What is the national agency governing rail transportation in the Philippines?
Rail transport in the Philippines
The Philippine National Railways is a state-owned railway system in the Philippines, organized under the Department of Transportation (DOTr) as an attached agency. Established during the Spanish colonial period, the modern PNR was developed only in 1984. It formerly operated around 479 kilometres of track on the island of Luzon, where most Philippine rail infrastructure is located. Because of this, PNR has become synonymous with the Philippine rail system.
Philippine National Railways
President Rodrigo Duterte expressed his support for the establishment of a railway system in the entire island of Mindanao which may be in operation after his term ends. The railway system to be built in Mindanao will have about 2,000 kilometers of trackage, and considered one of Rodrigo Duterte's primary infrastructure projects. The first phase, which is 105 km, will start construction in the third quarter of 2018 and is expected to be completed by 2022.
Philippine National Railways
The PNR has been working for some years on restoring this intercity service without success. As of September 2013, operations to the Bicol Region have been suspended. This is primarily because of typhoon damage to bridges. The PNR hoped to reopen the Bicol Express Service by about September 2014. Due to the damages brought by the Typhoon Rammasun, known in the Philippines as "Bagyong Glenda", it was announced that the Bicol Express' resumption of services would be further delayed until October and November 2014. Since then resumption of service has been repeatedly announced and then cancelled, most recently in late 2016.
Rail transport in the Philippines
Department of Transportation (DOTr) secretary Arthur Tugade approved the construction of a railway line connecting Manila with Clark Freeport. The initial plan for the line involves construction of five stations, and completion is expected by 2021, or 2020. The project revived a previous plan to reconstruct the railway line north of Manila, the Northrail project, which has been since the Arroyo administration, but was plagued by controversy and eventually stopped. In January 2018, JICA started the detailed engineering design for PNR North 2.
Land Transportation Office (Philippines)
In 1987, under section 11 of Executive Order No. 125, the Regional Offices of the Land Transportation Commission were abolished and their functions were transferred to the Regional Offices for Land Transportation. The newly renamed Department of Transportation and Communication was placed under the authority of the Secretary of Transportation and Communication. As with the Land Transportation Commission before it, the Land Transportation Office is an office under the Department of Transportation and is headed by the Assistant Secretary for Land Transportation, who is appointed by the President upon the recommendation of the Secretary.
Dagupan
The Philippine National Railways (PNR) once served Dagupan through Dagupan station, that went defunct in the late 1980s. The first railroad in the Philippines, the Manila-Dagupan Railway, terminated at the city.
Rail transport in the Philippines
At the Tutuban Central Terminal in a bustling district of old Manila was the terminal of the Philippine National Railways for two lines, to the north and to the south. From the center of Manila towards Baguio in the north, the line ended in San Fernando, La Union while the south line stopped in Legazpi in the Bicol region. To and from these points it carried people and their goods, their trade and livelihood.
Lucena, Philippines
The Philippine National Railways (PNR) is on the process of rehabilitating the existing Manila-Bicol and Baguio-Bicol Railway Line, which includes stops in Quezon province, including PNR Lucena station, which traditionally then is a major loading & pick-up point for passengers and cargoes alike when the railway system was once the primary transportation mode going to Manila. Modern air-conditioned coaches will ply this route.
The Port of Lucena, located southeast of Manila, is known as the gateway and melting pot city of Southern Luzon. The port complex is built along the fishing village of Barangay Talao-Talao, a kilometer away to the east of Dalahican Fishing Port. The total port area of TMO Lucena is . Operational area of 576.00 square meters and commercial area of 4,598.75 square meters as delineated under Executive order No. 199 dated September 20, 1994 signed by then President Fidel V. Ramos. The port is accessible via the paved provincial road connecting the Dalahican Road and a rough causeway leading to the port. It is 27 nautical miles to Dalahican, and 57 nautical miles to Batangas City and sea distance to Manila is 150 nautical miles. Passenger ferry services include Montenegro Shipping Lines, Phil Nippon Kyoei, and Blue Water Jet
RATP Dev Transdev Asia
RDTA operates Line 1 of the Manila Light Rail in the Philippines since 2015, as part of a 20-year contract between RATP Dev and the concessionaire of the line, Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC). RATP Dev placed the operation under RDTA. The concessionaire, LRMC, was awarded the concession to operate and maintain the line as well as constructing an extension to the line. The 9-station extension of the line is due to be completed in 2018.
Manila Metro Rail Transit System
A Korean-Filipino consortium, Busan Universal Rail Inc. (BURI), became the maintenance provider of the MRT-3 line on January 2016. In 2017, DOTC's succeeding agency, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) attributed the operations distruptions of the rail system to BURI with Transport Undesecratary noting 98 service interruptions and 833 passenger unloadings (or average of twice daily) as well as train derailments in April–June 2017.
Office for Transportation Security
In January 30, 2004, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo issued Executive Order No. 277 creating the Office for Transportation Security (OTS) within the Department of Transportation Communication and reconstituting the National Council for Civil Aviation Security (NCCAS) to the National Civil Aviation Security Committee (NCASC). And as response to the international mandate calling for a single authority for securing all modes of transportation in the Philippines per the ICAO and IM0 guidelines, the President issued Executive Order No. 311 on April 26, 2004, designating the OTS as the single authority called for and thereto expanding its powers and functions.
Philippines national athletics team
The Philippines national athletics team represents the Philippines at the international athletics competitions such as Olympic Games or World Athletics Championships. Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) is the governing body of athletics in the Philippines.
