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International Airport Project starts this month |
Cebu Daily News First Posted 08:49:00 01/06/2010 Filed Under: Heavy construction
ILOILO CITY — The P2.5-billion Caticlan International Airport Project will start this month despite opposition from environmental groups.
Aklan Rep. Florencio Miraflores said in a telephone interview on Monday that there were no impediments in the implementation of the project despite controversies involving the leveling of a hill beside the airport to extend the runway.
"The proponents and the government have already signed an agreement and the project has also been approved by the National Economic Development Authority," Miraflores said. The Caticlan International Airport Development Corp. (CIADC) is developing the airport under a 25-year build-operate-transfer scheme to accommodate bigger planes mostly catering to tourists bound for Boracay Island.
CIADC president Lino Barte said they have set groundbreaking rites for the project on Jan. 15 in Caticlan.
The Department of Transportation and Communication had issued a notice to proceed with the project in December.
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