It is obvious that transportation concerns the transfer of products from a source—such as a plant, factory, or work-shop—to a destination—such as a storehouse, customer, or retail store. Transportation may take place via air, water, rail, road, pipeline, or cable routes, using, ships, planes, trains, trucks, and telecommunications apparatus as the means of transportation.

The aim for any business proprietor is to lessen transportation costs while also meeting demand for products. Transportation costs generally depend upon the distance between the source and the destination, the means of transportation chosen, and the size and quantity of the product to be shipped. In many cases, there are several sources and many destinations for the same product, which adds an important level of intricacy to the problem of minimizing transportation costs.

Good means of transportation, including the infrastructure facilities, can facilitate economic growth and development.  They are considered as requisites to make people involve in gainful economic activities. Getting them directly and actively in such activities is the best mode at this time in changing their mind and attitude workable towards economic development.

Many places wherein people find difficulty  in transporting goods and commodities. This is observable in Muslim  areas in Mindanao since some roads are rough and barred from one municipality to other municipalities within a province. For instance,  a rough  roads is also seen in some places from   Pagadian  to Zamboanga and  no  accessible road from  Wao bound to its nearby municipalities, i.e.,  Maging,  both  are   situated  in  the same   province. A travelers from Marawi  City,  Ramain  and nearby municipalities  can only go to Wao via Iligan, Cagayan and Bukidnon,  both are  situated in  Lanao del Norte and Cagayan de Oro, respectively.  In   the same  manner,  local airports in Baloi,  Cotabato  City and Jolo are non- operative and they are   now allegedly  under  repairs.   This barred   among businessmen,      including  foreign traders and investors, to come and go to nearby places in Mindanao for business venture.

The slow  implementation of  socio-economic development projects  has something to do with the probity and credibility of the executors.   They are not  sincere for the socio-economic development of the people. This  manifest the need for an immediate installation or construction of vital  infrastructure as an added incentive to attract and promote investors to the region. We are very thankful to both government and non-government organizations who have manifested their supports  for the rehabilitation and development of  the conflict affected Muslim Filipino areas.

Philippine government has promulgated  its policy direction. Some  of which  are:  the design of  infrastructure projects and operation of public utilities; and the integrated  area development approach in planning, programming and implementation of complementary   support   infrastructure, eg., roads, irrigation facilities, water supply, etc. This policy and its realization can speed up trade, productive investment and industrial activities. In the Muslim areas,  the completion   of  road network  can facilitate the exchange of goods and service between  the   places or provinces therein.  We can see the  huge of agricultural   and industrial products  in different markets if such network are well constructed and developed. 

The huge of economic resources in Muslim Filipino areas invite both local and foreign investors and it, therefore, requires roads network in order to speed up the transfer of products from a source to the Markets.

 

	1. Written by Benaning a Papanok on 12-10-2007 05:40 - Guest
	It is true that good infrastructure projects, such as roads, seaports ,and airports, including farm to markets roads, supported by total electrification, potable water systems for every barangay, are preconditions to economic development. If these infraprojects are present, we are sure that economic progress and even peace and order follow.  Take the case of the MUnicipality of Sultan Gumander(now Pecong), few years ago the road from Malabang to Caromatan traversing the coastal area of Sultan Gumander was not passable for more than 10 years. Ex. Congresssman Jun Macarambon proposed to then President Ramos the importance of repairing the said road as a gateway from cotabato to the zamboanga peninsula. Few years after, the road wis now being cemented and nearing completion with a cost of P600Million plus funded by the Kuwaiti government. The congressman then worked for the restoration of electric services( Surprisingly, Jun Macarambon got only two votes from the said Municipality. The rest is history)  Again, few years ago the Saudi Government announced that it was funding the Construction/Improvement of the Lakae Lanao Circumferential Road with a cost of P600 Million plus but unfortunately, the project has yet to take off as the survey works of the said road just started. The Provincial leadership, sad to say, has not been following up its immediate implementation( dahil walang ma kickback siguro).  If only our leaders are sincere in developing our province in terms of infraprojects, i think, Lanao del Sur is now a model province.As Columnist Alex Magno had said, if you compute the total development projects poured into the ARMM, it appears that it is over invested. Sad to say, almost all these infra funding are just being pocketed by our Leaders.  Ultimately, we have to blame ourselves, the voters, for electing corrupt officials. Malacanang should install qualified Muslims in the ARMM and various agencies of the government. Our congressmen should use their pork barrels for funding infra projects honestly.Lasureco should be freed from politics. Only then, can we expect an honest-to-goodness deveoplent!

	2. Written by This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it on 12-10-2007 22:33 - Guest
	mogop tano sa kapakapiya a ingud tano.