2.3 Philippines Road Network

Distance Matrix
Travel Time Matrix
Road Security
Weighbridges and Axle Load Limits
Road Class and Surface Conditions

4.1 Philippines Government Contact List

Further information on the Departmen of Public Works and Highways can be found in the following document:

Philippines Road Assessment Additional Information

Distance Matrix

Distances from Capital City to Major Towns (km)
	Manila	Baguio	San Fernando, La Union	Laoag City, Illocos Norte	Tuguegarao, Cagayan	Bontoc, Mountain Province	Pagsanjan, Laguna	Legazpi City, Bicol
Manila		246	264	477	483	394	102	538
Baguio	246		47	254	230	101	308	711
San Fernando, La Union	264	47		406	408	274	335	540
Laoag City, Illocos Norte	477	254	406		180	230	550	975
Tuguegarao, Cagayan	483	230	408	180		130	526	964
Bontoc, Mountain Province	394	101	274	230	130		416	842
Pagsanjan, Laguna	102	308	335	550	526	416		403
Legazpi City, Bicol	538	711	540	975	964	842	403

Travel Time Matrix

Travel Time from Capital City to Major Towns (hours)
	Manila	Baguio	San Fernando, La Union	Laoag City, Illocos Norte	Tuguegarao, Cagayan	Bontoc, Mountain Province	Pagsanjan, Laguna	Legazpi City, Bicol
Manila		5	4	10	12	7	1.5	12
Baguio	5		2	5	7	2	8	17
San Fernando, La Union	4	2		6	8	5	6	16
Laoag City, Illocos Norte	10	5	6		8	7	12	22
Tuguegarao, Cagayan	12	7	8	8		6	14	24
Bontoc, Mountain Province	7	2	5	7	6		9	19
Pagsanjan, Laguna	1.5	8	6	12	14	9		12
Legazpi City, Bicol	12	17	16	22	24	19	12

Due to traffic congestion, all times are best approximations only and may be out by several hours depending on traffic. Travel times are based on car travel. Travel by truck or bus will increase travel times.

Transport Corridors

The main transport Corridor in the Philippines is an integrated network of highways and vehicle ferries that form the Strong Republic Nautical Highway (SRNH). The 919 kilometres SRNH covers the provinces and cities of Oriental Mindoro, Tagaytay City (Cavite), Marindugue, Romblon, and Batangas City in Luzon; Aklan, Antique, Iloilo, Capiz, Negros Oriental, Negros Occidental, Bohol, Bebu, Guimaras and Siguijor in the Visayas; and Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, Lanao del Norte and Dapitan City in Mindanao.

Road Security

Security Level: Good

Road security in the Philippines is generally good. However there are a few problem areas which transporters will know about. Areas around Apayo (Ilocos) and Maguindanao (Mindanao) have reported unauthorised roadblocks where drivers have been forced to handover money, weapons and any high-end goods. Cargo (including food) is generally unaffected.

Weighbridges and Axle Load Limits

Weighbridges

Weighbridges are operational 24 hours and are well-signed upon approach. They are under the management of the Department of Public Works and Highways and the exact locations are listed below.

Axle Load Limits

Bridges

Bridges in the Philippines are prone to collapse during typhoons and landslides. Under regular use most bridges in the Philippines do not pose any particular problems, although drivers should note that sometimes they are inadequately signed and without load limits. In some cases, bridges may have a capacity less than the regular traffic load of the road and as a result, occasionally collapse, however DPWH pointed out this usually only occurs when transporters over-load their vehicles.

Road Class and Surface Conditions

Road Construction / Maintenance

In general, there are three type of maintenance conducted within the Philippines; periodic, preventative and routine. Further information on ongoing construction and maintenance projects can be found on the Department of Public Works and Highways website: http://www.dpwh.gov.ph/ and through the relevant Bureaus which can be contacted through the main telephone line.

Road Classification

Road classification in the Philippines is completed based on the strategic importance of the road. Road classification does not indicate the surface, quality or width of the road.

Classification	Description
Primary/National/Arterial (includes the North-South, East-West and Other Roads classifications in the table below)	Main roads in the Philippines that form the backbone of the road network. Surfaces can be concrete, asphalt, gravel or earth.
Secondary	Secondary roads do not have as many connecting roads as the primary roads. Surfaces can be concrete, asphalt, gravel or earth.
Local	Local road classification includes all other provincial, municipal, city and barangay roads. Surfaces can be concrete, asphalt, gravel or earth.

Further information on the Road Network of the Philippines can be found on the following webpage: Road and Bridge Information Application (RBIA)

2.3.1 Philippines - Luzon Road Network

Distance Matrix
Road Security
Weighbridges and Axle Load Limits

For more information on government contact details, please see the following link: 4.1 Government Contact List.

Distance Matrix

Distances from Capital City to Major Towns (Region 1)
	Manila	Clark, Angeles City	Subic, Olongapo City	Dagupan City	San Fernando, La Union	Vigan City	Laoag City
Manila		93 km	161 km	223 km	273 km	410 km	488 km
Clark, Angeles City	93 km		68 km	130 km	180 km	317 km	395 km
Subic, Olongapo City	161 km	68 km		62 km	112 km	249 km	327 km
Dagupan City	223 km	130 km	62 km		50 km	187 km	265 km
San Fernando, La Union	273 km	180 km	112 km	50 km		137 km	215 km
ViganCity	410 km	317 km	249 km	187 km	137 km		78 km
Laoag City	488 km	395 km	327 km	265 km	215 km	78 km

Distances from Capital City to Major Towns (Region 2)
	Manila	Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija*	Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya	Santiago City, Isabela	Ilagan City, Isabela	Tuguegarao City, Cagayan	Aparri, Cagayan
Manila		167 km	303 km	364 km	442 km	491 km	594 km
Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija (Region 3)*	167 km		136 km	197 km	275 km	324 km	427 km
Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya	303 km	136 km		61 km	139 km	188 km	291 km
Santiago City, Isabela	364 km	197 km	61 km		78 km	127 km	230 km
Ilagan City, Isabela	442 km	275 km	139 km	78 km		49 km	152 km
Tuguegarao City, Cagayan	491 km	324 km	188 km	127 km	49 km		103 km
Aparri, Cagayan	594 km	427 km	291 km	230 km	152 km	103 km

*Cabanatuan City is a major jump-off point to Region 2 cities.

