International airport to be located in Alobo, Daraga, Albay
Florencio P. Narito
http://www.mb.com.ph/PROV20080421122399.html

LEGAZPI CITY – The national government has allotted R550 million for the development of the proposed P3.4-billion Bicol International Airport in Barangay Alobo, Daraga, Albay.

Raul Basallote, Bicol area manager of the Department of Transportation and Communication (DoTC), disclosed last week the information to members of the sangguniang panlalawigan of Albay.

In a briefing, Basallote said that P250 million was initially earmarked last year for the project. He said that the DoTC has asked for P600-million budget for this year, but only P300 million had been included in the General Appropriations Act (GAA) for 2008.

The DoTC official said he is optimistic that the project would be pushed through because President Arroyo has included it as one of her priority projects she announced in her state-of-the-nation address (SoNA).

Conceptualized in 1992 by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), the proposed international airport was intended to replace the existing Legazpi airport in Legazpi City.

Basallote said the Legazpi airport could not be developed into an international airport that could accommodate big airplanes like Boeing 747 or Airbus because it has a short runway and the obstruction posed by Mayon Volcano and Ligñon Hill.

In 1997, the Philippine government requested the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to undertake a study on the possible site of an international airport in Bicol.

Furthermore, he said that an instrument landing system could not be installed at the Legazpi Airport due to the two obstructions.

"If the Bicol International Airport in Barangay Alobo becomes operational, the area occupied by the Legazpi Airport would be disposed of," Basallote said.

A study concluded showed that Barangay Alobo in Daraga is the most suitable alternative site for the new international airport because of its flat topography, low population density, and the agricultural land is mostly unirrigated.

"We have already made parcellary survey, conducted advanced feasibility study, and the engineering design is going on," he said.

During an open forum, Fred Mansos of Barangay Kinawitan, one of the affected barangays, voiced his opposition to the project because, he said, Albay Gov. Joey Sarte Salceda had asked the President to order a moratorium on land conversion in the wake of the food crisis.

Board Member Neil Montallana, head of the technical support group, had arranged the meeting with the affected residents.

Source:http://bayan-natin.blogspot.com/2008/04/govt-allots-p550-m-for-airport-project.html

Friday, July 27, 2007


Governor highlights tourism
as key to economic growth


LEGAZPI CITY, Albay: The economic adviser of President Arroyo, who is now the governor of Albay, is more interested in tourism than in the mining industry.

Gov. Joey Sarte Salceda of Albay who served as economic adviser to PGMA, announced he would push for vigorous tourism promotion programs as the key to economic growth in the province.

But Salceda would not comment about his plans with regards to the Lafayette mining firm currently operating on Rapu-Rapu Island.

“This administration will certainly pursue a very robust and vigorous promotion of tourism as the key pillar of economic growth and poverty-reduction in our province,” Salceda said in a speech during the recent session of the Sangguniang Panla*lawigan.

To promote tourism, he said, there is a need to fast track the construction of the Bicol International Airport in Alobo, Daraga, Albay, rehabilitate the South Rail and build more first-class hotels, among others.

On the Bicol International Airport, Salceda disclosed that he had told the President during the recent Cabinet meeting in Legazpi City that there was an urgency in building the P3.4-billion international airport.

According to the governor, the President had instructed officials of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) to complete the detailed engineering design within three months.

Mrs. Arroyo had also ordered that bidding for the project should be done by the end of July, and that the project must be finished within three years, Salceda said.

At the same time, the governor revealed his plan to develop the highland plateau of Guinobatan, Camalig, Daraga and Legazpi City as a relocation site and as an investment area.

Under the governor’s disaster risk-reducation strategy, residential houses would be transferred from high-risk areas in the lowland to the highland plateau where they are safe from volcanic eruption and lahar from Mayon Volcano, floods and tsunami.

He admitted, however, that super typhoons could strike anywhere even in the mountains but residents in the highland plateaus are safe from volcanic eruptions, lahar and tsunami.

He also revealed that there is an ongoing road project that will connect Albay to Donsol, Sorsogon, where the whale sharks, or butanding are tourist attractions. The said route would take shorter travel time than the current one.
--PNA

Source:http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2007/july/27/yehey/prov/20070727pro1.html

Daraga international airport’s construction in full steam
By Mar Arguelles

LEGAZPI CITY—The construction of the Southern Luzon International Airport in Daraga town is in full steam despite attempts by some local leaders to move the project to Camarines Sur, Albay Gov. Joey Salceda said yesterday.

