The Philippines' national environmentally sustainable transport (EST) strategy was launched in May 2011. While it is a national strategy, and the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) should lead its promotion and implementation, much of the work is perceived to fall into the hands of local government units (LGU). It will be the cities that will ultimately be in the frontlines for implementing or realizing EST considering the specific projects that will be customized according to each city's needs and situations. Aside from the national strategy, an EST toolkit has been developed that highlights good practices that have already been implemented in some Philippine cities. This paper presents the formulation of the national strategy and more importantly, the practical approaches to implementing EST and discusses how LGUs should be able to harness other resources and ensure sustainability in planning and implementation for EST.