Distances from Capital City to Major Towns (Region 3 and Route to Cordillera Administrative Region)
	Manila	Malolos, Bulacan	San Fernando, Pampanga	Tarlac City, Tarlac	Baguio City	Bontoc, Mountain Province	Tabuk, Kalinga	Kabugao, Apayao
Manila		48 km	70 km	137 km	253 km	395 km	471 km	595 km
Malolos, Bulacan	48 km		22 km	89 km	205 km	347 km	423 km	547 km
San Fernando, Pampanga	70 km	22 km		67 km	183 km	325 km	401 km	525 km
Tarlac City, Tarlac	137 km	89 km	67 km		116 km	258 km	334 km	458 km
Baguio City	253 km	205 km	183 km	116 km		142 km	218 km	342 km
Bontoc, Mountain Province	395 km	347 km	325 km	258 km	142 km		76 km	200 km
Tabuk, Kalinga	471 km	423 km	401 km	334 km	218 km	76 km		124 km
Kabugao, Apayao	595 km	547 km	525 km	458 km	342 km	200 km	124 km

Distances from Capital City to Major Towns (Aurora)
	Manila	Cabarroguis, Quirino	Baler, Aurora	Casiguran, Aurora
Manila		375 km	291 km	376 km
Cabarroguis, Quirino	375 km		156 km	145 km
Baler, Aurora	291 km	156 km		85 km
Casiguran, Aurora	376 km	145 km	85 km

Distances from Capital City to Major Towns (This route will lead to the island of Mindoro via Batangas Port RORO)
	Manila	Calamba, Laguna	Santo Tomas, Batangas	Lipa City, Batangas	Batangas Port, Batangas City	Calapan, Oriental Mindoro	Roxas, Oriental Mindoro	San Jose, Occidental Mindoro
Manila		55 km	70 km	104 km	129 km	216 km	304 km	404 km
Calamba, Laguna	55 km		15 km	49 km	74 km	161 km	249 km	349 km
Santo Tomas, Batangas	70 km	15 km		34 km	59 km	146 km	234 km	334 km
Lipa City, Batangas	104 km	49 km	34 km		25 km	112 km	200 km	300 km
Batangas Port, Batangas City	129 km	74 km	59 km	25 km		87 km	175 km	275 km
Calapan, Oriental Mindoro	216 km	161 km	146 km	112 km	87 km		88 km	188 km
Roxas, Oriental Mindoro	304 km	249 km	234 km	200 km	175 km	88 km		100 km
San Jose, Occidental Mindoro	337 km	282 km	267 km	233 km	208 km	188 km	100 km

Distances from Capital City to Major Towns (This route will lead to the island of Samar via Matnog Port RORO)
	Manila	Lucena City, Quezon	Naga, Camarines Sur	Tabaco City, Albay	Legazpi City, Albay	Sorsogon City, Sorsogon	Matnog Port, Sorsogon
Manila		133 km	382 km	473 km	501 km	557 km	621 km
Lucena City, Quezon	133 km		249 km	340 km	368 km	424 km	488 km
Naga, Camarines Sur	382 km	249 km		91 km	119 km	175 km	239 km
Tabaco City, Albay	473 km	340 km	91 km		28 km	84 km	148 km
Legazpi City, Albay	501 km	368 km	119 km	28 km		56 km	120 km
Sorsogon City, Sorsogon	557 km	424 km	175 km	84 km	56 km		64 km
Matnog Port, Sorsogon	621 km	488 km	239 km	148 km	120 km	64 km

Distances from Capital City to Major Towns (This route will lead to the island of Catanduanes via Tabaco Port RORO)
	Manila	Lucena City, Quezon	Naga, Camarines Sur	Tabaco City, Albay	Virac, Catanduanes
Manila		133 km	382 km	473 km	543 km
Lucena City, Quezon	133 km		249 km	340 km	410 km
Naga, Camarines Sur	382 km	249 km		91 km	161 km
Tabaco City, Albay	473 km	340 km	91 km		70 km
Virac, Cantanduanes	543 km	410 km	161 km	70 km

Distances from Capital City to Major Towns (This route will lead to the island of Marinduque via RORO in Lucena Port)
	Manila	Lucena City, Quezon	Boac, Marinduque	Mogpog, Marinduque
Manila		133 km	223 km	230 km
Lucena City, Quezon	133 km		90 km	97 km
Boac, Marinduque	223 km	90 km		7 km
Mogpog, Marinduque	230 km	97 km	7 km

Distances from Capital City to Major Towns (km) (This route will lead to the island of Romblon via RORO in Roxas Port, Oriental Mindoro)
	Manila	Batangas Port, Batangas	Calapan, Oriental Mindoro	Roxas Port, Roxas Oriental Mindoro	Odiongan, Tablas	Romblon, Romblon
Manila		129 km	216 km	304 km	363 km	437 km
Batangas Port, Batangas	129 km		87 km	175 km	234 km	308 km
Calapan, Oriental Mindoro	216 km	87 km		88 km	147 km	221 km
Roxas Port, Roxas Oriental Mindoro	304 km	175 km	88 km		59 km	133 km
Odiongan, Tablas	363 km	234 km	147 km	59 km		74 km
Romblon, Romblon	437 km	308 km	221 km	133 km	74 km

