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FOREWORD
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
MACRO ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT

PART I:  RESPONDING TO THE BASIC NEEDS
CHAPTER 1: HEALTH
CHAPTER 2:  NUTRITION
CHAPTER 3: FAMILY PLANNING
CHAPTER 4:  BASIC AND TERTIARY EDUCATION
CHAPTER 5: SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER 6: HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER 7:  SOCIAL WELFARE
CHAPTER 8:  LABOR WELFARE AND PROTECTION

PART II:  PROMOTING ECONOMIC GROWTH
CHAPTER 9:  AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 10:  FISHERIES
CHAPTER 11:  FORESTRY
CHAPTER 12:  MINING AND QUARRYING
CHAPTER 13:  TRADE AND INDUSTRY
CHAPTER 14:  TOURISM

PART III: INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT FACILITIES
CHAPTER 15: LAND TRANSPORTATION
CHAPTER 16: WATER TRANSPORTATION
CHAPTER 17: AIR TRANSPORTATION
CHAPTER 18: COMMUNICATIONS
CHAPTER 19: IRRIGATION, DRAINAGE AND FLOOD CONTROL
CHAPTER 20: POWER GENERATION, TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
PART IV: DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER 21: INVESTMENT PROMOTION
CHAPTER 22:  PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENT
CHAPTER 23:  SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
CHAPTER 24:  GOOD GOVERNANCE
CHAPTER 25:  PEACE AND ORDER
CHAPTER 26:  DISASTER MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 27:  SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER 28:  GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER 29:  PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
CHAPTER 30:  FINANCING THE PLAN
ANNEX A: STATUS OF TOP TEN PRIORITY PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS OF BICOL REGION


   PART III: INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT FACILITIES

    

     Chapter 16. Water Transportation

I.  Summary

 

   Water transportation is aimed to be an efficient and effective component of an inter-modal transport system in the region.  Water transport facilities shall provide safe and modern services in the transport of people and cargo for a reasonable duration and cost. Ports and port facilities shall be safe and responsive to the needs of customers especially when boat trips are suspended due to technical and weather disturbances. 

 

   The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) operates and maintains the region’s nine national ports.  Tabaco Port in Albay is the international port of entry.  The rest are considered national ports.  Matnog Port in Sorsogon is the busiest in terms of passenger and cargo traffic.   Matnog port is the gateway of Luzon to the Visayas and a vital port for the inter-modal transport services along Maharlika Highway.

 

   In general, the physical condition of the national ports in the region needs further improvement and upgrading.  Repairs were undertaken for some national ports which were heavily damaged by Typhoons Milenyo and Reming.  Some of the national ports are short of facilities such as passenger terminals, warehouses, parking areas, berthing facilities and others to accommodate more and larger vessels.

 

 II.  Assessment

 

   Upgrading of existing facilities of PPA's nine national ports

 

   To further improve and upgrade the facilities of existing national ports, 32 regular repair and maintenance projects were undertaken in 2008.

 

   Two repair projects were completed in the Baseport of Legazpi amounting to P62.135 million for facilities damaged by Typhoons Milenyo and Reming.  Three repair projects were likewise completed in Tabaco Port at a cost of P1.289 million.  While repairs of typhoon-damaged facilities in Matnog, Pasacao, and Virac ports amounted to P4.306 million, P6.902 million, and P12.103 million, respectively.

Rehabilitation of Pantao Port in Libon, Albay

   Pantao Port has been due for rehabilitation.

Establishment of RORO in ports identified in the Proposed Central and Eastern Nautical Highways

 

   Five port development projects were implemented in the Province of Masbate as components of the Central and Eastern Nautical Highways.  Roll on-roll off (RORO) facilities are being established in the following major ports:  (1) Cawayan Port; (2) Aroroy Port; (3) Esperanza Port; (4) Claveria Port; and (5) San Pascual Port.  Project implementation in these ports was hampered by typhoons that passed the area.

 

Improvement of local ports to support inter-island transport, fisheries, tourism, and trade

 

   The PPA Port Management Office of Legazpi (PMO-Legazpi) has nine terminal ports (PPA national ports), 14 municipal ports, and 13 private ports under its jurisdiction and supervision in the entire region.

 

   Two port development projects were implemented in Camarines Sur, as follows:  (1) Guijalo Port in Caramoan; and (2) Tandoc Port in Siruma.

   Port Operations

   The gross revenue performance of the entire PMO-Legazpi decreased slightly by about 1.36 percent compared in 2007.  The actual generated revenue for CY 2008 was P69.485 million, indicating a slight decrease from the CY 2007 revenue of P70.445 million (Table 16.1).  This decrease in revenue was attributed to economic slowdown brought by the global financial crisis.

