Why we started
The Philippines is an archipelago of more than 7,600 islands. For millions of people, the nearest pharmacy, bank branch or courier counter is a boat ride away, and boats stop when the weather turns. A parcel that crosses Metro Manila in a day can take a week to reach a small island, and urgent medicine sometimes arrives too late.
Drones can't fix all of that, but they are very good at one thing: crossing short stretches of water quickly, cheaply and in all but the worst weather. LipadBox asks what a delivery network would look like if it were designed around that strength from the start, rather than bolted onto road-based logistics.
What LipadBox is
LipadBox is a design concept and public prototype. This website explains the idea and lets you explore it:
- A network plan. Thirty-seven proposed box locations, sixteen regional SkyPorts and drone routes that are checked automatically against 20 km and 100 km flight ranges and the 10 km no-drone zones around airports.
- Interactive simulations. A 3D ecosystem view, a physics-based sorting floor and an operations console that show how parcels, drones, ships and couriers could work together.
- A regulatory vision. Our BVLOS vision describes how beyond-visual-line-of-sight flights could be introduced safely, step by step, with the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP).
- Plain-language guides. Our guides explain drone delivery, BVLOS rules, smart lockers and disaster logistics for anyone curious about the topic.
What LipadBox is not (yet)
LipadBox does not operate drones, accept parcels or sell delivery services today. Tracking numbers, live counts and CCTV feeds on this site are simulated to show how the system would behave. Real operations would need CAAP authorisation, agreements with local government units and the consent of every community we would fly over.
Our principles
- Safety before scale. Each phase begins only after the previous one has a published safety record.
- Communities decide. No route opens without a barangay resolution and a public meeting.
- Local jobs. Couriers, box keepers and ground observers come from the islands they serve.
- Health first. Medicine, vaccines and lab samples take priority, and rural health units ride free.
- Open about limits. We label simulations as simulations and targets as targets.
Get involved
We'd like to hear from barangay officials, rural health units, couriers, drone pilots, researchers and potential partners. Contact us, or explore the network map to see where the first boxes could go.