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Interesting post, thank you for sharing your background knowledge. > It's pretty awe-inspiring learning how/why. Mind sharing the how/why? Seems odd a beer co

Interesting post, thank you for sharing your background knowledge. > It's pretty awe-inspiring learning how/why. Mind sharing the how/why? Seems odd a beer company would go into infrastructure.

rootsudo 7y ago
They needed a way to transport the beer from Laguna, South of Manila throughout the Country. The roads are bad, and still are. The toll for the TPLEX rivals 3-7$ for barely 20 miles. There is no other alternative.
- jessaustin 7y ago
  Philippine roads are terrible (at least as much from congestion as from disrepair), but my impression was that goods like beer are transported most of the way to the consumer by boat? I suppose that particular locations like the ones you cite for which boat transport is unsuitable are good opportunities for private investment.
  - rootsudo 7y ago
    Boat and Plane are for provinces - the airlines make most of their revenue via Cargo. PAL/Cebu Pacific/Air Asia. But, within Luzon, there is infrastructure via Marcos Highway (renamed, but everyone still calls it marcos highway), NLEX, TPLEX, SLEX, Subic ExpressWay that make going from the north point of Luzon to the South Point possible. There is also the Pan Philippine Highway (which really sucks) that supposedly connects north Luzon to South Mindinao and has ferry points. Regardless, Luzon - Highway/Flights. Everywhere else - port side cities/flights. Last mile IS really hard. This also goes hand in hand w/ refrigration - you'll never see yogurt or dairy for sale in the country outside Luzon and major city centers. The dairy products you DO see are highly processed and have high self life. E.g. Yogurt made from milk powder, cheese made from oils, etc. It's really interesting --- but the dairy industry of the Philippines is another interesting shortcoming of the country - if you read reports, something like 90% of all fresh dairy is consumed by Coffee Shops e.g. Starbucks.

Interesting post, thank you for sharing your background knowledge. > It's pretty awe-inspiring learning how/why. Mind sharing the how/why? Seems odd a beer company would go into infrastructure.

rootsudo 7y ago

They needed a way to transport the beer from Laguna, South of Manila throughout the Country. The roads are bad, and still are. The toll for the TPLEX rivals 3-7$ for barely 20 miles. There is no other alternative.

jessaustin 7y ago
Philippine roads are terrible (at least as much from congestion as from disrepair), but my impression was that goods like beer are transported most of the way to the consumer by boat? I suppose that particular locations like the ones you cite for which boat transport is unsuitable are good opportunities for private investment.
- rootsudo 7y ago
  Boat and Plane are for provinces - the airlines make most of their revenue via Cargo. PAL/Cebu Pacific/Air Asia. But, within Luzon, there is infrastructure via Marcos Highway (renamed, but everyone still calls it marcos highway), NLEX, TPLEX, SLEX, Subic ExpressWay that make going from the north point of Luzon to the South Point possible. There is also the Pan Philippine Highway (which really sucks) that supposedly connects north Luzon to South Mindinao and has ferry points. Regardless, Luzon - Highway/Flights. Everywhere else - port side cities/flights. Last mile IS really hard. This also goes hand in hand w/ refrigration - you'll never see yogurt or dairy for sale in the country outside Luzon and major city centers. The dairy products you DO see are highly processed and have high self life. E.g. Yogurt made from milk powder, cheese made from oils, etc. It's really interesting --- but the dairy industry of the Philippines is another interesting shortcoming of the country - if you read reports, something like 90% of all fresh dairy is consumed by Coffee Shops e.g. Starbucks.