2GO, the country’s largest end-to-end logistics provider, has assured of continued uninterrupted cargo flow amid the ongoing rehabilitation of the San Juanico Bridge, which connects Samar and Leyte provinces.
Sharon Musngi-Ngo, business unit head of 2GO Sea Solutions, said they continue to support industries affected by the San Juanico Bridge rehabilitation through reliable RoRo services with direct sailings to and from Mindanao.
She said that 2GO has consistent, day-definite routes—four times weekly to Cagayan, twice to Davao, and once to Butuan. It moves at least 5,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) each week, easing congestion along alternative nautical highways and ensuring faster, uninterrupted cargo flow.
“These operations, backed by our nationwide multimodal network, give businesses a stable and efficient logistics solution amid ongoing infrastructure challenges,” said Musngi-Ngo.
With the limited capacity at San Juanico Bridge, sea travel has taken the alternative mode to deliver goods to the affected areas in Visayas and Mindanao.
Already, the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) said that the San Juanico Bridge situation has also disrupted labor mobility, hindering the daily commute of workers and professionals across the region; and reduced customer traffic for micro, small, and medium enterprises, which rely heavily on inter-island commerce.
With the disruption, PCCI noted that the affected local businesses are already feeling the strain, with some reporting losses as high as 30 percent within the first week of the bridge’s closure.
Proposed measures
To minimize the economic damage, PCCI has urged the implementation of an Urgent Economic Mitigation Plan by concerned agencies.
The proposed PCCI plan includes activation or repair of the Tacloban-Catbalogan and Tacloban-Calbayog Ro-Ro ramps, subsidy for barge charters, temporary waiver of fees by PPA and MARINA for essential food and medical shipments, designation of pre-cleared staging areas for trucks serving the agriculture and health sectors and, rollout of a digital barge booking system to minimize waiting times.
The PCCI also urged government to improve the efficiency and capacity of Roll-On, Roll-Off (RORO) services and ensure fair regulation of fare and cargo fees to prevent price gouging. They also asked for government to determine the Roro shipping requirement to ensure the right number of Roro is deployed.