Distances from Capital City to Major Towns (km) (This route will lead to the island of Masbate via Pilar, Sorsogon RORO but there are also direct shipping lanes from Manila Domestic Port to Masbate)
	Manila	Legazpi City, Albay	Pilar Port in Pilar, Sorsogon	Aroroy Port in Aroroy, Masbate	Masbate City, Masbate
Manila		501 km	551 km	611 km	651 km
Legazpi City, Albay	501 km		50 km	110 km	150 km
Pilar Port in Pilar, Sorsogon	551 km	50 km		60 km	100 km
Aroroy Port in Aroroy, Masbate	611 km	110 km	60 km		40 km
Masbate City, Masbate	651 km	150 km	100 km	40 km

Travel Time from Capital City to Major Towns (Region 1)
	Manila	Clark, Angeles City	Subic, Olongapo City	Dagupan City	San Fernando, La Union	Vigan City	Laoag City
Manila		2 hours	3 hours	5 hours	6 hours	10 hours	12 hours
Clark, Angeles City	2 hours		1 hours	3 hours	4 hours	5 hours	7 hours
Subic, Olongapo City	3 hours	1 hour		3 hours	4 hours	5 hours	7 hours
Dagupan City	5 hours	3 hours	3 hours		2 hours	4 hours	5 hours
San Fernando, La Union	6 hours	4 hours	4 hours	2 hours		3 hours	4 hours
Vigan City	10 hours	5 hours	5 hours	4 hours	3 hours		2 hours
Laoag City	12 hours	7 hours	7 hours	5 hours	4 hours	2 hours

Travel Time from Capital City to Major Towns (Region 2)
	Manila	Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya	Santiago City, Isabela	Ilagan City, Isabela	Tuguegarao City, Cagayan	Aparri, Cagayan
Manila		3 hours	5 hours	6 hours	7 hours	8 hours	11 hours
Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	3 hours		3 hours	5 hours	7 hours	8 hours	10 hours
Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya	5 hours	3 hours		3 hours	5 hours	7 hours	8 hours
Santiago City, Isabela	6 hours	5 hours	3 hours		2 hours	4 hours	7 hours
Ilagan City, Isabela	7 hours	7 hours	5 hours	2 hours		2 hours	6 hours
Tuguegarao City, Cagayan	8 hours	8 hours	7 hours	4 hours	2 hours		4 hours
Aparri, Cagayan	11 hours	10 hours	8 hours	7 hours	6 hours	4 hours

Travel Time from Capital City to Major Towns (Region 3 and route to Cordillera Administrative Region)
	Manila	Malolos, Bulacan	San Fernando, Pampanga	Tarlac City	Baguio City	Bontoc, Mountain Province	Tabuk, Kalinga	Kabugao, Apayao
Manila		1 hour	2 hours	4 hours	7 hours	8 hours	10 hours	12 hours
Malolos, Bulacan	1 hour		2 hours	3 hours	6 hours	7 hours	9 hours	11 hours
San Fernando, Pampanga	2 hours	2 hours		2 hours	5 hours	6 hours	8 hours	10 hours
Tarlac City	4 hours	3 hours	2 hours		4 hours	5 hours	7 hours	9 hours
Baguio City	7 hours	6 hours	5 hours	4 hours		3 hours	5 hours	6 hours
Bontoc, Mountain Province	8 hours	7 hours	6 hours	5 hours	3 hours		2 hours	4 hours
Tabuk, Kalinga	10 hours	9 hours	8 hours	7 hours	5 hours	2 hours		2 hours
Kabugao, Apayao	12 hours	11 hours	10 hours	8 hours	6 hours	4 hours	2 hours

Travel Time from Capital City to Major Towns (Aurora)
	Manila	Cabarroguis, Quirino	Baler, Aurora	Casiguran, Aurora
Manila		6 hours	7 hours	8 hours
Cabarroguis, Quirino	6 hours		3 hours	4 hours
Baler, Aurora	7 hours	3 hours		2 hours
Casiguran, Aurora	8 hours	4 hours	2 hours

Travel Time from Capital City to Major Towns (This route will lead to the island of Mindoro via Batangas Port seacraft)
	Manila	Calamba, Laguna	Santo Tomas, Batangas	Lipa City, Batangas	Batangas Port, Batangas City	Calapan, Oriental Mindoro	Roxas, Oriental Mindoro	San Jose, Occidental Mindoro
Manila		2 hours	3 hours	4 hours	5 hours	10 hours	13 hours	15 hours
Calamba, Laguna	2 hours		1 hour	2 hours	3 hours	8 hours	11 hours	13 hours
Santo Tomas, Batangas	3 hours	1 hour		1 hour	2 hours	7 hours	10 hours	12 hours
Lipa City, Batangas	4 hours	2 hours	1 hour		1 hour	6 hours	9 hours	11 hours
Batangas Port, Batangas City	5 hours	3 hours	2 hours	1 hour		5 hours	8 hours	10 hours
Calapan, Oriental Mindoro	10 hours	8 hours	7 hours	6 hours	5 hours		3 hours	5 hours
Roxas, Oriental Mindoro	13 hours	11 hours	10 hours	9 hours	8 hours	3 hours		2 hours
San Jose, Occidental Mindoro	15 hours	13 hours	12 hours	11 hours	10 hours	5 hours	2 hours

