The study focuses on the transport of vegetable and fruit produce from Mindanao, a major food producing area, to … transport and marketing costs, the necessity of a good network of roads and ports that links production areas to consumer … markets cannot be underestimated. The lack of an efficient transport and distribution system increases the cost of …

The bus transport sector evolved from a highly regulated and concentrated market with a handful of players in the 1970s … to a more liberalized albeit still regulated market with hundreds of small operators. Major reforms in bus transport …. Market inefficiencies manifest in too many operators and buses, and indiscipline in the road adding to traffic congestion …