Salceda said the pre-construction activities and other preparations for P3.5-billion airport, including the feasibility study and site development plan, have been completed and the construction contract has been bidden out.

The airport will be built at a 200-hectare plateau in Barangay Alobo, which is easily accessible to other provinces of Bicol, such as Sorsogon, Masbate and Catanduanes as well as provinces in Eastern Visayas through the Matnog port in Sorsogon.

Salceda said the completion of the airport will boost investments in the Bicol region and several foreign investors have already expressed their intent to set up businesses here.

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, in a Cabinet meeting held at the Albay capitol recently, reiterated the urgency of the Alobo airport and ordered officials of the Department of Transportation and Communications to complete the detailed engineering design within three months.

Tourism Secretary Joseph Ace Durano earlier assured that the government has alloted P250 million for the purchase of land for the airport.

Durano, who was designated development champion for the Central Philippines super region, said the Bicol International Airport is just one of the big infrastructure projects under the President’s super region program.

But some local officials in Camarines Sur said the project should be transfered to Libmanan town, a move initiated by Libmanan Mayor Rodolfo Jimenez.

Jimenez had earlier claimed that Japanese investors have expressed willingness to finance the construction of the international airport at Libmanan, which they claim is more viable for an airport because it will not be under the threat of eruptions of Mayon Volcano.

Jimenez claimed that the transfer of international airport to Libmanan was supported by Camarines Sur Gov. Luis Raymund Villafuerte, the head of the regional development council. But the council denied reports that the P3.5-billion international airport will be transferred in Libmanan.

Source:http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=regions3_nov14_2007

Bicol International Airport gets P100M for road
LEGAZPI CITY, Feb 13, 2009 (Asia Pulse Data Source via COMTEX) --

Malacañang has allocated P100 million for the construction of a two-kilometer access road between the national highway and the terminal complex of the proposed Bicol International Airport (BIA) in preparation for the full-swing implementation of this flagship program of the administration for the region.

Engr. Eduardo Talastas, chief of the planning division of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) regional office here, said the amount has been incorporated with the funds of the agency under the 2009 General Appropriation Act (GAA).

"We expect to get a go signal from our central office for the start of the implementation of this project before the end of the first quarter of this year when the GAA that has been recently passed by the bicameral conference of Congess is finally enacted," Talastas said.

This road, a first class structure that would connect the terminal complex of the BIA located in Barangay Alobo, Daraga, Albay with the Maharlika Highway that is two kilometers away, Talastas said.

The BIA is among the priority programs of Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo for the pump priming of the economic condition of Bicol that is still considered among the poorest regions of the country.

This air transport facility would further improve the performance of the region in tourism arrivals, employment generations and business investments, according to Albay Gov. Joey Salceda, the main proponent of the airport.

Preparations for its construction are now in full-swing following the release last year of some P600 million for right-of-way and site acquisitions, feasibility studies and other pre-implementation requirements.

Salceda said completion of the construction component of the project is expected to come next year and it would be made operational as soon as all facilities and equipments required are put in place.

Talastas said the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) is the main implementing agency of the project while the DPWH has been made in charge of its road requirements.

The P100-million road project will be implemented by private contractors that would be required to utilize local labor as workforce, he said.

This scheme has been adopted by the DPWH regional office in an effort to open more employment opportunities for the local labor in response to the national government's call for more economic activities in the countryside, Talastas added. (PNA)

Source:http://www.zibb.com/article/4907626/Bicol+International+Airport+gets+P100M+for+road

PLANS TO IRON OUT KINKS ON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CONSTRUCTION MULLED
News and Events - News and Events
Written by Elmer James Bandol
Daraga Mayor Cicero C. Triunfante has laid down solutions to problems, on the proposed Bicol International Airport in order to fast track its construction and to ensure relocation of would-be-displaced families in Barangay Alobo, this town.

As chairman of the Special Technical Working Committee, Triunfante has invited last Feb. 12, 2009, his members and the Technical Support Group Secretariat including six barangay captains to appraise them regarding acquisition of rights-of- way, policies and guidelines for affected real property owners where access roads to the international airport will be constructed.