2015 State of the Nation Address (Philippines)
Aquino blamed the issues experienced by the MRT-3 Metro Rail Transit Corporation, the private corporation tasked to managed elevated rail system. According to Aquino, the contract between the government and the company and a series of temporary restraining orders and arbitration was the reason for the lack of improvement of the rail system. He encouraged the much-criticized Department of Transportation and Communication secretary, Jun Abaya and told him not to lose heart over his critics and praised him for his accomplishments. He highlighted the granting of Category One rating from the United States Federal Aviation Agency, which enables local carrier to create flight routes with locations in the United States and the lifting of a ban over local carriers by the European Union to make flights to its member countries.
Rail transport in Argentina
Dissatisfied with the private management of the railways, beginning in 2012 and following the Once Tragedy, the national government started to re-nationalise some of the private operators and ceased to renew their contracts. At the same time, Operadora Ferroviaria Sociedad del Estado (SOFSE) was formed to manage the lines which were gradually taken over by the government in this period and Argentina's railways began receiving far greater investment than in previous decades.Resolution 163/2015 - Infoleg  In 2014, the government also began replacing the long distance rolling stock and rails and ultimately put forward a proposal in 2015 which revived Ferrocarriles Argentinos as Nuevos Ferrocarriles Argentinos later that year.
Land Transportation Office (Philippines)
Its primary mission is to rationalize the land transportation services and facilities and to effectively implement the various transportation laws, rules, and regulations. It believes that it is the responsibility of those involved in the public service to be more vigilant in their part in the over-all development scheme of national leadership. Hence, the promotion of safety and comfort in land travel is one of LTO's continuing commitments. It aims to be a frontline government agency that showcases fast and efficient public service for a progressive land transport sector.
Federal Railroad Administration
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is an agency in the United States Department of Transportation (DOT). The agency was created by the Department of Transportation Act of 1966. The purpose of FRA is to promulgate and enforce rail safety regulations, administer railroad assistance programs, conduct research and development in support of improved railroad safety and national rail transportation policy, provide for the rehabilitation of Northeast Corridor rail passenger service, and consolidate government support of rail transportation activities.
Transportation in Metro Manila
There are a total of sixteen bridge spans in Metro Manila that crosses the Pasig River, including three rail bridges, the LRT Line 1, MRT Line 3 and the Philippine National Railways track. The bridges listed below are in a west to east order, with the first bridge nearest to the mouth of the Pasig River into Manila Bay.Development of the mass transit system began with its inception in the 1970s under the Marcos administration, making it the first light rail transport in Southeast Asia. Recently, the system saw a massive multibillion-dollar expansion in correlation with the rising population of the metropolis; its purpose: to create an alternative form of transportation to solve the demand for an increasingly mobile workforce. The metropolis is served by the Manila Light Rail Transit System (LRT-1 and LRT-2), the Manila Metro Rail Transit System (MRT-3) and the Philippine National Railways (PNR Metro Commuter).
Norwegian National Rail Administration
The Norwegian National Rail Administration () was a government agency responsible for owning, maintaining, operating and developing the Norwegian railway network, including the track, stations, classification yards, traffic management and timetables. Safety oversight was the duty of the Norwegian Railway Inspectorate, while numerous operating companies run trains on the lines; the largest being the state owned passenger company Norges Statsbaner (NSB) and the freight company CargoNet.
National Food Authority (Philippines)
The National Food Authority was created through Presidential Decree No. 4 dated September 26, 1972, under the name National Grains Authority, (NGA) with the mission of promoting the integrated growth and development of the grains industry covering rice, corn, feed grains and other grains like sorghum, mung beans, and peanuts. This decree abolished two agencies, namely, the Rice and Corn Board (RICOB) and the Rice and Corn Administration (RCA) and absorbed their respective functions into the NFA. The former was then regulating the rice and corn retail trade and was tasked to nationalize it within a target date. The latter was marketed and distributed government low-priced rice especially during lean months. In addition, the new agency was vested with additional functions aimed at developing post-harvest systems and processes.
Rail transport in Argentina
In 2008, the National Government formed Trenes Argentinos Operadora Ferroviaria (SOFSE) to manage some freight and passenger lines in the country. The Once Tragedy of February 2012 prompted further action by the government, resulting in the revocation of the Sarmiento Line and Mitre Line concessions from Trenes de Buenos Aires (TBA) in May of that year, with both lines eventually being put under the management of the state-owned SOFSE. In June 2012, the government announced that it was renationalising some freight railways citing "serious breaches of contract" by the operators, this culminated in the nationalisation of the Belgrano Cargas network which operates on over of metre gauge track.
Planned high-speed rail by country
In April 2013, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) announced that Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC) plans to fund the Clark-Metro Manila high-speed train project under a Build-Operate-Transfer scheme. The project will be called "Express Airport Trains" which will have at least three stops in Metro Manila and will be built between the lanes of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEx). The planned stops are in Quezon City, Manila, and Makati City.
Department of Transportation (Philippines)
Under Secretary Reyes, the quasi-judicial functions of the Department were transferred to the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board, which was created through Executive Order No. 202.
Railway Procurement Agency
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Transportation in the Philippines
Rail transportation in the Philippines includes services provided by three rapid transit lines and one commuter rail line: the Manila Light Rail Transit System (LRT-1 and LRT-2), Manila Metro Rail Transit System (MRT-3) and the PNR Metro South Commuter Line.
