Host: Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies
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The Philippines is composed of a large number of populated yet remote islands. These populations are among the poorest in the country. Sitangkai municipality is located at the southernmost part of Tawi-Tawi province an thus has poor access to the rest of the Philippines. However, it has a relative advantage in the production of seaweed, having ideal agro-climatic endowment. One concern related to this industry is how to transport the harvested and dried seaweed to market cities. The paper examines the case of proposed improvements to the Tumindao Pier of Sitangakai. The impacts that these improvements may have on transport and cargo handling costs are discussed, in terms of the impact to the local economy, including the effect of transport costs on market price competiveness of Sitangkai's dried seaweed.