Travel Time from Capital City to Major Towns (This route will lead to the island of Samar via Matnog Port seacraft)
	Manila	Lucena City, Quezon	Naga, Camarines Sur	Tabaco City, Albay	Legazpi City, Albay	Sorsogon City, Sorsogon	Matnog Port in Matnog, Sorsogon
Manila		5 hours	12 hours	15 hours	18 hours	22 hours	26 hours
Lucena City, Quezon	5 hours		8 hours	11 hours	14 hours	20 hours	24 hours
Naga, Camarines Sur	12 hours	8 hours		4 hours	7 hours	13 hours	17 hours
Tabaco City, Albay	15 hours	11 hours	4 hours		2 hours	8 hours	12 hours
Legazpi City, Albay	18 hours	14 hours	7 hours	2 hours		2 hours	8 hours
Sorsogon City, Sorsogon	22 hours	20 hours	13 hours	8 hours	2 hours		4 hours
Matnog Port in Matnog, Sorsogon	26 hours	24 hours	17 hours	12 hours	8 hours	4 hours

Travel Time from Capital City to Major Towns (This route will lead to the island of Catanduanes via Tabaco Port seacraft)
	Manila	Lucena City, Quezon	Naga, Camarines Sur	Tabaco City, Albay	Virac, Catanduanes
Manila		5 hours	12 hours	15 hours	20 hours
Lucena City, Quezon	5 hours		7 hours	10 hours	15 hours
Naga, Camarines Sur	12 hours	7 hours		3 hours	5 hours
Tabaco City, Albay	15 hours	10 hours	3 hours		5 hours
Virac, Cantanduanes	20 hours	15 hours	5 hours	5 hours

Travel Time from Capital City to Major Towns (This route will lead to the island of Marinduque via Lucena Port seacraft)
	Manila	Lucena City, Quezon	Boac, Marinduque	Mogpog, Marinduque
Manila		5 hours	8 hours	9 hours
Lucena City, Quezon	5 hours		3 hours	4 hours
Boac, Marinduque	8 hours	3 hours		1 hour
Mogpog, Marinduque	9 hours	4 hours	1 hour

Travel Time from Capital City to Major Towns (This route will lead to the island of Romblon via Roxas Port in Oriental Mindoro)
	Manila	Batangas Port, Batangas	Calapan, Oriental Mindoro	Roxas Port in Roxas, Oriental Mindoro	Odiongan, Tablas	Romblon, Romblon
Manila		5 hours	10 hours	13 hours	15 hours	18 hours
Batangas Port, Batangas	5 hours		5 hours	8 hours	10 hours	13 hours
Calapan, Oriental Mindoro	10 hours	5 hours		3 hours	5 hours	8 hours
Roxas Port in Roxas, Oriental Mindoro	13 hours	8 hours	3 hours		2 hours	5 hours
Odiongan, Tablas	15 hours	10 hours	5 hours	2 hours		3 hours
Romblon, Romblon	18 hours	13 hours	8 hours	5 hours	3 hours

Travel Time from Capital City to Major Towns (This route will lead to the island of Masbate via Pilar, Sorsogon seacraft, but has also direct shipping lanes from Manila Domestic Port to Masbate
	Manila	Batangas Port, Batangas	Calapan, Oriental Mindoro	Roxas Port in Roxas, Oriental Mindoro	Odiongan, Tablas	Romblon, Romblon
Manila		5 hours	10 hours	13 hours	15 hours	18 hours
Batangas Port, Batangas	5 hours		5 hours	8 hours	10 hours	13 hours
Calapan, Oriental Mindoro	10 hours	5 hours		3 hours	5 hours	8 hours
Roxas Port in Roxas, Oriental Mindoro	13 hours	8 hours	3 hours		2 hours	5 hours
Odiongan, Tablas	15 hours	10 hours	5 hours	2 hours		3 hours
Romblon, Romblon	18 hours	13 hours	8 hours	5 hours	3 hours

Road Security

There are no major issues regarding road security in Luzon. Transporters can travel 24/7 in Luzon-wide transport road network except in local governments where timed truck bans and allowable load capacity are imposed. Dalton Pass in Nueva Ecija going to Nueva Vizcaya, Isabela and Cagayan is dangerous, drivers should be careful due to zigzag and uphill road path. For information on Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) truck bans, please see the following link: https://mmda.gov.ph/20-faq/299-truck-ban-ordinance.html. 12 – 14 wheeler trucks are temporarily not allowed in the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) due to repairs made in Candaba Viaduct. Expressways will not allow vehicles with total height exceeding 7.5 meters. Please see the following link for vehicle classifications: http://www.trb.gov.ph/8-transparency/39-vehicle-classifications.html.

Toll Fees can be checked through the links below:

Tollway	Links
CALAX	http://www.trb.gov.ph/toll-rates/calax.html
CAVITEX	http://www.trb.gov.ph/toll-rates/cavitex-toll-rate.html
NAIAX	http://www.trb.gov.ph/toll-rates/naiax-expressway.html
NLEX/SCTEX	http://www.trb.gov.ph/toll-rates/nlex-toll-rate.html
Skyway/SLEX/MCX	http://www.trb.gov.ph/toll-rates/slex-toll-rate.html
STAR(Batangas)	http://www.trb.gov.ph/toll-rates/star-tollway-toll-rate.html
TPLEX	http://www.trb.gov.ph/toll-rates/tplex-toll-rate.html

Weighbridges and Axle Load Limits

12 – 14 wheeler trucks are temporarily not allowed in NLEX due to repairs made in Candaba Viaduct. Expressway load limit for 10-wheeler (3-axle) load limit 13.5 MT. Non-expressway road networks like McArthur Highway load limits are based on truck capacity.

2.3.2 Philippines - Visayas Road Network

Eastern Visayas

The road network in Region 8 is well developed and maintained. Primary roads are generally 4 ways but concrete paved and rarely asphalted decreasing the speed limit.