Philippine National Railways
The administration of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo actively pursued the rehabilitation of the Philippine National Railways through various investments and projects designed to revive Philippine rail transport, despite the numerous problems involved. Total reconstruction of rail bridges and tracks, including replacement of the current 35-kilogram (77-pound) track with newer 50-kilogram (110-pound) tracks and the refurbishing of stations, were part of the rehabilitation and expansion process. The first phase, converting all the lines of the Manila metropolitan area, were completed in 2009. On July 14, 2009, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo presided over the launch of the new diesel multiple-units of the Philippine National Railways. As part of its new image, a new brand name, "PNR Filtrack" was added and a new PNR logo was unveiled until the succeeding administration decided to revert to the original logo.
Ministry of Transportation and Communications (Taiwan)
Land transportation comprises railways (including conventional railway, mass rapid transit, and high-speed rail) as well as highway transportation. Conventional railway is planned and sponsored by the Taiwan Railways Administration and Railway Reconstruction Bureau. Mass rapid transit systems are managed by the Bureau of High Speed Rail, Taipei City Government and Kaohsiung City Government. High-speed rail is managed by the Bureau of High Speed Rail. Highway transportation is managed by the Directorate General of Highways, Taipei City Government, and Kaohsiung City Government. Expressways are constructed by the National Expressway Engineering Bureau, and managed and maintained by the National Expressway Bureau under this ministry, respectively.
Philippine Racing Commission
The Philippine Racing Commission (), abbreviated as Philracom, is a government agency under the Office of the President that functions as the supervisory and regulating body of horse racing in the Philippines. The agency was established in March 20, 1974 through Presidential Decree No. 420 signed by then President Ferdinand Marcos.
Rail transport in the Philippines
The Philippine railway network consists of one commuter rail service provided by the PNR, and three mass rapid transit systems operated by the Light Rail Transit Authority and Metro Rail Transit Corporation. Within the last century, there were operating intercity rail lines extending from Manila both north and south, as well as on Panay and Cebu islands. The Philippine Railway Company, which operated both the Panay and Cebu lines, still exists but owns no rolling stock or rail, only property.
Philippine National Railways
The fastest train operated by the PNR on the North Main Line was the Ilocos Special (Train 26), started in 1973, this diesel multiple-unit (DMU) train took four hours to run the 195 kilometres between Manila and Dagupan City. The PNR also introduced the Amianan Day Express (Train 74) in February 1974 and the Amianan Night Express (Train 72), the last train to depart Manila for any destination on both lines. The Amianan Night Express ran faster than its day counterpart, the Amianan Day Express, making the 260-kilometre run to San Fernando City, La Union in five hours.
Rail transport in the Philippines
On June 20, 2018, IRC Properties Inc. and its Chinese partners secured an ‘original proponent status’ from the city government of Makati for the proposed $3.7-billion Makati intra-city rail transport system. Under the proposal, the project would consist of eight to 10 stations in Makati. Its length would be 11 kilometers. It will be interconnecting with MRT 3, the proposed Metro Manila Subway and Pasig River ferry. The estimated total cost of the project is $3.7 billion.
Department of Transportation (Philippines)
The operations of both the Philippine National Railways and the Metro Manila Transit Corporation were improved and expanded. At the same time, the Manila South Line of the PNR serving the Bicol Region was rehabilitated.
Philippine National Railways
An experimental hybrid electric trainset (DOST Hybrid Electric Train) locally built by the Department of Science and Technology's Metals Industry Research and Development Center is now under final evaluation after several modifications for use in revenue runs. It will be commissioned into revenue service by March 2019 and it will be the first ever locally produced hybrid diesel electric trainset to be used within the PNR system, and in all railway systems in the country. It may lead to the possible rebirth of the local train manufacturing industry akin to Indonesia's, should PNR ask for more rolling stock.
Office for Transportation Security
The Office for Transportation Security (OTS) is the single authority responsible for the security of the transportation systems of the Philippines, including Civil Aviation, Sea Transport and Maritime Infrastructure, Land Transportation, Rail System and Infrastructure.
Philippine National Railways
A statement made by MRail Inc., a subsidiary of Metro Pacific Investments Corp., said that all discusions regarding the PNR freight service revival from the Port of Manila to Laguna Gateway Inland Container Terminal is continued with the appointment of a new board at the Philippine National Railways.
Philippine National Railways
As part of the infrastructure program by president Rodrigo Duterte, East-West Rail was proposed by the East-West Rail Transit Corp., a consortium between A. Brown Company Inc. and Private Equity Investment and Development Corp. It involves the financing, design, construction, and maintenance of a mostly-elevated 9.4-kilometer railway line from Diliman in Quezon City to Quiapo in Manila.
Civil Aeronautics Board (Philippines)
The Civil Aeronautics Board (, or CAB) is a government agency of the Philippines tasked to regulate, promote and develop the economic aspect of air transportation in the Philippines and to ensure that existing CAB policies are adapted to the present and future air commerce of the Philippines.
National Food Authority (Philippines)
The Philippines' National Food Authority (, abbreviated as NFA), is an agency of the Philippine government under the Department of Agriculture) responsible for ensuring the food security of the Philippines and the stability of supply and price of rice, the Philippines' staple grain.
Tutuban railway station
Tutuban station commonly as Manila railway Station or Divisoria railway Station is the main train station of the Philippine National Railways (PNR) and the main train station of the city of Manila in the Philippines. It was formerly known as the Manila Railroad Company (MRRCo). The name refers to two stations: the original Tutuban station, which today forms part of the Tutuban Centermall, and the PNR Executive Building, which houses PNR offices and serves as the current terminus of all PNR services.
