Philippines : Meeting the Infrastructure Challenges

The Philippines enjoys tremendous endowments of natural, and human resources that provide great potential for economic development and poverty reduction. However, overall development outcomes over the last decades have fallen short of potential. The gap can be largely attributed to weak performance...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Country Infrastructure Framework
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER ACCESS TO WATER SUPPLY AIRPORT ARTERIAL ROAD AVERAGE TARIFF AVERAGE TARIFFS BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE BENCHMARK COMPETITION BENEFITS OF COMPETITION BOT BOTTLENECKS BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT CAPITAL COSTS CAPITAL EXPENDITURE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES CARGO CELLULAR PHONE COMPETITIVE POWER MARKET CONCESSION CONCESSION AREAS CONCESSIONAIRES CONGESTION CONSUMER SURPLUS CORPORATION COST OF CAPITAL COST OF CONGESTION COST OF TRAFFIC COST RECOVERY COST-BENEFIT COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS DEBT SERVICING DELIVERY OF INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES DEREGULATION DIRECT COMPETITION DRAINAGE DRINKING WATER DRIVING ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC REGULATORS EFFICIENCY OF INFRASTRUCTURE ELECTRIC POWER ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY ELECTRICITY DEMAND ELECTRICITY MARKET ELECTRICITY PRICES ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION ELECTRICITY SPOT MARKET EXPANSION OF TRANSMISSION EXPRESSWAY NETWORK FIRMS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FREIGHT FREIGHT COSTS FUEL GASOLINE GASOLINE PRICES GENERATION GENERATION CAPACITY GOVERNMENT INFRASTRUCTURE GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES HIGHWAYS INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCERS INDUSTRY STRUCTURE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING INFRASTRUCTURE POLICY INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INFRASTRUCTURE PROVISION INFRASTRUCTURE REFORM INFRASTRUCTURE SECTOR INFRASTRUCTURE SECTORS INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING INTERCITY PASSENGER INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT PROGRAM INVESTMENT REQUIREMENTS LEGAL STATUS LOCAL ROAD EXPENDITURES LONG DISTANCE LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE LONG-DISTANCE LONG-DISTANCE CONNECTIONS LONG-DISTANCE TRAFFIC LOW TARIFFS MAINTENANCE COSTS MAINTENANCE EXPENDITURES MARKET SHARES MOTOR VEHICLE MOTOR VEHICLES MUNICIPAL SERVICE NET BENEFITS NOMINAL PRICES NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS OWNERSHIP OF ASSETS PASSENGER TRANSPORT PEAK DEMAND PEAK PERIOD PERFORMANCE INDICATORS POPULATION GROWTH PORT AUTHORITY PORTS POWER POWER SECTOR POWER SECTOR REFORM PRICE ELASTICITY PRIVATE FIRMS PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATE OPERATORS PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PRIVATE PORTS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENTS PRIVATE SECTOR INVOLVEMENT PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPANTS PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION PRIVATIZATION PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICE PROVIDERS PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC UTILITIES PUBLIC WORKS RAILWAYS REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE REGULATORY AGENCIES REGULATORY CAPACITY REGULATORY COMMISSION REGULATORY CREDIBILITY REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RETAIL TARIFFS ROAD ROAD CONDITIONS ROAD EXPENDITURES ROAD INFORMATION ROAD MAINTENANCE ROAD NETWORK ROAD PROVISION ROAD SECTOR ROAD TRANSPORT ROADS ROUTES SAFE DRINKING WATER SANITATION SEPTIC TANKS SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE EXPANSION SERVICE LEVELS SERVICE PROVIDER SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE QUALITY SEWERAGE SYSTEM SHIPPING LINES SPOT MARKET TARIFF ADJUSTMENT TARIFF INCREASES TARIFF SETTING TARIFFS TAX TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY TELEPHONE COMPANY TELEPHONE SERVICES TOLL TOLL RATES TOLL ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT SYSTEMS TRANSPORTATION UTILITY MANAGEMENT VEHICLE VEHICLE OPERATING VEHICLE OPERATING COSTS VEHICLE USER VEHICLES WATER WATER CONCESSIONS WATER DISTRIBUTION WATER RESOURCES WATER SECTOR WATER SERVICE WATER SERVICES WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS WATER UTILITIES WHOLESALE ELECTRICITY WHOLESALE ELECTRICITY MARKET
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/12/6648537/philippines-meeting-infrastructure-challenges http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8459