The weight limitation is 23 MT on the primary roads, 15 MT on the secondary roads and can be less on the tertiaries. The 15 MT is used as a safety measure as the Department of Public Works and Highway (DPWH) is conducting a review to allow heavier vehicles in the future.

The Eastern Visayas Islands own some of the most famous bridges of Philippines including the longest and the tallest road structures.

San Juanico Bridge: San Juanico Bridge connects the islands of Leyte and Samar by linking the city of Tacloban to the town of Santa Rita, Samar. It passes over the San Juanico Strait. It is the longest bridge in the Philippines measuring 2,164m. The weight limitation is 23 MT (Gross weight).
Agas-Agas Bridge: The Agas-Agas Bridge is the highest bridge ever built in the Philippines. It is constructed between two mountains and crosses the Mahaplag-Sogod section of Maharlika Highway. The bridge is located in Sogod, Southern Leyte and provides a significant link to travellers coming from Luzon or Mindanao. It was built to avoid the perennial landslide danger in the area during heavy rains. It keeps the Mahaplag-Sogod open and safe by creating the by-pass of the original road that was build on the side of the mountain. The weight limitation is 23 MT (Gross weight).
Wawa bridge: Wawa Bridge is located in Liloan, Southern Leyte. It connects Panaon Island and the mainland of Leyte. The weight limitation is 15 MT (Gross weight).
Biliran Bridge: The Biliran Bridge serves as a link between the islands and provinces of Biliran and Leyte. Spans across a very narrow channel around 100m below it. It is approximately 150m long. The weight limitation is 15 MT (Gross weight).

For more information on government contact details, please see the following link: 4.1 Philippines Visayas Government Contact List

Distance Matrix

Distances from Capital City to Major Towns *(km)*
	Tacloban	Ormoc	Baybay	Maasin	Naval	Catbalogan	Catarman	Borongan
Tacloban		108	104	178	120	106	251	193
Ormoc	108		46	74	87	210	355	297
Baybay	104	46		77	133	207	251	294
Maasin	178	74	77		210	281	425	368
Naval	120	87	133	210		223	367	310
Catbalogan	106	210	207	281	223		145	136
Catarman	251	355	251	425	367	145		256
Borongan	193	297	294	368	310	136	256

Travel Time from Capital City to Major Towns (*hours*)
	Tacloban	Ormoc	Baybay	Maasin	Naval	Catbalogan	Catarman	Borongan
Tacloban		1.50	1.45	3	2	1.45	4.30	3.30
Ormoc	1.50		0.50	1.15	1.30	3.30	6	5
Baybay	1.45	0.50		1.20	2.15	3.30	4.15	5
Maasin	3	1.15	1,20		3.30	3	7	6.15
Naval	2	1.30	2.15	3.30		3.45	6.15	5.15
Catbalogan	1.45	3.30	3.30	3	3.45		2.30	2.20
Catarman	4.30	6	4.15	7	6.15	2.30		4,20
Borongan	3.30	5	5	6.15	5.15	2.20	4.20

Road Security

Security Level: Good

Roads are in good conditions, and most users respect the speed limits. Drivers are used to but they can sometime be dangerous due to the large amount of motorbikes, motorised tricycles, or other public transports that might come to halt in the middle of the road at any time.

2.3.3 Philippines - Mindanao Road Network

Overview
Road Security
Distance Matrices
Road Security
Weighbridges and Axle Load Limits

Overview

For more information on government contact details, please see the following link: 4.1 Government Contact List.

For more information about the Philippine road network, please see the following link: 2020 DPWH Road and Bridges Inventory Survey.

Zamboanga Peninsula (Region IX)

As of 2018, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) IX was able to build 56.49 km of national roads along the priority corridors, widened with complete features to 4 lanes, which is 9.16 km short of the target of 65.65 km. A total of 24.05 km of new roads were constructed to close gaps in the national road network which is 4.78 km or 16.58% less than the total target of 28.83 km.

Northern Mindanao (Region X)

Coming from Cagayan de Oro City going east, the road networks will lead to Bukidnon and eastern part of Misamis Oriental up to its chartered city of Gingoog. From Cagayan de Oro going westward the road networks will lead to western part of Misamis Oriental, Iligan City, Province of Lanao del Norte, Marawi City, Lanao del Sur, Zamboanga City and its northern part road network going to Dipolog City. Challenges on this road network are damaged bridges cause by natural calamities. Additional development and construction of new bridges and road widening are underway to lessen the travel time in going to other regions. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is the lead government agency for road repairs and widening to cope with the growing economy in Region X and its adjacent Regions of IX and Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi (BASULTA) provinces.

Davao Region (Region XI)

Davao Region Road Network. Source: Davao Regional Land Use Committee

The road system of Davao Region is comprised of national and local road networks connecting the regional center externally and internally, particularly the provincial capitals and strategic destinations in the region.

As of December 2013, the total national road network of Davao Region was 1,662.37 kilometers or 18 percent of the total national road network of Mindanao. Among the provinces/cities, Davao Oriental had the longest national road network and paved surface road length with 431.66 kilometers and 350.55 kilometers, respectively, while Digos City had the shortest length with 24.03 kilometers. In terms of the proportion of paved roads to total length of national roads, the cities of Digos, Panabo, IGACOS and Tagum posted the highest percentage with 100% of their national roads already paved, whereas Davao del Sur had the lowest pavement ratio with 44%.

The Road Inventory and Road Condition Survey conducted by DPWH in 2013 revealed that 61 percent of the national road network in the region (1,017.76 kilometers) was in good or fair condition. On the other hand, roads in poor condition had a total length of 268.03 kilometers while those in bad condition had a total length of 211.47 kilometers.