National Power Corporation
The National Power Corporation (, also known as Napocor, NPC or National Power), is a Philippine government-owned and controlled corporation that is mandated to provide electricity to all rural areas of the Philippines by 2025 (known as "missionary electrification"), to manage water resources for power generation, and to optimize the use of other power generating assets . Prior to the deregulation of the power industry in 2001, NPC was a vertically integrated power utility engaged in the production, transmission and distribution of electric power and used to be the largest provider and generator of electricity in the Philippines. It was also the principal power provider for Manila Electric Company (Meralco), the only power distributor in the Metro Manila area and its nearby provinces (including all towns or cities such as Santo Tomas, Batangas on some of their respective provinces that cover the Meralco franchise).
Philippine National Railways
DOTr and PNR are also working on reviving and reactivating rail services in areas already prepared for NorthRail, such as Malabon and possibly Valenzuela and beyond. First proposed and planned last September 2018, the extension to Gov. Pascual Avenue and the re-establishment of the Governor Pascual Station (formerly called as Acacia Station) in Malabon has been done, with new rail ties and narrow gauge rail tracks being restored. It reopened to the public December 3, 2018.
Manila Light Rail Transit System
In 1966, the Philippine government granted a franchise to Philippine Monorail Transport Systems (PMTS) for the operation of an inner-city monorail. The monorail's feasibility was still being evaluated when the government asked the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to conduct a separate transport study. Prepared between 1971 and 1973, the JICA study proposed a series of circumferential and radial roads, an inner-city rapid transit system, a commuter railway, and an expressway with three branches. After further examination, many recommendations were adopted; however, none of them involved rapid transit and the monorail was never built. PMTS' franchise subsequently expired in 1974.
Government of the Philippines
National Government
Manila
The city is serviced by the LRT Line 1 and Line 2, which form the Manila Light Rail Transit System, as well as the Manila Metro Rail Transit System, currently made up of one line (Line 3) with several more in development. Development of the railway system began in the 1970s under the presidency of Ferdinand Marcos, when Line 1 was built, making it the first light rail transport in Southeast Asia, though despite the name "light rail", the MLRT operates as a metro system with the systems two lines running on dedicated right-of-ways and using heavy-rail trains. These systems are currently undergoing a multibillion-dollar expansion. Line 1 runs along the length of Taft Avenue (N170/R-2) and Rizal Avenue (N150/R-9), and Line 2 runs along Claro M. Recto Avenue (N145/C-1) and Ramon Magsaysay Boulevard (N180/R-6) from Santa Cruz, through Quezon City, up to Masinag in Antipolo, Rizal. MTR Line 3 runs from Taft Avenue, where it intersects with the EDSA station on LRT Line 1, northward through the eastern part of the city, eventually meeting with LRT Line 2 at Cubao Station before eventually terminating in the north of the city at North Avenue Station, with plans to extend the line to link up with Roosevelt Station at the northern terminus of LRT Line 1.
Electricity sector in the Philippines
Power transmission in the Philippines is a common carrier business (i.e. regulated by the government, serves its franchise area without discrimination, responsible for any losses incurred during delivery). It is regulated by the ERC who has rate-making powers and the final say in the valuation of transmission assets. Pursuant to the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) and the Transmission Development Plan or TDP, maintenance and operations of the nationwide transmission system was subjected to competitive public bidding conducted by the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management (PSALM). The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) was the highest bidder. It assumed control of the national transmission system from the National Transmission Corporation (TransCo), whom assumed the same function from the now defunct National Power Corporation, by way of RA 9511 its congressional franchise of 25 years renewable for another 25 years for a total of 50 years. Assuming it secures a renewal, NGCP's franchise will end on December 1, 2058. Unlike outright sale, the concession agreement allowed the government to keep ownership of the transmission assets through TransCo, in accordance with Section 8 of EPIRA which states that no entity, company, or person other than TransCo who shall own any transmission facilities. TransCo is also responsible for making sure that NGCP complies with the standards set by its congressional franchise.
Rail transport in the Philippines
President Rodrigo Duterte expressed his support for the establishment of a railway system in the entire island of Mindanao which may be in operation after his term ends. The railway system to be built in Mindanao will have about 2,000 kilometers of trackage, and considered one of Rodrigo Duterte's primary infrastructure projects. The first phase, which is 105 km, will start construction in the third quarter of 2018 and is expected to be completed by 2022. The initial railway will connect the cities of Tagum, Davao City, and Digos in Davao Region, with planned extension to connect other major cities in Mindanao, such as General Santos, Cagayan de Oro, Zamboanga City, Cotabato City and Butuan.
Transportation in Metro Manila
Apart from the LRT-1, LRT-2, and MRT-3, the Philippine National Railways (PNR) also serves the metropolis via the PNR Metro Commuter Line. PNR is a state-owned railway company in the Philippines, which operates a single line of track in Metro Manila and Luzon.
Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias
ADIF (, an acronym of Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias) is a Spanish state-owned railway infrastructure manager under the responsibility of the Ministry of Development, charged with the management of most of Spain's railway infrastructure, that is the track, signaling and stations. It was formed in 2005 in response to European Union requirements to separate the natural monopoly of infrastructure management from the competitive operations of running train services. It is the legal successor of RENFE, FEVE (Ferrocarriles de Vía Estrecha), and GIF (Gestor de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias).