During the meeting held at the Farmers’ Training Center, here, Triunfante explained that the zonal evaluation of property by the Bureau of Internal Revenue will give the final price every square meter of land that would be used by the government following the recommendation made by evaluation team created by Albay Gov. Joey Sarte Salceda.

“Heirs of the properties to be acquired could not agree on how much the government will pay them”, Triunfante said. He, however, emphasized that the affected real property owners will be paid according to current market value depending on the classification whether agricultural or residential land.

Triunfante’s group has identified at least 194 families from six barangays will be displaced when road construction leading to the airport begins. The mayor, however, assured relocation as part of the development package.

Five barangays in Daraga and one in Camalig town are covered in the airport and road network constructions, hence, participation and cooperation of the local officials were sought by the Department of Transportation & Communications, the lead agency in the implementation of the project.

To get involved in this biggest airport project in Bicol Region are: Barangay Captains Dexter L. Marmol of Alobo; Efren M. Majadillas of Kinawitan; Mario Lomerio of Mabini; Nicolas Misolas of Burgos; and Jesus M. Magdaong, Jr., of Gapo for Daraga side and Sherwin Ian Buena of Del Rosario, Camalig town.


Mayor Triunfante explains the knitty gritty of the plan regarding acquisition of sites and rights-of-way for the construction of road network leading to Bicol International Airport project (left) via PowerPoint presentation (right) seven (7) barangays are named covered by the said project.

Source:http://www.daraga.gov.ph/index.php?view=article&catid=20%3Anews-and-events&id=427%3Aplans-to-iron-out-kinks-on-international-airport-construction-mulled&option=com_content&Itemid=27

Pls check this out: http://www.dbm.gov.ph/Details_2008/OSEC-DOTC.TXT

time table for the construction of the bicol international airport in daraga,albay, based on what i read over the net would be CY2009-2012...so hopefully BIA will start serving the bicol region by 2012.

Congrats sa ind gabos for the new airport..it will surely propel Albay and neighboring provinces to progress

^^welcome rex...yung sa zamboanga airport tol completed na? nakita yung design...maganda sya!:cheers:

any renderings of the facility available ?

^^welcome rex...yung sa zamboanga airport tol completed na? nakita yung design...maganda sya!:cheers:

wala pa tlaga un namterialized..next yer pa daw mgstart ang construction..

saaan mo nakita ang design?

wala pa tlaga un namterialized..next yer pa daw mgstart ang construction..

saaan mo nakita ang design?

sa kabilang thread ko nakita tol...somewhere dun sa transportation thread...and i think you're the one who posted it there.yung interior design na part iyon...maganda yung design...

any renderings of the facility available ?

so far wala pang renderings na available for public consumption...

so far wala pang renderings na available for public consumption...

sorry, don´t quite get that....
did you mean that it is not available to the public yet ?

to the moderators and whoever transfered this thread here: in as much as we would like to develop mutual respect in this virtual community and to avoid behaviors such as virtual altercations, arguments,etc...as a matter of respect, can you please inform the forumer/s of this thread before an action,move or editing will be initiated.

The moment you posted this on Projects Under Construction sub forum... I already had a feeling that this will be transferred over this side. It was posted in the wrong sub forum in the first place anyway. It's all good that it's here now. If you ask me I'd rather see this thread be merged with bicol Infra thread until we see real construction of this highly debated project. Then we start a separate thread once there are concrete proof that this airport is really gonna be built.

The moment you posted this on Projects Under Construction sub forum... I already had a feeling that this will be transferred over this side. It was posted in the wrong sub forum in the first place anyway. It's all good that it's here now. If you ask me I'd rather see this thread be merged with bicol Infra thread until we see real construction of this highly debated project. Then we start a separate thread once there are concrete proof that this airport is really gonna be built.

ok.thanks olineal

General Information
Country: Philippines
City/Locality: Albay
Notice/Contract Number: phl:783801
Publication Date: Jan 22, 2009
Deadline: Mar 6, 2009
Buyer: DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS - MAIN


Original Language: English

Contact Information
Address: Roland C. Cordero
BAC Secretariat
The Columbia Tower,
Ortigas Avenue
Mandaluyong City , Metro Manila 1555
Philippines
Telephone: 63-2-7277960 Ext.298

Fax: 63-02-7277983

Email: Click here



Goods, Works and Services
45200000 - Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work

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Name of Project/Location: Bicol International (New Legaspi) Airport Development Project

