The Philippines Government has proposed that a National Transportation Master Plan will be formulated to guide the development of an intermodal transport infrastructure network that takes into consideration compatibility, economic feasibility, comparative advantages, climate risks, and linkages of desired transportation modes.

According to the recently-related Philippine Development Plan (2023-2028), which, h incorporates the President’s 8-Point Socio-Economic Agenda, baseline data and information will be regularly collected, updated, consolidated, and managed.

President Ferdinand R Marcos JR, in his foreword in the 5-year development plan, said the Agenda seeks to address both short-term issues and medium-term constraints to growth and inclusion.

The 5-year Development Plan added the intermodal transport facilities will be constructed and upgraded to achieve seamless connectivity.

Among the measures proposed include:

• Last mile connectivity through active transport shall be enhanced to improve access to transit stations and encourage mass transportation usage.
• Design standards for transit stations and interchanges shall be adopted with emphasis on convenient transfers, high levels of service, universal accessibility, gender inclusivity, and sustainability.
• The standards and regulation for a national automated fare collection system shall be adopted to establish interoperability across all transport modes.
• Active transport networks will be developed.
• Pedestrians and cyclists will be accorded highest priority in the hierarchy of road users.
• Applicable mass transportation systems (i.e., railways, road-based, and ferry systems) will be developed in metropolitan areas.
• Mass transportation systems will be prioritized. The roll-out of the planned rail infrastructure projects will be pursued aggressively.
• Railways will be expanded from north to south and from east to west, connecting growth nodes and strategic infrastructure. Inter-city rails will be built in metropolitan regions across the country.
• Policies will be adopted to ensure availability of highly specialized spare parts and supplies.. Existing ferry systems will be upgraded and other coastal and inland waterways transport systems will be established as an alternative