Cargo traffic up 7% in 2025Records from the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) showed that the country’s cargo traffic climbed to 308.5 million metric tons (MT) last year, overcoming earlier risks from global instability. Records from the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) showed that the country’s cargo traffic climbed to 308.5 million metric tons (MT) last year, overcoming earlier risks from global instability. Domestic cargo throughput jumped by nine percent to 114.09 million MT last year from 104.83 million MT in 2024, as industries bought more raw materials that required shipping services. Foreign cargo traffic went up by five percent to 194.41 million MT from 184.58 million MT, weathering the storm that is higher US tariffs. Further, roll-on, roll-off (Roro) traffic ballooned by 13 percent to 12.81 million vehicles in 2025, as travelers depended on Roro ships to transfer goods around the archipelago.