Brief Description: Continuation of Construction of Runway

Source of Fund: CY 2009

ABC/Duration: Php 289,500,000.00 / 270 Calendar Days

IAC Registration: Large B for Road & Airport Horizontal Structures

Minimum Equipment Requirement (OWNED):


1- Concrete Batching Plant
6- Transit Mixer
2- Concrete Screeder
4- Concrete Vibrator
2- Road Grader
1- Welding Machine
2- Vibratory Compactor
2- Road Roller
2- Water Truck
10- Dump Truck
2- One-bagger Mixer
1- Generator Set
2- Bar Cutter (hvy. Duty)
2- Stake Truck
1- Service Vehicle
2- Concrete Cutter

The Complete schedule of activities are listed as follows :

1. Issuance of Eligibility Forms : January 15 - 22, 2009
2. Submission of Eligibility Requirements : Until 4:00PM of 22 January 2009
3. Opening of Eligibility Statements : 27 January 2009
4. Issuance of Bid Documents : 11-18 February 2009
5. Pre Bidding Conference : 20 February 2009
6. Submission of Bids : Until 9:00AM of 05 March 2009
7. Opening of Bids : 10:00 AM of 05 March 2009

Prospective bidders should possess a valid PCAB License applicable to the contract, have completed a similar contract with a value of at least 50% of the ABC within the last five (5) years and have key personnel and equipment available for the prosecution of the contract. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the Eligibility Check/Screening as well as the Preliminary Examination of Bids. The BAC will conduct post-qualification of the lowest calculated bid.

The Eligibility Screening Forms will be made available at Unit 65, The Columbia Tower Bldg., Ortigas Avenue, Mandaluyong City, upon submission of a Letter of Intent written in the company letterhead duly signed by the owner/authorized managing officer together with the updated PCAB License, and upon payment of a non-refundable amount of P500.00 to the DOTC Cashier. The Eligibility Forms shall be submitted to the said office and the results of the eligibility screening may be secured from the same office. Bid/Tender Documents will be available only to eligible bidders upon payment of a non-refundable amount of P2,500.00 to the DOTC Cashier.

The DOTC reserves the right to reject any or all bids, waive minor defects and accept the offer most advantageous to the Government. The DOTC assumes no responsibility whatsoever to compensate or indemnify bidders for any expenses incurred in the preparation of the bid.

DOMINGO A. REYES, JR.
Assistant Secretary for Finance and Comptrollership
Chairman, Bids and Awards Committee for Civil Aviation

Approved budget: PHP 289,500,000.00
Delivery period: 270 Day/s
Original notice: http://www.philgeps.net/GEPS/Tender/PrintableBidNoticeAbstractUI.aspx?refid=783801

source:http://www.dgmarket.com/eproc/np-notice.do~3486155

^^ on going na pala ang construction ng runway^^..This is a good development!

yehey..tuloy na pala talaga..viva Bicolandia..

yehey..tuloy na pala talaga..viva Bicolandia..

^^haha. thanks rex...i hope sa inyo maumpisahan na rin...at sana magkaroon na ng legazpi-zamboanga flight soon! to open up more trades between cities

2010 pa at ang start ng construction dito..hindi pa xa nasali sa GAA ngaun..sayang..

2010 pa at ang start ng construction dito..hindi pa xa nasali sa GAA ngaun..sayang..

i see pero ang site ba ng gagawing terminal building ay yung site din ng existing terminal ngayon?

i see pero ang site ba ng gagawing terminal building ay yung site din ng existing terminal ngayon?

it will be relocated approximately 15 kilometers away from the existing airport..

it will be relocated approximately 15 kilometers away from the existing airport..

wow...so ano na mangyayari sa existing airport nyo after? siguro gagawing export processing zone yan...alam mo siguro bakit nililipat nila airport sa medyo malayong lugar para ang city will have rooms for skyscrapers..pag ang airport kasi nasa ciudad mismo may height restrictions para sa mga buildings...look at paranaque and pasay areas na proximate sa airport...ang newport city na nga lang na katabi ng T3...i think hanggang 9 floors lang ang authorized sa area na dyaan parte

Tourism remains key sector in generating jobs amid global financial crisis -- PGMA
TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2009 | TOURISM


BORACAY ISLAND, Aklan (PND) – Even in the midst of the global economic crisis, the tourism industry remains a key sector in generating jobs and various opportunities across the nation, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said today.

