Fig. 31 Current Pasig River Ferry Stations

All of Manila’s road network is composed of approximately 770 kilometers of roads, and less than 3% of those are still unpaved until now. Every road is classified whether it is national road or city road. The national government develops all those national roads, and the local government for the city roads.

Aside of private vehicles, other modes of transportation include the Rail Transits (LRT-1, LRT-2, MRT-3), Public Utility Jeepneys, Public Utility Vehicles (i.e. UV Express, City and Provincial Buses), Tricycles and Pedicabs, the Pasig River Ferry (Fig. 31), Air transport, and even the Kalesa which is still used in some historical parts of Manila (e.g. Intramuros). The project proposes a new station, Station X, of the Pasig River Ferry in the site that will be chosen. If an existing station is situated within the chosen site, the station will be re-designed.

Listed below are the main utilities of Manila: • Water Supply - there are two main distributors of clean water in Manila: (1) Maynilad Water Services,

Inc. (MWSI), and (2) Manila Water Company; as a result of the privatization of the Metro Manila Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS).

• Telecommunications - the main telecommunications provider is the Philippine

Long-Distance Telephone Company (PLDT Co.).

Other prominent telecommunication companies are Sky Cable Corporation, Globe Telecom, etc.

• Power and Electricity - approximately 95% of households are connected to the Manila

Electric Company (MERALCO). The city’s power requirement is at 540W and still increasing as population density increases.

Land Use and Urban Structure Seen in Fig. 32 is the existing land use map of Manila from the city’s Comprehensive Land Use Plan (Fig. 32). Manila has different urban patterns, depending on its history. Because of past colonization in the country, Manila’s urban patterns are a mix of those influences. Architectural characters of each district in Manila also

Fig. 31 Current Pasig River Ferry Stations