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Communications
Railroads: 378 km operable on Luzon, 34% government owned (1982).
Highways: 156,000 km total (1984); 29,000 km paved; 77,000 km
gravel, crushed-stone, or stabilized-soil surface; 50,000 km
unimproved earth.
Inland waterways: 3,219 km; limited to shallow-draft (less
than 1.5 m) vessels.
Pipelines: refined products, 357 km.
Ports: Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Guimaras, Iloilo, Legaspi,
Manila, Subic Bay.
Merchant marine: 595 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling
9,134,924 GRT/15,171,692 DWT; includes 1 passenger, 10 short-sea
passenger, 16 passenger-cargo, 166 cargo, 17 refrigerated
cargo, 30 vehicle carrier, 8 livestock carrier, 7 roll-on/roll-off
cargo, 6 container, 36 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL)
tanker, 2 chemical tanker, 6 liquefied gas, 3 combination
ore/oil, 282 bulk, 5 combination bulk; note--many Philippine
flag ships are foreign owned and are on the register for
the purpose of long-term bare-boat charter back to their
original owners who are principally in Japan and FRG.
Civil air: 53 major transport aircraft.
Airports: 301 total, 237 usable; 70 with permanent-surface
runways; none with runways over 3,659 m; 9 with runways
2,440-3,659 m; 49 with runways 1,220-2,439 m.
Telecommunications: good international radio and submarine
cable services; domestic and interisland service adequate;
872,900 telephones; stations--267 AM (including 6 US), 55 FM,
33 TV (including 4 US); submarine cables extended to
Hong Kong, Guam, Singapore, Taiwan, and Japan; satellite
earth stations--1 Indian Ocean INTELSAT, 2 Pacific Ocean
INTELSAT, and 11 domestic.