“Tourism is one of the sectors we have to strengthen as our response to the global meltdown. We have done it today. We should continue to push it to provide jobs and vast opportunities to our people,” she said.

The President arrived in Boracay from Iloilo at 2 p.m. today and immediately proceeded to the five-star Shangri-La Boracay Resort and Spa together with Tourism Secretary Ace Durano, Trade Secretary Peter Favila and Press Secretary Cerge Remonde.

She was welcomed by Gov. Carlito Marquez, Malay Mayor Ciceron Cawaling, Shangri-La general manager Andre Kretschmann and Shangri-La chief operating officer Greg Dogan.

The President said her administration has persistently pushed various tourism-related projects to create jobs and open livelihood opportunities, resulting in the industry’s unprecedented growth during the last four years.

She pointed out that the Philippines has a lot to offer to tourists, domestic and foreign alike, as amply demonstrated by the continuing increase in visitors arrivals. Tourist arrivals in Boracay alone rose by more than five percent from last January’s 48,000 to 51,000 this month.

“There are still many things that we have to accomplish but we will continue to promote Boracay as well as other destinations to ensure that tourism continues to be our flag bearer in economic progress and development. 10.6 percent annual average growth for the past four years! The best performance in 20 years of tourism history,” the President said.

But she pointed out that tourism should not be promoted at the expense of the environment. The government is aggressively promoting and carrying out environmental awareness and solid waste management programs to ensure the cleanliness and beauty of the country’s tourist destinations.

To make Central Philippines the country’s tourism beltway under her Super Regions concept, the President has ordered the upgrading of various airports in tandem with the improvement of the Strong Republic Nautical Highway (SRNH) system with the opening of new roads, bridges and roll-on, roll-off (Ro-Ro) ferry routes to spur inter-island trade, improve the distribution of basic goods, reduce travel time and transportation costs, and promote domestic tourism.

Investors have put up almost 7,000 new hotel and resort rooms of international classification worth P550 billion, “of which 2,000 will open this year, employing 3,000 Filipinos.”

“We will not stop. We will not be cowered by the global crisis. The government, this administration, will continue to be a strong partner of the tourism industry as we promote our nation and its natural beauty,” the President said.

After issuing her statement, the President convened the joint Cabinet-National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) group meeting at the Boracay Terraces Resort where she was further briefed by Durano on various accomplishments of the country on the tourism front.

Durano informed the President and the Cabinet members that last year Central Philippines cornered 33 percent of the total tourist arrivals in the country. This pales in comparison with the 14.5 percent increase in tourist arrivals recorded in 2005.

He said that close to six million domestic tourists alone visited Central Philippines last year.

In recent years, Durano said the number of foreign tourists who visited the country has increased further following the opening of direct flights between the Philippines and three destinations in Russia –the airports in Moscow, Vladivostok and the Lukhovitsy.

He said Taipei has also opened flights to Kalibo and Cebu, while the best connection to Europe is through the Qatar Airlines direct flight from Doha to Cebu.

Durano said flight frequencies also increased between the Philippines and Asian countries such Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan and Korea.

On the domestic front, Durano said that flights from Cebu to Siargao; Cebu to Legaspi City, Boracay, and Puerto Princesa City were opened this month.

Boracay now has flights to Busuanga and Puerto Princesa, both in Palawan.

In Central Philippines, Durano added that 32,696 hotel rooms are now available, with 6,600 more of international classification under construction.

He also said that among the noteworthy airport projects completed were the New Iloilo Airport, Bacolod Silay Airport and Busuanga Airport. The biggest road project, he said, was the completion of the 260-kilometer circumferential road in the island of Bohol, which is famous for its beaches, Chocolate Hills, tarsier and whale watching.

Big-ticket tourism-related projects to be completed soon are the Bicol International Airport and Sibulan Airport. The two airports will greatly reduce travel time to the whale-watching areas of Donsol, Sorsogon, he said.

The other vital air terminals include those in San Vicente and Puerto Princesa City both in Palawan which will provide easier and faster access to the famous Tubattaha Reef Natural Park, a UNESCO nature heritage site; and the 8.2-kilometer Underground River which are both top contenders in the worldwide search for the New 7 Wonders of Nature.
source:http://www.gov.ph/news/?i=23769

wow...so ano na mangyayari sa existing airport nyo after? siguro gagawing export processing zone yan...alam mo siguro bakit nililipat nila airport sa medyo malayong lugar para ang city will have rooms for skyscrapers..pag ang airport kasi nasa ciudad mismo may height restrictions para sa mga buildings...look at paranaque and pasay areas na proximate sa airport...ang newport city na nga lang na katabi ng T3...i think hanggang 9 floors lang ang authorized sa area na dyaan parte

one possibility is that, but rumors are spreading over Zamboanga that it will be converted into a sort of a mall or entertainment complex..we really dont know..

