Le ministère des Transports signe un Mémorandum d’Entente avec Singapore Cooperation Enterprise sur le développement d’un système de transport intelligent pour la région métropolitaine de Manille

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Singapore Cooperation Enterprise (SCE), entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) today to formalise their commitment to collaborate in areas of traffic management policies and solutions that would lead to the development of an Intelligent Transport System (ITS) for Metro Manila.

The MOU was signed between Mr Arthur P. Tugade, Secretary of Department of Transportation, Government of Philippines and Mr Kong Wy Mun, Chief Executive Officer of Singapore Cooperation Enterprise. General Danny Lim, Chairman of Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, Mr Thomas Orbos, General Manager of Metropolitan Manila Development Authority and concurrently Transportation Undersecretary for Department of Transportation, Her Excellency Kok Li Peng, Singapore’s Ambassador to the Republic of the Philippines and Mr Darren Lee, Centre Director for Manila and Second Secretary of International Enterprise Singapore, witnessed the signing ceremony at the city in Manila today.

Under the MOU framework, SCE will aggregate expertise and integrate solutions from Singapore’s public and private sector, and work closely with the Philippines Department of Transportation to cover the following areas:

  1. Sharing of Singapore’s experience in traffic policies and systems and the introduction and implementation of Intelligent Transport System (ITS), such as traffic policies, vehicle registration policies and land use;
  2. Recommending suitable traffic management policies to help in the enforcement of the ITS; and
  3. Recommending various traffic control systems, congestion management system, enforcement systems, travel advisory systems, surveillance systems, incident management systems etc. in order to manage the Metro Manila traffic in an effective and efficient manner.

The ITS solution will take a comprehensive and holistic approach involving policy alignment, regulation changes, capacity building, engineering know how build up and maintenance. It will include:

  1. Master Plan Study and Design;
  2. Integrated Traffic Management;
  3. Congestion Management;
  4. Enforcement Management; and
  5. Enhancement of Traffic Management

The ITS solution will take a comprehensive and holistic approach involving policy alignment, regulation changes, capacity building, engineering know how build up and maintenance. It will include:

  1. Centralised traffic and incident management to increase operation efficiency and ease traffic conditions;
  2. Early detection of traffic incidents to reduce impact and mitigate recurring congestions;
  3. Decrease traffic delay, reduce fuel costs and environmental pollution; and
  4. Enhanced safety for road users and provide a better travelling experience for the people and visitors to the country;

Mr Kong Wy Mun, Chief Executive Officer of SCE, said,

« SCE is privileged to partner with the Philippines Department of Transportation to offer Singapore’s experience and solutions in the areas of traffic management policies and systems. Through this collaboration, we believe it would be the right direction towards improving traffic conditions in Manila, as well as strengthen ties between our countries. »

Jointly Issued by Department of Transportation, Republic of the Philippines and Singapore Cooperation Enterprise