The Philippines is consisted of approximately 7100 islands and because of how each is situated, the structure of transportation and its management is crucial to everyday efficiency. This can range from the mode of vehicle heading to work or school to the transit of goods imported and exported. Sadly, this is not the case, and instead, an infamous reputation has been built regarding this case. The 23.9 kilometer highway, EDSA, known to many Filipinos, seems to always have cars stuck for an hour at the same place and people fighting over to go to the city bus, already overloaded with other passengers. Off to the side, the MRT carries the same story. The technology is outdated, the infrastructure looks like it?s going to crumble from wear, having not gone through renovations in decades, and because of this, citizens are frustrated, especially the 50% of the 100 million population living in urban areas.

Though public transportation, the slightly better alternative, constitutes 69% of road trips, with 71% of that statistic being buses and jeeps, carbon emissions are let out in a very generous amount. An increasing number of private vehicles and the inefficient road system is also leading to rates of greenhouse gases, resulting in transportation taking up a significant 36% of total carbon emissions. In a worldwide perspective, transportation takes up 20% of total carbon emissions. Though the road networks have improved at a gradual rate of 25% from 1990 to the present and 54,481 km out of 213, 351 km of roads are paved, more action has to be implemented.

Thankfully, this has been done, but only in the past few years. The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) has created the blueprint for systems in which campaigning will be done on this crisis, networks regarding metropolitan transportation will be reorganized, and further green transportation will be introduced to the public. In addition, the strategy released in 2011 organized by top government officials focusing on environmentally sustainable transport (EST) has come a far way. Focusing on 12 main aspects, those being:

• Public Health

• Strengthening Roadside Air Quality Monitoring and Assessment

• Traffic Noise Management

• Vehicle Emission Control, Standards and Inspection, and Maintenance

• Cleaner Fuels

• Public Transport Planning and Travel Demand Management

• Non-motorized Transport

• Environment and People Friendly Infrastructure Development

• Social Equity and Gender Perspective

• Road Safety and Maintenance

• Land Use Planning

• Knowledge Base, Awareness, and Public Participation

Especially due to the rates in which transportation is increasing and the emissions it brings (57% worldwide from 2005 to 2030), officials have strongly suggested the switch to ?moving more people instead of moving more cars.? This is done with the use of public transportation. Following the footsteps of South Korea?s bus program which has brought well-awaited results, a similar program called the express point-to-point bus system is implemented. These type of buses make one or two stops, if not any at all, from origin to destination, can save at least 30 minutes in time, therefore reducing carbon emissions. Plus, green fuel is implemented and can save a big deal of money in the long term.