Assessment of Inter-municipal Public Transport Services in Southern Iloilo, Philippines

The public transport systems in most developing countries in Southeast Asia are usually unreliable and inefficient. This results to reliance on innovative but informal form of transportation such as para-transits that operate with restrictions. Para-transits such as tricycles are the most in demand transportation mode especially in Southern Iloilo, Philippines. To be able to regulate tricycle operations in the area since they are not allowed to use national roads, the study recommended solutions based on the guidelines of the local public transport route planning (LPTRP) manual. The study investigated the existing public transport services in Southern Iloilo and proposed route service improvements while regulating tricycle operations along national roads. Primary data used came from the Household Interview Survey conducted in 2018 which were analyzed using Simple Category Analysis (SCA) to estimate the average trips generated in the household. Proposed improvements include introduction of different PUV services and modification of existing services particularly tricycles. These proposals were modelled using the transit assignment methodology in EMME software and evaluated using the LPTRP standards specifications. Proposed service operation and route improvements are expected to provide efficient and reliable service to commuters in the study area.