Strong Republic Nautical Highway

The Strong Republic Nautical Highway (SRNH) in the Philippines is an integrated set of highway segments and vehicular ferry routes which, considered in combination with other road and ferry routes not formally part of the SRNH, forms the backbone of a nationwide vehicle-accessible transport system.

The 919 Kilometer SRNH was opened to the public on April 12, 2003. [cite web |url=http://www.gov.ph/news/default.asp?i=2814 |title=Starting Saturday, April 12, Strong Republic Nautical Highway opened to public |accessdate=2006-09-23 |date=2003-04-11 |publisher=Government of the Philippines] Its route covers the provinces and cities of Oriental Mindoro, Tagaytay City (Cavite), Marinduque, Romblon, and Batangas City in Luzon; Aklan, Antique, Iloilo, Capiz, Negros Oriental, Negros Occidental, Bohol, Cebu, Guimaras, and Siquijor, in the Visayas; and Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, Lanao del Norte, and Dapitan City in Mindanao. [cite web |url=http://www.macapagal.com/gma/init/roro.html |title=Strong Republic Nautical Highway |accessdate=2006-09-25 |publisher=The Macapagals website |pages=Gloria Macapagal Arroyo SRNH Initiative page] A Department of Agriculture web Page showing a Route Map of the SRNH is available on the Philippines Department of Agriculture web site. [cite web |url=http://www.da.gov.ph/updates/roro.html |title=RORO Food Highway
accessdate=2006-09-23 |publisher=Department of Agriculture, Republic of the Philippines]

At least two bus companies, Bachelor Express and Philtranco, operate multiple daily bus trips over the SRNH between Manila bus terminals sited in Cubao and Pasay and Iloilo City, with connections available in Iloilo for onwards transportation. The SRNH segment between Manila and Iloilo runs by road to Batangas City, by ferry to Calapan, by road to Roxas, Oriental Mindoro, by ferry to Caticlan (gateway to Boracay, located in Malay, Aklan) and onwards by road to Iloilo City. Private van transport is generally available for hire over individual SRNH road segments, and the ferry segments accept walk-aboard passengers as well as vehicles.

RNH routes

*Western - Batangas City, Oriental Mindoro, Western Visayas, Negros Oriental and Zamboanga Peninsula
*Central - Sorsogon, Masbate, Cebu, Bohol, Camiguin and Cagayan de Oro City in Misamis Oriental
*Eastern - Sorsogon, Masbate, Leyte and Southern Leyte, Dinagat Islands and Surigao del Norte

ee also

*Department of Transportation and Communications
*Department of Public Works and Highways
*Department of Tourism

References

External links

*cite web
url = http://www.newsflash.org/2004/02/tl/tl012566.htm
title = From Baguio to Zambo by Bike on the SRNH
accessdate = 2006-09-23
last = San Juan
first = Rick
date = 2005-05-05