RP tourism growth seen to continue with programs under GREET
FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2009 | TOURISM


MANILA (PNA) - The gentle butandings of Donsol, emerald beaches of Visayas and other cultural heritage sites across the country sum up why 3.14 million foreign tourists visited the Philippines in 2008.

The country, which is experiencing a surge in interest among rich vacationers and backpackers despite the global financial crisis, has identified its tourism industry as a veritable minefield that has been keeping the Philippine economy afloat by having locals engaged in the tourism business.

"Under the Grassroots Entrepreneurship and Employment in Tourism (GREET) program, the focus will be the participation of the community, among others," Tourism Secretary Joseph "Ace" Durano said.

GREET is a component of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's visionary program called Comprehensive Livelihood and Emergency Employment Program (CLEEP) which initially intended to provide employment for Filipino workers who have trouble finding jobs and overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) displaced by massive layoffs abroad.

Due to the reeling effects of the global financial crisis, President Arroyo expanded CLEEP and poured on more budget, P10 billion to be exact, to help Filipinos through programs involving jobs generation, skills training, business financing and other measures that can help them get through the economic crunch.

Tourism has proved to be a rich source of employment. In Bicol region alone, 86,996 jobs were created out of tourism during the second quarter of 2008. Estimated receipts amounted to P168 million.

In Donsol, Sorsogon where the famous Butanding sightings are frequent, Durano led the Tourism department in promoting a program called Turismo Mismo (TM), a program that underscores the role of tourism in uplifting the lives of local communities in poverty-stricken areas of the countryside, particularly the Bicol region.

Durano granted financial assistance to the Butanding Boat Owners Association to improve and upgrade boat facilities and safety features for use of both local and foreign tourists.

The program has contributed socio-economic solution to the community as at least 60 people, some of whom were former communist insurgents, have returned to normal living and are now advocates of ecotourism following their trainings in the TM program.

GREET and TM are twin programs that seek to enhance livelihood opportunities among micro-entrepreneurs in the tourism industry while advocating environmentally sustainable and socially equitable practices in local communities, particularly in Donsol—the whale shark capital of the world, and one of the better ecotourism destinations in the country.

Leyte and Samar are lucky as well.

Under the TM program, the Himokilan Tourism Council of the island barangay of Himokilan in Hindang, Leyte, was awarded with a P100,000 funding for the construction of 1 unit motorized banca in Himokilan Island and development of a mini-park and resort with cottages and telescopic viewing deck.

Himokilan Island is just one of the Philippines' hidden treasures, the largest island of the Cuatro Islas where the big delicious coconut-cracking crabs called "tatus" are found. It is a potential dive site, but is currently declared as marine sanctuary, allowing only snorkeling for recreation activity.

The Cambaro Cave Protectors and Farmers Association will be given P100,000 for its Tour Guiding, Food and Beverage and Accommodation Project. The project calls for the setting up of tour guiding, accommodation facilities, food and beverage facilities and souvenir shops at Cambaro, Macrohon, Southern Leyte.

GREET is a CLEEP component mainly implemented in Regions VI and VIII, where a huge chunk of tourist visits is seen.

In Region VIII, the DOT allocated an initial funding of about P730,000 for the first six beneficiaries of the Grassroots Entrepreneurship in Tourism (GREET).

A P100,000 funding will be given for the construction of colorful wooden boats for rent at Barangay Lake Danao in Ormoc City; the Surfriders Club of Eastern Samar will be given a P100,000 grant for the purchase of surfing equipment such as long board leg ropes for their Surfing School at Barangay Bato in Borongan City.

The Basey Tourism Services Association of Basey, Samar, will be given a P230,000 funding for its Community-Based Sustainable Tourism Project which calls for the construction of a floating restaurant going to the Sohoton Cave and Natural Bridge.

These tourism-booster programs aim to benefit from the tourism industry as much as neighboring countries such as Thailand, Cambodia and Malaysia, among others, do from thousands of visitors who flock to see their temples, parks and cities.