Philippine National Railways
The Philippine National Railways (PNR) () is a state-owned railway company in the Philippines, operating a single line of track on Luzon. As of 2016, it operates one commuter rail service in Metro Manila and local services between Sipocot, Naga City and Legazpi City in Bicol Region.
Rail transport in the Philippines
On May 28, 1906, the Philippine Commission granted to the Philippine Railway Corporation a concession to construct railways on the islands of Panay, Negros and Cebu.
Rail transport in the Philippines
The automated guideway transit system in UP Diliman will be the first of its kind to be built in the Philippines. Plans for the system were revealed as early as December 2010. The groundbreaking ceremony was held on July 18, 2011. It is still currently under construction and it will be developed within the campus of the University of the Philippines Diliman in Quezon City. It will serve as test track for the first mass transit system to be built and developed in the country by local engineers.
Batangas City
Batangas City, then a town, was served by a branch line of the Philippine National Railways until its closure.
As part of Rodrigo Duterte's infrastructure development program, DuterteNomics or "Build-Build-Build", a railway line from Calamba will be constructed to connect with the city. The railway line, the Calamba-Batangas Line, a part of the longer Manila-Matnog Railway, is approved by the National Economic Development Authority on September 12, 2017, and funding will be provided by the Chinese government. Start of construction of the railway, as part of the Manila-Matnog Railway, is not yet set.
Integrated Cycling Federation of the Philippines
The Integrated Cycling Federation of the Philippines (PhilCycling) is the national governing body for cycling as a sport in the Philippines. It is duly recognised by the Philippine Sports Commission and the Philippine Olympic Committee and the International Cycling Union (Union Cycliste Internationale a.k.a. UCI).
Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
On July 23, 1979, under Executive Order No. 546, the CAA was renamed the Bureau of Air Transportation (BAT) and placed under the Ministry of Transportation and Communications.
Autorité de Régulation des Activités Ferroviaires
The Autorité de Régulation des Activités Ferroviaires is a French government agency which regulates rail transport.
National Transmission Corporation
The National Transmission Corporation (TransCo) is a Philippine government-owned and controlled corporation created in 2001 by the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (Republic Act 9136) and a corporate entity wholly owned by the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management (PSALM). It is the owner of the country's power grid that is being operated, maintained, and developed by the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). As owner of the transmission facilities, it assumed all of National Power Corporation's (NAPOCOR) substation and transmission assets. Today, it is involved in monitoring NGCP's compliance with the standards set by the relevant laws and also in charge of administering the FIT to renewable power generators.
National Grid Corporation of the Philippines
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is a privately owned corporation that was created on January 15, 2009 through RA 9511. It is a consortium of 3 corporations, namely Monte Oro Grid Resources Corporation, Calaca High Power Corporation, and the State Grid Corporation of China. As the franchise holder, it is in charge of operating, maintaining, and developing the country's state-owned power grid, controls the supply and demand of power by determining the power mix through the selection of power plants to put online (i.e., to signal power plants to produce power, as power plants will only produce power or feed their power to the transmission grid when directed by NGCP). As a common carrier, it must provide non-discriminatory access to its transmission system. It is subject to the standards set by the Philippine Grid Code and the Transmission Development Plan. It also updates the daily power situation outlook for Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao by determining the available capacity, system peak, and gross reserve (all of which are in units of MW or megawatts).
National Council on Disability Affairs (Philippines)
The Philippines' National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) (formerly National Council for the Welfare of Disabled Persons or NCWDP) is the national government agency mandated to formulate policies and coordinate the activities of all agencies, whether public or private, concerning disability issues and concerns. As such, the NCWDP is the lead agency tasked to steer the course of program development for persons with disabilities and the delivery of services to the sector.
Paco, Manila
Philippine National Railways owns and operates the Paco railway station.
Sugar Regulatory Administration
The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA; Filipino: "Pangasiwaan sa Regulasyon ng Asukal"; Hiligaynon: "Administrasyon sa Regulasyon sang Kalamay") is an agency of the Philippine government under the Department of Agriculture responsible for promoting the growth and development of the sugar industry of the Philippines through greater participation of the private sector and to improve the working conditions of the laborers.
Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority
The Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA), formerly the Philippine Tourism Authority (Filipino: "Pangasiwaang Pilipino sa Turismo"), is an agency of the Philippine national government under the Department of Tourism responsible for implementing policies and programs of the department pertaining to the development, promotion, and supervision of tourism projects in the Philippines.
Triathlon Association of the Philippines
The Triathlon Association of the Philippines is the national governing body for Triathlon in the Philippines. It is accredited by the International Triathlon Union which is the governing body for the sport of Triathlon in the world. The association is also a member of the Asian Triathlon Confederation. The Asian Triathlon Confederation gave the Triathlon Association of the Philippines "developed status" in its 2014 and 2015 evaluation of its members in the areas of technical officials, coaches development and athletes development.
NS Railinfratrust
The Railinfratrust Company (RIT) is the owner of the rail infrastructure in the Netherlands. ProRail B.V. is the part of RIT that takes care of maintenance and extension of the national railway network infrastructure, of allocating rail capacity, and of traffic control. NS Railinfratrust is a government agency but is not the same company as Nederlandse Spoorwegen. NS Railinfratrust consists of the following infrastructure management organisations: "Railinfrabeheer" (Rail Infrastructure Management, RIB); "Railned" (railway capacity allocation) (planning more than 52 hours before the day of the train service); "Railverkeersleiding" (Traffic Control) (planning from 52 hours before the day of the train service)
Philippine National Railways
Planned as early as 2006 during the term of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, the northern Manila-Dagupan line of PNR was to be reactivated, comprising initially of new stations at Solis, 5th Avenue, 10th Avenue and relocation and reconstruction of Caloocan station at par with the Southrail stations. The rest beyond Caloocan Station would be the new elevated Northrail. They were completed but for some reason were never put to use. They became largely abandoned during Aquino's term and lay unused, with the railroad tracks used only to travel to the depot station in Caloocan, resulting in the degradation of the railtracks that were reconstructed.