Currently, high traffic volumes are seen along the Region’s major thoroughfares, particularly along the Tagum-Panabo-Davao City-Digos corridor. The volume-capacity ratio (VCR) is the basis being used by DPWH in considering road sections to be widened, at a threshold of more than 0.5. As of CY 2013, 73 km of national roads in the Region had VCR of more than 0.5, with 72 km experiencing moderate to heavy traffic flow, and about 1 km in Davao City already with saturation traffic volumes. However, widening in these sections is contingent to the availability of road right-of-way. Traffic congestion is expected to worsen in the coming years due to population growth, increasing urbanization and heightened economic activities. Other options may have to be considered, such as the opening/upgrading to high standard highways and establishment of mass transit systems.

Davao Region Physical Framework Plan: http://nro11.neda.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DRPFP-2015-2045.pdf

SOCCSKSARGEN (Region XII)

The region recognizes the importance of improving the transportation sector to support its rapid and inclusive economic growth. Prudent strategies were pursued and strategic projects were implemented to accelerate the development of the sector’s safe, reliable, cost-effective, and sustainable infrastructure facilities to ensure the efficient transport of people and products. Adhering to the policy of full transparency and accountability to its people, the region engaged the general public to participate in the governance, monitoring and feedback in the implementation of infrastructure projects. The implementation of strategic road projects has enhanced the accessibility to production areas, major tourism destinations and basic service facilities like schools, hospitals, and attracted investments to the region. In terms of providing an integrated transport terminal in urban centers in the region, Koronadal City has an ongoing construction of an Integrated Transport Terminal project.

Road Security

Corridor	Comments
Davao City – Butuan – Surigao City	There are no reported security issues and transporters and buses are using this route network travel 24 hours a day.
Davao – Cagayan de Oro – Iligan City	Can be accessed 24 hours, but with caution at night due to fog along Calinan District, Davao City and Bukidnon Province.
Davao City – Davao de Oro – Tandag City, Surigao del Sur – Surigao City	This road network was noted to have rampant non-government actors especially along Surigao del Sur going to Surigao City. From Carrascal, Surigao del Sur to Surigao City, the KM 90 (Noventa) highway stretch has minimal population and is noted for highway robbery and hijacking.
Davao City – General Santos City	This road network is accessible 24 hours a day with no reported security issues even though non-government actors are present. The stretch of roads in Malungon Municipality is prone to landslides during heavy rains.
General Santos City - Cotabato City	Travelling on this route at night is risky as lawless elements stage unauthorized checkpoints in order to commit robberies.
Cagayan de Oro City – Iligan City – Pagadian City – Zamboanga City	This road network is accessible 24 hours but observe precautionary measures at night especially on the highway from Pagadian City to Zamboanga City where long stretches of the road is sparsely populated.
Cagayan de Oro City – Butuan City – Surigao City	This road network is accessible 24 hours a day but caution is advised at night due to the large volume of trucks and buses heading to Manila and to Visayas.
Cagayan de Oro – Ozamis City – Oroquieta City – Dipolog/Dapitan City	This road network can be accessed any time of the day but take note that the RORO vessel docked at Mukas Port in the municipality of Kolambugan, Lanao del Norte has time off between 2000H to 0400H. As an alternative, travelers should take the long route via Aurora, Zamboanga del Sur to Molave, Zamboanga de Sur and then heading to Ozamis City all the way to Dipolog City.
Davao City – Kidapawan City – Cotabato City	Travelers can access this route any time of the day but UV Express passenger vans are known to drive carelessly along this route.

Distance Matrices

Davao City – Butuan City – Surigao City

Distances from Davao to Major Towns in the Davao City - Butuan City - Surigao City Corridor
	Davao City	Panabo City	Tagum City	Nabunturan, Davao de Oro	Montevista, Davao de Oro	Monkayo, Davao de Oro	Butuan City	Surigao City
Davao City		29 km	53 km	86 km	98 km	116 km	287 km	392 km
Panabo City	29 km		24 km	57 km	69 km	87 km	258 km	363 km
Tagum City	53 km	24 km		33 km	45 km	63 km	234 km	339 km
Nabunturan, Davao de Oro	86 km	57 km	33 km		12 km	30 km	201 km	306 km
Montevista, Davao de Oro	98 km	69 km	45 km	12 km		18 km	189 km	294 km
Monkayo, Davao de Oro	116 km	87 km	63 km	30 km	18 km		171 km	276 km
Butuan City	287 km	258 km	234 km	201 km	189 km	171 km		105 km
Surigao City	392 km	363 km	339 km	306 km	294 km	276 km	105 km

Travel Time from Davao to Major Towns in the Davao City - Butuan City - Surigao City Corridor
	Davao City	Panabo City	Tagum City	Nabunturan, Davao de Oro	Montevista, Davao de Oro	Monkayo, Davao de Oro	Butuan City	Surigao City
Davao City		1 hr	1 hr	2 hrs	3 hrs	4 hrs	7 hrs	10 hrs
Panabo City	1 hr		1 hr	1 hr	3 hrs	3 hrs	7 hrs	9 hrs
Tagum City	1 hr	1 hrs		1 hr	2 hrs	3 hrs	6 hrs	8 hrs
Nabunturan, Davao de Oro	2 hrs	1 hrs	1 hr		1 hr	2 hrs	6 hrs	7 hrs
Montevista, Davao de Oro	3 hrs	3 hrs	2 hrs	1 hr		1 hr	5 hrs	7 hrs
Monkayo, Davao de Oro	4 hrs	3 hrs	3 hrs	2 hrs	1 hr		5 hrs	7 hrs
Butuan City	7 hrs	7 hrs	6 hrs	6 hrs	5 hrs	5 hrs		3 hrs
Surigao City	9 hrs	9 hrs	8 hrs	7 hrs	7 hrs	7 hrs	3 hrs

