, Cavite to Tagaytay City.
• Commonwealth Avenue, the Philippines' widest road located in Quezon City from Quezon Memorial Circle to Fairview.

Railroads:

Philippine National Railways also known by its acronym, PNR, is a state-owned railway system in the Philippines, organized under the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) as an attached agency.

PNR operates various passenger train services, which traverse (or have traversed) various parts of Luzon, as well as commuter train services in Metro Manila. It presently serves Metro Manila, as well as the provinces of Laguna, Batangas, Quezon, Camarines Sur and Albay. In the past, it also served Cavite and the northern provinces of Bulacan, Pampanga, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, Pangasinan and La Union.

Aviation:

There are 262 airports in the country, 75 of which have runways. The Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) is the main airport. Other important airports include the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport, Mactan-Cebu International Airport and Francisco Bangoy International Airport. Philippine Airlines, Asia's oldest commercial airline still operating under its original name and Cebu Pacific, the leading domestic airline, are the major airlines serving most domestic and international destinations.

International gateways

• Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Manila)
• Mactan-Cebu International Airport (Cebu City)
• Francisco Bangoy International Airport (Davao City)
• Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (Clark Special Economic Zone, Pampanga)
• Subic Bay International Airport (Subic Bay Freeport Zone, Zambales)
• Laoag International Airport (Laoag, Ilocos Norte)
• General Santos International Airport (General Santos City)
• Zamboanga International Airport (Zamboanga City)
• Bacolod-Silay International Airport (Bacolod City)
• Laguindingan International Airport (Cagayan de Oro-Iligan Corridor), Cagayan de Oro City (Under construction)
• Kalibo Airport (Kalibo, Aklan)
• Iloilo International Airport (Santa Barbara-Cabatuan, Iloilo)

Heliports

• Quantity: 1 (1999 est.)

Local airlines

• Air Philippines
• Cebu Pacific
• Interisland Airlines
• Pacific Pearl Airways
• Philippine Airlines (national flag carrier)
• PAL Express
• South East Asian Airlines
• Spirit of Manila
• Tair Airways
• Zest Airways

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