Traffic in Metro Manila
In August of 2016, The Department of Transportation (DOTr), in charge of the country’s transportation systems, has moved towards a more integrated approach to managing traffic on Metro Manila’s roads. To do so, the department divided the metropolis into 10 traffic sectors so as to be able to share assets among other government agencies involved in traffic management such as the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), the highway Patrol Group of the Philippine National Police (HPG-PNP), the Land Transportation Office (LTO) and the Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB). According to the DOTr, by combining forces and coming up with a single chain of command, the agencies will be able to collaborate for better traffic monitoring, uniform implementation of penalties and joint training for traffic personnel.
Equestrian Association of the Philippines
The Equestrian Association of the Philippines (EAP) is the national governing body for equestrian sports in the Philippines.
Land Transportation Office (Philippines)
In order to regulate and license of operators for motor vehicles in the Philippines, Act No. 2159 was enacted in 1912 under the American colonial Insular Government. This was the first formal law on land transportation in the country. It created the Automobile Section under the Administrative Division of the Bureau of Public Works.
National Water Resources Board (Philippines)
The National Water Resources Board (NWRB) is the leading government agency for the water sector in the Philippines, regarding water resources and potable water; it is conferred with policy-making, regulatory and quasi-judicial functions within the Philippine government. The NWRB is an attached agency of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and responsible for ensuring the optimum exploitation, utilization, development, conservation and protection of the country's water resource, consistent with the principles of "Integrated Water Resource Management". The NWRB Board is composed of five cabinet secretaries, plus a representative from academia and the NWRB's executive director; the board is chaired by the Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources.
Philippine National Railways
The current administration under Rodrigo Duterte is working towards the rehabilitation of the PNR, the establishment of a railway from New Clark City to Metro Manila, the North-South Commuter Railway, the reconstruction of the current South Commuter line, and the reestablishment of long-haul services to the south. Rehabilitation of tracks and stations commenced.
Manila International Airport Authority
The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA; ) is a government agency in the Philippines responsible for the management of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). It is organized as a government-owned and controlled corporation under the Department of Transportation as an attached agency.
Philippines
In the past, railways served major parts of Luzon, and railroad services were available on the islands of Cebu and Negros. Railways were also used for agricultural purposes, especially in tobacco and sugar cane production. A few transportation systems are under development: DOST-MIRDC and UP are implementing pre-feasibility studies on Automated Guideway Transit.
Naga, Camarines Sur
Naga is the regional head office and the center point of the Philippine National Railway's Bicol Line.
Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP; ) is the national aviation authority of the Philippines and is responsible for implementing policies on civil aviation to assure safe, economic and efficient air travel. The agency also investigates aviation accidents via its Aircraft Accident Investigation and Inquiry Board. Formerly Air Transportation Office, it is an independent regulatory body attached to the Department of Transportation for the purpose of policy coordination.
Rail transport in the Philippines
Along with the Mega Manila Subway project, the National Economic Development Authority also approved the construction of a new commuter line between Manila (Tutuban) and Los Baños, the Manila-Los Baños Railway, the construction of the Manila–Matnog railway, and reconstruction of the railway line into Batangas City, the latter being part of the PNR Long-haul Railway system. The Manila-Calamba Railway project will be built as a standard gauge, electrified railway with several sections built on at-grade, elevated, and depressed sections, and will serve at about 300,000 passengers at its initial year of operation. The Long-Haul Railway will involve reconstruction of the old line to Bicol and also reconstruction of the line to Batangas City, both as standard-gauge lines initially to operate on single-track configuration. The project is set on 2021.
Philippine National Railways
The Northrail project involved the upgrading of the existing single track to an elevated dual-track system, converting the rail gauge from narrow gauge to standard gauge, and linking Manila to Malolos City in Bulacan and further on to Angeles City, Clark Special Economic Zone, the Clark International Airport and the New Clark City. This project was estimated to cost around US$500 million, with China offering to provide some US$400 million in concessionary financing. Preparatory construction began in early November 2006. Due to delays in the construction work, it was soon being renegotiated with the Chinese government. Construction temporarily continued in January 2009 with the support of the North Luzon Railways Corporation. Again, the project was cancelled in March 2011, due to a series of delays, work stoppages, a controversy and anomalies with the foreign contractor. The railway project was contracted out by the Arroyo administration in 2003 to China National Machinery and Equipment Corporation (CNMEC) for an original cost of $421 million. In 2009, CNMEC increased the contract price to $593 million, with the government agreeing to shoulder the difference. The government loaned $400 million from China's Exim Bank to fund the project, with the balance sourced from the Development Bank of the Philippines. In 2011, the Aquino administration scrapped the project on lingering legal issues and corruption allegations. The Philippine Supreme Court handed down in March 2012 a decision giving a lower court the go-signal to hear the case calling for the annulment of the allegedly overpriced contract. Instead of settling the entire US$184 million due in 2012, the Department of Finance will pay Export-Import Bank of China 4 equal payments of $46 million starting September 2012. National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Director-General Arsenio Balisacan said the 80-kilometer Northrail project would resume within the term of President Benigno Aquino III.
