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The
groundbreaking ceremo-nies of the P4.2-billion Panglao Bohol
International Airport (PBIA) is set on May 8 which will signal
the commencement of the mega tourism project in this tourist
destination province.
Pres.
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo who has ordered to fast track the
project will be the guest of honor during the groundbreaking
ceremony.
The
bidding announcement of the project was already published
in a national daily last week which confirms the President's
order to kick off the project, according to Gov. Erico Aumentado
who was asked to attend the special meeting of the National
Economic Development Authority (NEDA) last Tuesday in Manila.
The
governor was informed that the actual work will commence July
or August this year while he confirmed earlier reports that
the airport is scheduled for completion in 2010. The inauguration
date is set on April 5, 2010 which is the natal day of the
President.
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The
airport sprawls on a 215- hectare lot with a runway
of 2,500 meters x 45 meters.
The
other components of the project are the passenger terminal
building, administration building, air traffic control
and crash-fire facility.
The
P4-billion funding will come from the Manila International
Airport Authority (MIAA) and P153 million from the Department
of Transportation and Communication.
The
Panglao airport will accommodate chartered international
flights and the daily domestic flights presently accommodated
at the congested Tagbilaran City Airport.
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The
new airport is 25 minutes away from the city.
Meanwhile,
the concreting of the central road of Panglao leading to the
airport is now in progress while the coastal road will commence
next year.
Rep.
Edgar Chatto, House committee chair on tourism, told the Chronicle
that the funding for the widening of the narrow causeways
(Mansasa junction and Totolan, Dauis) to Panglao is already
approved. Work is slated to commence anytime this year.
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