Davao City – Davao de Oro – Tandag, Surigao Sur – Surigao City

Distances from Davao City to Major Towns in the Davao City - Davao De Oro - Tandag - Surigao City Corridor
	Davao City	Mati City, Davao Oriental	Tarragona, Davao Oriental	Man-Ay, Davao Oriental	Carraga, Davao Oriental	Boston, Davao Oriental	Tandag City	Surigao City
Davao City		157 km	196 km	224 km	244 km	348 km	566 km	739 km
Mati City, Davao Oriental	157 km		39 km	67 km	87 km	191 km	409 km	582 km
Tarragona, Davao Oriental	196 km	39 km		28 km	48 km	152 km	370 km	543 km
Man-Ay, Davao Oriental	224 km	67 km	28 km		20 km	124 km	342 km	515 km
Carraga, Davao Oriental	244 km	87 km	48 km	20 km		104 km	322 km	495 km
Boston, Davao Oriental	348 km	191 km	152 km	124 km	104 km		218 km	391 km
Tandag City	566 km	409 km	370 km	342 km	322 km	218 km		173 km
Surigao City	739 km	582 km	543 km	515 km	495 km	391 km	173 km

Travel Time from Davao City to Major Towns in the Davao City - Davao De Oro - Tandag - Surigao City Corridor
	Davao City	Mati City, Davao Oriental	Tarragona, Davao Oriental	Man-Ay, Davao Oriental	Carraga, Davao Oriental	Boston, Davao Oriental	Tandag City	Surigao City
Davao City		3 hrs	4 hrs	6 hrs	6 hrs	8 hrs	10 hrs	12 hrs
Mati City, Davao Oriental	3 hrs		1 hr	1 hr	2 hrs	5 hrs	8 hrs	10 hrs
Tarragona, Davao Oriental	4 hrs	1 hr		1 hr	1 hr	3 hrs	7 hrs	9 hrs
Man-Ay, Davao Oriental	6 hrs	1 hr	1 hr		1 hr	2 hrs	6 hrs	8 hrs
Carraga, Davao Oriental	6 hrs	2 hrs	1 hr	1 hr		2 hrs	5 hrs	7 hrs
Boston, Davao Oriental	8 hrs	5 hrs	3 hrs	2 hrs	2 hrs		4 hrs	6 hrs
Tandag City	10 hrs	8 hrs	7 hrs	6 hrs	5 hrs	4 hrs		5 hrs
Surigao City	12 hrs	10 hrs	9 hrs	8 hrs	7 hrs	3 hrs	5 hrs

Davao City – Digos City – General Santos City – Cotabato City – Zamboanga City

Distances from Davao City to Major Towns in the Davao City - Digos City - General Santos City - Cotabato City - Zamboanga City Corridor
	Davao City	Digos City	General Santos City	Koronadal City	Tacurong City	Cotabato City	Pagadian City	Zamboanga City
Davao City		54 km	141 km	196 km	234 km	330 km	510 km	781 km
Digos City	54 km		87 km	142 km	180 km	276 km	453 km	727 km
General Santos City	141 km	87 km		55 km	93 km	189 km	369 km	640 km
Koronadal City	196 km	142 km	55 km		38 km	134 km	314 km	585 km
Tacurong City	234 km	180 km	93 km	38 km		96 km	276 km	547 km
Cotabato City	330 km	276 km	189 km	134 km	96 km		180 km	451 km
Pagadian City	510 km	453 km	369 km	314 km	276 km	180 km		271 km
Zamboanga City	781 km	727 km	640 km	585 km	547 km	451 km	271 km

Travel Time from Davao City to Major Towns in the Davao City - Digos City - General Santos City - Cotabato City - Zamboanga City Corridor
	Davao City	Digos City	General Santos City	Koronadal City	Tacurong City	Cotabato City	Pagadian City	Zamboanga City
Davao City		1 hr	3 hrs	4 hrs	6 hrs	8 hrs	12 hrs	16 hrs
Digos City	1 hr		2 hrs	3 hrs	5 hrs	7 hrs	11 hrs	15 hrs
General Santos City	3 hrs	2 hrs		1 hr	2 hrs	6 hrs	10 hrs	14 hrs
Koronadal City	4 hrs	3 hrs	1 hr		1 hr	4 hrs	8 hrs	12 hrs
Tacurong City	6 hrs	5 hrs	2 hrs	1 hr		3 hrs	6 hrs	10 hrs
Cotabato City	8 hrs	7 hrs	6 hrs	4 hrs	3 hrs		5 hrs	8 hrs
Pagadian City	12 hrs	11 hrs	10 hrs	8 hrs	6 hrs	5 hrs		7 hrs
Zamboanga City	16 hrs	15 hrs	14 hrs	12 hrs	10 hrs	8 hrs	7 hrs

Davao City – Bukidnon – Cagayan de Oro – Iligan City – Pagadian – Zamboanga City

Distances from Davao City to Major Towns in the Davao City - Bukidnon - Cagayan De Oro - Iligan - Pagadian - Zamboanga City Corridor
	Davao City	Malaybalay City, Bukidnon	Cagayan De Oro City	Iligan City	Pagadian City	Zamboanga City
Davao City		190 km	288 km	377 km	519 km	790 km
Malaybalay City, Bukidnon	190 km		98 km	187 km	329 km	600 km
Cagayan De Oro City	288 km	98 km		89 km	231 km	502 km
Iligan City	377 km	187 km	89 km		142 km	413 km
Pagadian City	519 km	329 km	231 km	142 km		271 km
Zamboanga City	790 km	600 km	502 km	413 km	271 km

