THE MARITIME Industry Authority (MARINA) has called on shipping firms to consider serving the 19 newly-opened missionary routes to help improve domestic travel. In a statement on Tuesday, MARINA said these routes are part of the Road RoRo Terminal System (RRTS), “a seamless stretch of roads and ports to improve inter-island transportation, enhance tourism, and expand regional markets, among others.” A missionary route provides a link to RoRo-capable ports “that have no existing shipping service due to geographic limitation and/or absence of market viability.” Service providers get incentives such as investment protection for five years and 50% discount on the regular fees of all applications and renewal of ship documents, licenses, certificates, and permits. The new RoRo missionary routes are:
1) Basco, Batanes — Currimao, Ilocos Norte
2) Batangas City — San Jose, Occidental Mindoro
3) San Juan, Batangas — Abra de Ilog, Occidental Mindoro
4) Real, Quezon — Polillo Island, Quezon
5) Lucena, Quezon — Odiongan, Romblon
6) Lucena, Quezon — Buyabod, Marinduque
7) Lucena, Quezon — Romblon, Romblon
8) Lucena, Quezon — Masbate City
9) Maasin, Southern Leyte — Ubay, Bohol
10) San Narciso, Quezon — San Pascual, Masbate
11) Pantao, Albay — San Pascual, Masbate
12) Calbayog City, Samar — Cataingan, Masbate
13) Taytay, Palawan — Cuyo, Palawan
14) Cuyo, Palawan — San Jose de Buenavista, Antique
15) Oslob, Cebu — Dumaguete, Negros Oriental
16) Punta Engano, Mactan Island, Cebu — Jetafe, Bohol
17) Poro, Camotes, Cebu — Isabel, Leyte
18) Lipata, Surigao del Norte — Dapa, Surigao del Norte
19) Siaton, Negros Oriental — Dipolog City

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