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Airport lobbied to P-Noy
Bohol leaders will lobby to Pres. Benigno
Aquino III for the realization of the Panglao-Bohol International Airport Development
Project.
The
Provincial Development Council, Provincial Peace and Order Council, Sangguniang
Panlalawigan, and League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP)- Bohol passed
a joint resolution earnestly requesting Pres. Aquino to carry on the project.
Gov
Edgar Chatto moved for the passage of the resolution.
| | | Chatto
will preside the first PDC meeting under his chairmanship at his residence in
Del Carmen Weste, Balilihan, on Thursday n time for the town fiesta
The
update on the Panglao International Airport project would surely be one of the
"priority concerns" that Gov. Chatto intends to discuss with the new
set of provincial officials, including the three congressmen.
The Panglao
Airport , has been in "extremely long gestation", having taken over
20 years to get into the verge of completion- -from conceptualization to the expected
implementation next year. | In
the resolution, the PDC full council also pointed out that the necessity of having
the Panglao Airport "has long been expressed across many sectors and stakeholders
of the Boholano community, and its urgency is evidenced not just by the exponentially
increasing tourist arrivals…, but also by the congestion of passengers and
planes in the current Tagbilaran Airport, as well as its hazardous landing conditions,
being located right in the midst of residential and commercial districts".
The
PDC also noted that the project was already about to be awarded to a winning bidder
in the last days of the Arroyo administration and Chatto's provincial administration
intends to get the assurance of president Aquino's support to have it continued.(Angeline
Valencia)
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