The Department of Transportation and Communications has examined reviving the project by commissioning a feasibility study by CPCS Transcom Ltd. of Canada. Part of the study examined having a Malolos-Tutuban-Calamba-Los Baños Commuter Line.
Panay Railways
Panay Railways Inc. is a government-owned and controlled corporation of the Philippines headquartered in La Paz, Iloilo City on the island of Panay. It is a subsidiary of Phividec Railways Inc. of the Philippine Veterans Investment Development Corporation (Philvedec). The railway current doesn't operate any trains but it leases the property that it owns and the revenue is used to defray the personnel and administrative costs incurred from looking after its assets.
Rail transport in the Philippines
On December 22, 2017, DOTr Secretary Arthur Tugade signed a contract with JICA for the construction, supervision and bidding assistance of Phase 1 of the Philippine National Railways (PNR) Clark project linking Tutuban in Divisoria, Manila, to the City of Malolos in Bulacan province. Pre-construction commenced in January 2018.
Trams in Asia
The Philippines once had a tram network in the capital, Manila, which first started in the 1880s using horse-drawn streetcars owned by Spanish-Filipino businessman Jacobo Zobel through the Companía de los Tranvías de Filipinas. These streetcars are known as the "tranvía", or "trambiya" in the Filipino language. At the turn of the 20th century, horse-drawn "tranvías" of the Companía de los Tranvías de Filipinas were replaced by electric-powered streetcars as it changed ownership to the Manila Electric Railroad and Light Company, now known as the Manila Electric Company. The "tranvía" network ran throughout the city of Manila and its outskirts, Pasay, Makati, and Pasig. Much of the system was destroyed during the Battle of Manila in 1945.
Manila Metro Rail Transit System
Three stations currently serve as interchanges between the lines operated by the MRTC, Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA), and Philippine National Railways (PNR). Magallanes station is near the PNR's EDSA station, while Araneta Center-Cubao Station is connected by a covered walkway to its namesake station of the LRT-2, and Taft Avenue station is connected via a covered walkway to the EDSA station of the LRT-1.
Rail transport in the Philippines
The Manila Light Rail Transit System is the main metropolitan rail system serving the Metro Manila area of the Philippines. There are two lines to the system: LRT-1, called the Yellow Line, and LRTA Line 2, called the Purple Line. Although the system is referred to as a "light rail" system, arguably because the network is mostly elevated, the system is more akin to a rapid transit (metro) system in European-North American terms. The Manila LRTA system is the first metro system in Southeast Asia, earlier than the Singapore MRT by three years. Quick and inexpensive to ride, the system serves 605,000 passengers each day. Every day around 430,000 passengers board the Yellow Line, and 175,000 ride the Purple Line.
Department of Transportation (Philippines)
The MOTC became the primary policy, planning, programming, coordinating, implementing and administrative entity of the executive branch of the government in the promotion, development and regulation of a dependable and coordinated network of transportation and communication systems.
Manila Metro Rail Transit System Line 8
The PNR East-West Line, also known as Manila Metro Rail Transit System Line 8, is a proposed rapid transit line in the Philippines. It will be a nine-kilometer railway system connecting Sampaloc, Manila and North Avenue, Quezon City via España Boulevard. The unsolicited proposal for the project was submitted to the Philippine government by Malaysia-based construction engineering company AlloyMTD group in 2016, and is awaiting for approval by the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA). According to MTD Philippines, Inc. President Patrick Nicholas David, the project will cost PHP 60 billion.
Ferrocarriles Argentinos
After FA disappeared, the railway infrastructure of Argentina was taken over by a new agency, "Ente Nacional de Administración de Bienes Ferroviarios" (in English: National Board of Railway Properties Management - ENABIEF), then renamed "Organismo Nacional de Administración de Bienes del Estado" (National Agency of State Properties Management - ONABE) until 2008 when the "Administración de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias S.E." (Railway Infrastructure Management - ADIFSE) replaced ONABE as administrator. ADIFSE's headquarters set up in the former FA building in Avenida del Libertador and Av. Ramos Mejía in Retiro, Buenos Aires.
Rail transport in the Philippines
The subway system, costing about () was approved by the National Economic Development Authority in September 12, 2017.
PNR Metro Commuter Line
The Philippine National Railways Metro Commuter Line is a commuter rail line operated by the Philippine National Railways, stretching from Tondo, Manila to the southern and northern edge of Metro Manila. Presently, there are 31 railway stations. The current line is colored orange on most maps.
Rail transport in the Philippines
In December 2013, the Metals, Industry, Research, and Development Center of the DOST and the Baguio City government entered into a memorandum of understanding for the conduct of a study on the possible use of mass transport system in the city, particularly tramline and monorail. The project feasibility study is now on its final stages and that appropriate validation and evaluation are being undertaken by technical personnel it is finalized and ready for submission to concerned local governments for approval and consideration. He also said that the DOTr will help in sourcing out funds for the eventual realization of the new transport project in the city.
Public transport in Metro Manila
Philippine National Railways (PNR) operates a commuter line that serves a region from Metro Manila south toward Laguna. PNR, a state-owned railway system of the Philippines, was established during the Spanish Colonial period. It used to provide services on Luzon, connecting northern and southern Luzon with Manila. In 1988 the railway line to northern Luzon (Northrail) became disused although plans to revive the northern line (Northrail) have been proposed. Services on the southern line (Southrail) continued throughout the 90s, but were halted as a consequence of damages caused by typhoons Milenyo and Reming. After a short revival, services to Bicol from Manila were halted again in 2012. The national government plans to reopen the line to Bicol in the future.