Travel Time from Davao City to Major Towns in the Davao City - Bukidnon - Cagayan De Oro - Iligan - Pagadian - Zamboanga City Corridor
	Davao City	Malaybalay City, Bukidnon	Cagayan De Oro City	Iligan City	Pagadian City	Zamboanga City
Davao City		6 hrs	8 hrs	10 hrs	14 hrs	21 hrs
Malaybalay City, Bukidnon	6 hrs		3 hrs	6 hrs	10 hrs	17 hrs
Cagayan De Oro City	8 hrs	3 hrs		2 hrs	6 hrs	13 hrs
Iligan City	10 hrs	6 hrs	2 hrs		4 hrs	10 hrs
Pagadian City	14 hrs	10 hrs	6 hrs	4 hrs		7 hrs
Zamboanga City	21 hrs	17 hrs	13 hrs	10 hrs	7 hrs

Davao City – Cotabato City

Distances from Davao City to Major Towns in the Davao City to Cotabato City Corridor
	Davao City	Digos City	Kidapawan City	Cotabato City
Davao City		54 km	108 km	231 km
Digos City	54 km		54 km	177 km
Kidapawan City	108 km	54 km		123 km
Cotabato City	231 km	177 km	123 km

Travel Time from Davao City to Major Towns in the Davao City to Cotabato City Corridor
	Davao City	Digos City	Kidapawan City	Cotabato City
Davao City		1	3	5
Digos City	1		1	4
Kidapawan City	3	1		3
Cotabato City	5	4	3

Davao City – Ozamis City - Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte

Distances from Davao City to Major Towns in the Davao City - Ozamis City - Dipolog City Corridor *Via RORO* *from Mukas Port Kolambugan, Lanao Norte* To *Port of Ozamis City*
	Davao City	Cagayan De Oro City	Iligan City	Ozamis City	Oroquieta City	Dipolog City
Davao City		288 km	377 km	439 km	481 km	574 km
Cagayan De Oro City	288 km		89 km	151 km	193 km	286 km
Iligan City	377 km	89 km		62 km	104 km	197 km
Ozamis City	439 km	151 km	62 km		42 km	135 km
Oroquieta City	481 km	193 km	104 km	42 km		93 km
Dipolog City	574 km	286 km	197 km	135 km	93 km

Travel Time from Davao City to Major Towns in the Davao City - Ozamis City - Dipolog City Corridor *Via RORO* *from Mukas Port Kolambugan, Lanao Norte* To *Port of Ozamis City*
	Davao City	Cagayan De Oro City	Iligan City	Ozamis City	Oroquieta City	Dipolog City
Davao City		8 hrs	10 hrs	14 hrs	15 hrs	18 hrs
Cagayan De Oro City	8 hrs		2 hrs	7 hrs	8 hrs	11 hrs
Iligan City	10 hrs	2 hrs		3 hrs	5 hrs	8 hrs
Ozamis City	14 hrs	7 hrs	3 hrs		2 hrs	6 hrs
Oroquieta City	15 hrs	8 hrs	5 hrs	2 hrs		4 hrs
Dipolog City	18 hrs	11 hrs	8 hrs	6 hrs	4 hrs

Road Security

Corridor	Comments
Davao City – Butuan – Surigao City	There are no reported security issues and transporters and buses are using this route network travel 24 hours a day.
Davao – Cagayan de Oro – Iligan City	Can be accessed 24 hours, but with caution at night due to fog along Calinan District, Davao City and Bukidnon Province.
Davao City – Davao de Oro – Tandag City, Surigao del Sur – Surigao City	This road network was noted to have rampant non-government actors especially along Surigao del Sur going to Surigao City. From Carrascal, Surigao del Sur to Surigao City, the KM 90 (Noventa) highway stretch has minimal population and is noted for highway robbery and hijacking.
Davao City – General Santos City	This road network is accessible 24 hours a day with no reported security issues even though non-government actors are present. The stretch of roads in Malungon Municipality is prone to landslides during heavy rains.
General Santos City - Cotabato City	Travelling on this route at night is risky as lawless elements stage unauthorized checkpoints in order to commit robberies.
Cagayan de Oro City – Iligan City – Pagadian City – Zamboanga City	This road network is accessible 24 hours but observe precautionary measures at night especially on the highway from Pagadian City to Zamboanga City where long stretches of the road is sparsely populated.
Cagayan de Oro City – Butuan City – Surigao City	This road network is accessible 24 hours a day but caution is advised at night due to the large volume of trucks and buses heading to Manila and to Visayas.
Cagayan de Oro – Ozamis City – Oroquieta City – Dipolog/Dapitan City	This road network can be accessed any time of the day but take note that the RORO vessel docked at Mukas Port in the municipality of Kolambugan, Lanao del Norte has time off between 2000H to 0400H. As an alternative, travelers should take the long route via Aurora, Zamboanga del Sur to Molave, Zamboanga de Sur and then heading to Ozamis City all the way to Dipolog City.
Davao City – Kidapawan City – Cotabato City	Travelers can access this route any time of the day but UV Express passenger vans are known to drive carelessly along this route.

Weighbridges and Axle Load Limits

Axle Load Limits	Philippines
Truck with 2 Axles	7-10 MT
Truck with 3 Axles	20-22 MT
Truck with 4 Axles	22-25 MT
Semi-trailer with 3 Axles	25-30 MT
Semi-trailer with 4 Axles	N/A
Semi-trailer with 5 Axles	N/A
Semi-trailer with 6 Axles	N/A
Truck & Drawbar Trailer with 4 Axles	N/A
Truck & Drawbar Trailer with 5 Axles	N/A
Truck & Drawbar Trailer with 6 Axles	N/A
Truck & Drawbar Trailer with 7 Axles	N/A