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PBBM: Ormoc airport upgrade to spur growth in Eastern Visayas
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resident Ferdinand R. Marcos expressed optimism that the development of Ormoc Airport will bring more progress not only to the city but also to the Eastern Visayas region. This, after Marcos inspected the rehabilitated Ormoc Airport after gracing the city’s 75th Charter Day anniversary celebration held at the Ormoc City Superdome in Leyte. “President Ferdinand R. Marcos on Thursday said opening the Ormoc Airport to commercial flights will usher in more development in the city and the Eastern Visayas region,” Malacañang said in a press release. In September, Leyte 4th District Rep. Richard Gomez asked the De-
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being upgraded with the construction of the landing area and taxiway, and the expansion of its Apron. The PHP329-million project is expected to be completed in March 2023. Once completed, Ormoc airport will be able to accept bigger commercial aircraft. “The rehabilitation and renovation of Ormoc Airport and other airports in the country, under the supervision of the Department of Transportation - Philippines and Department of Tourism - Philippines, is part of the administration’s program to strengthen the Philippine tourism sector,” the Office of the President said in a separate Facebook post.
P855M ADDITIONAL FUNDING PROPOSED FOR SOUTHERN NEGROS AIRPORT
he construction of another airport in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental is underway soon with additional national government funding to complete the more than PHP1-billion project. Sixth District Provincial Board Member Jeffrey Tubola, a former city councilor, said on Tuesday the Department of Transportation (DOTr) has proposed the inclusion of PHP855 million in the 2023 national budget for the completion of the project, including the passen-
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partment of Transportation to help Ormoc City encourage airline companies to serve the Manila-Ormoc route. The total area of the airport’s passenger terminal building has been expanded from 150 to 1,350 square meters. The airport’s 2,042m x 36m runway underwent developments from 2018 to 2020 such as asphalt overlay and strip grade correction project and runway widening. Developments included the renovation of the passenger terminal building destroyed by Super Typhoon Yolanda in 2013, as well as the construction of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines administration building. The Ormoc Airport is currently
ger terminal. “Light planes can now land there with the construction of the 1.32-kilometer runway,” Tubola said over the Provincial Capitol’s Radyo Negrense. The development of the airport, situated on a 104-hectare lot in Barangay Hilamonan, began in 2007. Previously, the DOTr allocated PHP90 million for the airport project aside from the PHP120 million budget by the city government and
the PHP30 million financial assistance from the provincial government. “Kabankalan is a progressive city, it’s in the center of Negros Island which is a strategic location,” Tubola said. It is a border city of Negros Occidental in the south alongside Mabinay town in Negros Oriental. “The Dumaguete City airport is a bit far while the Bacolod airport has already transferred to Silay City,” Tubola said.
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