Table 16.1 Gross Revenues Generated by Terminal, Bicol Region,

CY 2006-2008

TERMINAL PORTS(including Mun. & Private Ports) Revenues (in PhP)
CY 2006 CY 2007 CY 2008 Growth (%)2007-2008
Baseport Legazpi* 12,389,428 10,624,096 9,101,841 -14.33%
Bulan 1,246,838 1,864,836 1,493,286 -19.92%
Jose Panganiban 1,316,687 458,012 1,129,798 146.67%
Masbate 6,455,332 7,770,848 8,080,201 3.98%
Matnog 18,431,757 17,973,958 18,707,775 4.08%
Pasacao 2,463,049 2,988,603 1,603,216 -46.36%
Tabaco 15,290,621 24,635,569 26,987,393 9.55%
Virac** 3,533,800 4,129,696 2,381,904 -42.32%
TOTAL 61,127,512 70,445,618 69,485,414 -1.36%

          * Includes Pantao Port statistics

          ** Includes San Andres Port Statistics

          Source:  PPA-PMO Legazpi

   A 4.29 percent decrease in vessel traffic was noted in CY 2008 with 19,713 shipcalls compared to 20,597 shipcalls recorded in CY 2007.  The foreign shipcalls registered a decrease in CY 2008 due to reduced crude coconut oil exportation caused by low supply of coconut products as a result of the series of strong typhoons that hit the country in CY 2006.

 

   Consequently, the shipping tonnage slid by 5.90 percent. The shipping traffic was mostly composed of domestic passenger vessels with small gross registered tonnage (GRT) like fastcrafts and RORO vessels.  Few international ships, cargo vessels, and big fishing vessels docked the region’s national ports due to low economic activities. 

 

   The vessels’ gross registered tonnage (GRT) recorded in CY 2008 decreased by 5.90 percent (5.712 million tons) as compared to 6.070 million tons in CY 2007 (Table 16.2).

Table 16.2 Shipcalls and Shipping Tonnage Statistics by Terminal,

Bicol Region, CY 2007 and 2008

TERMINAL PORTS
(including Mun. and Private Ports)		 SHIPCALLS (Number) SHIPPING TONNAGE (GRT)
CY 2007 CY  2008 Growth (%) CY 2007 CY 2008 Growth(%)
Baseport Legazpi 2,572 1,864 -27.53 501,164 416,012 -16.99
Bulan 4,673 4,402 -5.80 119,181 110,093 -7.63
Jose Panganiban 19 11 -42.11 22,637 6,551 -71.06
Masbate 4,799 5,183 8.00 1,248,183 1,120,832 -10.20
Matnog 5,286 4,960 -6.17 2,810,093 2,623,730 -6.63
Pasacao 436 487 11.70 335,418 399,310 19.05
Tabaco 1,444 1,455 0.76 616,301 627,570 1.83
Virac 1,368 1,344 -1.75 417,276 405,914 -2.72
Pantao   7     1,932  
TOTAL 20,597 19,713 -4.29 6,070,253 5,711,944 -5.90

          Source:  PPA-PMO Legazpi

   However, in terms of cargo, the region’s ports handled a total of 4.158 million metric tons of cargo in CY 2008 registering a modest 3.25 percent increase over the CY 2007’s cargo volume of 4.027 million metric tons (Table 6.3). 

 

   The increase in domestic cargo could be attributed to both government and private ports.  Large volume of inbound and outbound cargoes was noted in the following private ports: (1) Globe Coco Port – copra and crude coconut oil; and (2) Shell Pasacao Port – refined petroleum products.

 

   For government ports, the busiest was Matnog National Port which handled 1,983,948 metric tons of cargo, while San Andres Municipal Port handled 109,277 metric tons of cargo.

 

   There were 2.783 million passengers who used the services of the ports in CY 2008.  This figure posted 2.18 percent decrease from last year’s 2.845 million commuters (Table 16.3).  The slight overall decrease could be attributed to the frequent cancellations of voyages during typhoons and rainy season.

 

   The biggest volume of passengers was in Matnog Port, which served 1.435 million passengers or more than half of the total passenger traffic during the previous year.  Matnog Port is serving the Maharlika Highway as a RORO port for the inter-regional travel to Visayas and Mindanao.  The port serves as a vital port of the Eastern Nautical Highway.

Table 16.3 Cargo and Passenger Traffic by Terminal, Bicol Region,

CY 2007 and 2008

TERMINAL PORT(including Mun/Private Ports) Cargo Traffic (metric tons) Passenger Traffic (number)
CY 2007 CY 2008 Growth(%) CY 2007 CY 2008 Growth(%)
Baseport Legazpi 434,306 440,892 1.52 104,667 80,514 -23.08
Bulan 78,155 72,569 -7.15 88,722 83,777 -5.57
Jose Panganiban 24,184 13,154 -45.61 - -  
Masbate 401,889 427,813 6.45 414,156 434,326 4.87
Matnog 1,820,278 1,983,948 8.99 1,481,155 1,434,961 -3.12
Pasacao 386,363 348,873 -9.70 - 1,728  
Tabaco 590,927 593,273 0.40 385,082 376,971 -2.11
Virac 291,144 277,433 -4.71 370,930 370,287 -0.17
Pantao - 222   - -  
TOTAL 4,027,246 4,158,177 3.25 2,844,712 2,782,564 -2.18

        Source:  PPA-PMO Legazpi

III.  Prospects and Trends for 2009 

 

   According to the Updated MTRDP 2008-2010, establishment of RORO facilities shall be the priority for ports identified along the proposed Central and Eastern Nautical Highways (RORO Transport Network) in order to physically integrate and link Bicol to other regions.

 

   Completion of the five on-going RORO ports in Masbate (Cawayan, Aroroy, Esperanza, Claveria and San Pascual Ports) shall be fast-tracked in order to service the inter-modal transport services of the Central and Eastern Nautical Highways.

 

   The typhoon-damaged Pantao Port in Libon, Albay shall be repaired in time for the completion of the on-going Libon-Marocmoc-Pantao Road project being implemented by DPWH.

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