THE household income by the municipalities near the roll-on roll-off (Ro-Ro) ports has increased by 7 percent, according to government think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS).
Former PIDS Research Analyst Kris Francisco, in her paper “The Impacts of Roll-On/Roll-Off Transport System in the Philippines," found that the positive results in the implementation of the Ro-Ro transport system was due to the “reduced cost of inter-island shipping and travel time” which stimulated both agriculture and non-agriculture-related activities.
Citing a previous study of the Asian Development Bank, Francisco said the Ro-Ro policy was “able to cut the travel time between Mindanao and Luzon by 12 hours” and has lowered the “cost of freight and passenger transport by about 30 percent and 40 percent, respectively.”
It has also expanded the scope of regional markets by introducing new inter-island connections.
Aside from improving their income, the study also showed that the Ro-Ro policy “was able to generate a relatively long-term impact” as opportunities gained by households from the Ro-Ro port operation were extended to their children “in the form of human capital investment.
Francisco disclosed that about 83,201 males and 74,637 females were able to study because of the Ro-Ro port operations.
According to her, the increase in the financial capacity of households, especially those living near Ro-Ro ports, have enabled them to send their children to school.
Implemented in 2003, Francisco noted that the Ro-Ro policy was able to integrate roads with water transportation by allowing vehicles to directly board the ship without unloading their cargoes and be easily transferred from one island to another, through the Ro-Ro ferry terminal system (RRTS).
The RRTS is a network of Ro-Ro ferry terminals that link the country together through Ro-Ro ships. It is composed of three nautical highways, namely, Western, Central, and Eastern Nautical Highway, which started operating in 2003, 2008, and 2009, respectively. (SDR/SunStar Philippines)
Former PIDS Research Analyst Kris Francisco, in her paper “The Impacts of Roll-On/Roll-Off Transport System in the Philippines," found that the positive results in the implementation of the Ro-Ro transport system was due to the “reduced cost of inter-island shipping and travel time” which stimulated both agriculture and non-agriculture-related activities.
Citing a previous study of the Asian Development Bank, Francisco said the Ro-Ro policy was “able to cut the travel time between Mindanao and Luzon by 12 hours” and has lowered the “cost of freight and passenger transport by about 30 percent and 40 percent, respectively.”
It has also expanded the scope of regional markets by introducing new inter-island connections.
Aside from improving their income, the study also showed that the Ro-Ro policy “was able to generate a relatively long-term impact” as opportunities gained by households from the Ro-Ro port operation were extended to their children “in the form of human capital investment.
Francisco disclosed that about 83,201 males and 74,637 females were able to study because of the Ro-Ro port operations.
According to her, the increase in the financial capacity of households, especially those living near Ro-Ro ports, have enabled them to send their children to school.
Implemented in 2003, Francisco noted that the Ro-Ro policy was able to integrate roads with water transportation by allowing vehicles to directly board the ship without unloading their cargoes and be easily transferred from one island to another, through the Ro-Ro ferry terminal system (RRTS).
The RRTS is a network of Ro-Ro ferry terminals that link the country together through Ro-Ro ships. It is composed of three nautical highways, namely, Western, Central, and Eastern Nautical Highway, which started operating in 2003, 2008, and 2009, respectively. (SDR/SunStar Philippines)
