One of the causes of the systemic shortage in public transport in the Philippines is that transport and infrastructure agencies measure success based on the movement of vehicles and not of people. Current success indicators emphasize the lengths of roads built and speeds of vehicles on those roads, rather than the ability of the transport system to move people. This is despite the National Transport Policy's Vision of having a "safe, secure, reliable, efficient, integrated, intermodal, affordable, cost-effective, environmentally sustainable, and people-oriented national transport system that ensures improved quality of life of the people" (NEDA, 2020). To change this system of measurement, we propose that agencies focus on a priority list of performance indicators that focus on the quality of experience, quality of infrastructure, and the socioeconomic and environmental impacts of public and active transportation in the Philippines. We recommend the creation of a Local Transport Capacity Support Fund to fund the creation of local transport and mobility offices and the strengthening of their monitoring and evaluation capacity. This investment will cost around P200 million in the first year of implementation and up to P20 billion in the sixth year to strengthen all local government units. Key informant interviews highlight 1) the need for a clear repository of transportation data and harmonization of data collection processes; 2) the lack of active transport data; 3) the reliance on development assistance to fund data collection efforts; and 4) the lack of technical capacity for government agencies to set up regular data operations. These challenges and issues point to the need to establish a dedicated transportation institute leading the gathering, processing and analysis of the outlined people-centric metrics, which is estimated to cost around P100 million for the first year. However, the following aspects should first be addressed before the creation of the institute: delineation of work between local and national transport authorities, determining the main agency of the institute, human resource and staffing requirements, and the necessary mindset shift on transportation metrics. The report concludes with concrete feasible short-term and long-term next steps to address the issues raised.