Ente Nacional de Administración de Bienes Ferroviarios
Ente Nacional de Administración de Bienes Ferroviarios (Spanish, National Entity for the Administration of Railway Assets; abbreviated ENABIEF) was an Argentine state organization charged with managing and preserving the assets of former railway companies (vehicles, railways, stations, etc.) that had not been privatized at the beginning of the 1990s.
Toll Regulatory Board
The Toll Regulatory Board is a Philippine government agency that regulates all toll roads in the Philippines.
Philippine Rowing Association
The Philippine Rowing Association is the national governing body for Rowing in the Philippines. It is accredited by the Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d'Aviron (FISA) or International Rowing Federation which is the governing body for the sport of Rowing in the world.
Panay Railways
The company has been owned in succession by the Rehabilitation Finance Corporation which became the Development Bank of the Philippines (1945–74), and then it was sold to the Philippine Veterans Investment Development Corporation (Philvedec) (1974–79) In 1979, management and operations were transferred to the Philippine Sugar Commission (Philsucom) which changed the company's name to the current Panay Railways, Inc. On September 26, 1995, PHIVIDEC re-took ownership of Panay Railways from the Sugar Regulatory Administration, Philsucom's successor. As of March 2016, the president and general manager of the railroad was John Catalan.
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However, the meeting of that goal has been beset with problems regarding degraded infrastructure and a lack of government funding, problems that are being rectified with current rehabilitation efforts. The rehabilitation of PNR, which has been touted by various administrations, seeks to not only tackle those problems, but also to spur Philippine economic growth through an efficient railway system. In 2007 the Philippine government initiated a rehabilitation project aiming to remove informal settlers from the PNR right-of-way, revitalize commuter services in Metro Manila, and restore the Manila-Bicol route as well as lost services in Northern Luzon. In July 2009, PNR unveiled a new corporate identity and inaugurated new rolling stock.
Rail transport in the Philippines
A portion of the PNR network, specifically the Metro Manila portion of the network called the Philippine National Railways Metro Commuter Line, is part of the Strong Republic Transit System (SRTS), and overall public transport system in the metropolis. It forms the backbone of all of Metro Manila's regional rail services, which extend to its suburbs and to provinces such as Laguna. However, other than reducing growing traffic congestion due to the rising number of motor vehicles in Metro Manila, PNR also aims to link key cities within the Philippines efficiently and to serve as an instrument in national socio-economic development.
Toll Regulatory Board
The TRB was created by virtue of Presidential Decree (“P.D.”) No. 1112 or the Toll Operation Decree. It possesses regulatory authority over all toll facilities in the Philippines, and is authorized under its charter to enter into contracts on behalf of the Republic of the Philippines, with qualified persons, natural or juridical, for the construction, operation and maintenance of toll facilities.
Philippine National Railways
The line serves 11 stations on 9.4 kilometers (5.8 mi) of line. The rails are mostly elevated and erected either over or along the roads covered, with sections below ground. The western terminus of the line is the Quiapo station infont of Quiapo Church, while the eastern terminus of the line is the Diliman station along Commonwealth Avenue in Barangay Old Capitol Site, Quezon City. The rail line serves the cities that Radial Road 7 (Commonwealth Avenue, Elliptical Road, Quezon Avenue, España Boulevard and Quezon Boulevard) passes through: Manila and Quezon City.
Department of Transportation (Philippines)
The Department of Transportation (DOTr; ) is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for the maintenance and expansion of viable, efficient, and dependable transportation systems as effective instruments for national recovery and economic progress.
Philippine National Railways
The PNR East West line, also known as MRT Line 8, is a proposed rapid transit line in Metro Manila in the Philippines, generally running in an east-west direction along the Radial Road 7 and a portion of the Radial Road 8.
Office of Transportation Cooperatives
The Office of Transportation Cooperatives (OTC) is a government agency of the Philippines mandated to promulgate and implement rules and regulations that governs the promotion, organization, regulation, supervision, registration through accreditation and development of transportation cooperatives which are subject to the approval of the Department of Transportation. It is created through Executive Order No. 898, signed by then President Ferdinand Marcos on May 28, 1983.
National Police Commission (Philippines)
The National Police Commission (Filipino: "Pambansang Komisyon ng Pulisya"), abbreviated as NAPOLCOM, is an attached agency of the Department of the Interior and Local Government responsible for the administration and control of the Philippine National Police (PNP). It has the authority to administer police entrance examination, to investigate police anomalies and irregularities, and to summarily dismiss erring police officers.
Department of Transportation (Philippines)
The North-South Commuter Rail is an under-construction commuter rail from New Clark City in Capas, Tarlac to Calamba, Laguna. The North Line will have a length of 106-kilometer, from Tutuban Station in Manila to New Clark City, and is expected to be completed by 2021. The South Line will be reconstructed as an electrified standard-gauge full double-track line.
Philippine National Railways
The "Bicol Commuter" service is a commuter rail service in the Bicol Region, between stations in Tagkawayan, Quezon, and Legazpi, Albay, with Naga City in Camarines Sur acting as a central terminus, the center of transportation. The service was launched on September 16, 2009, in time for the feast of Our Lady of Peñafrancia in Naga City. The trains made seven trips a day, alternating between Tagkawayan, Sipocot, Naga City and Legazpi. All services used KiHa 52 series in revised blue livery.