CLEEP was also designed to protect the most vulnerable sectors from threats and consequences of reduced or loss of income as a result of the global financial crisis by providing emergency employment and funding and supervising livelihood projects.

It is aimed at achieving two crucial objectives: to build the capacities of Filipino workers and afford them the skills they need to compete in tougher job markets; and to create as many jobs as possible in the least possible amount of time for the poor through investments in public works and enterprise development. (PNA)

source:http://www.gov.ph/news/?i=23865

Wow I love reading your posts here! Runway is now on the way accg to my friends in that area. Accg to my sources: probably 2011 we''ll have the opening of BIA. Keep it up Brandon! :cheers:

Wow I love reading your posts here! Runway is now on the way accg to my friends in that area. Accg to my sources: probably 2011 we''ll have the opening of BIA. Keep it up Brandon! :cheers:

^^thanks bro for the info...:cheers:

DPWH bids out P2.9 billion projects in Bicol (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&fi=p090323.htm&no=24)
By Ed de Leon

Legazpi City (23 March) -- To be able to take advantage of the summer season the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) regional office here has bided out a total of P2.923 billion worth of pump-priming projects as part of the stimulus program of the government.

Eng'r Orlando Roces, DPWH Bicol regional director, said that the amount covers the implementation of a total of 87 projects in the six provinces of the Bicol region.

He said the 13 district engineering offices will implement 56 of the projects worth P836 million while 31 projects worth P2.087 billion will be implemented by the regional office through the construction division.

He said that the bidding was completed last week and construction will start by first week of April.

Roces explained that the bidding was hastened in line with the directive of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo through DPWH Secretary Hermogenes Ebdane to fast-track the bidding of the projects in line with the P330 billion stimulus package of the government that would generate some 15,000 jobs nationwide to mitigate the impact of global financial crisis in the country and at the same time improve the infrastructure facilities in the region.

He said that one of the projects involve the construction of the P100 million access road to the new Bicol International Airport being constructed in Barangay Alobo of Daraga, Albay.

He added that P200 million was also allocated for the completion of the rehabilitation and asphalt overlay of the 60-kilometer Andaya Highway in the first district of Camarines Sur.

***

DA to build roads, irrigation system for jobs (http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/regions/view/20090330-197062/DA-to-build-roads-irrigation-system-for-jobs)
By Juan Escandor Jr.
Inquirer Southern Luzon
03/30/2009

The Department of Agriculture has to focus on farm-to-market roads and irrigation projects to generate employment, Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap said Saturday. “These two are the critical components in generating employment under the so-called Comprehensive Livelihood Emergency Employment Program of the Economic Resiliency Plan (ERP),” Yap explained.

He said that for every hectare of irrigation facility project, they will be generating 12 jobs and for the road projects, 10 jobs for every kilometer of construction. Eduardo Yu, spokesperson of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) in Bicol, said the target irrigation facilities’ rehabilitation and new construction in Bicol cover 3,483 hectares for 2009, which could generate 41,796 jobs.

Yu said the job generation through fast-tracked implementation of infrastructure projects is part of the P6-billion allotment for the 2009 repair and rehabilitation of national irrigation and communal irrigation systems being implemented in the country. Budget Secretary Rolando Andaya Jr. described the ERP during an economic forum here Wednesday as the country’s contingency plan to weather the global economic downturn by fast-tracking government spending.

Andaya said Bicol is allotted in 2009 significant budgets for infrastructure that include construction (road opening) of Camarines Sur/Albay Diversion Road, including bridges; Bicol International Airport (new airport); Libmanan-Cabusao Irrigation Project, Camarines Sur; and Bicol River Basin and Watershed Management Program (flood control component).

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President Arroyo Cites Tourism as Key Sector in Generating Jobs Amid Global Crisis (http://tribuneusa.com/?p=4476)
Sunday, March 15, 2009, 20:07

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo says the tourism industry, against a background of a worldwide financial downturn, remains a key sector “in generating jobs and various opportunities” across the Philippines. The President reemphasized the work of tourism as a part of the Philippines’ “response to the global meltdown…We have done it today. We should continue to push it to provide jobs and vast opportunities to our people”.

She made the remarks at a recent ceremony in Boracay, where she convened a meeting of the Cabinet and the National Anti-Poverty Commission at the Boracay Terraces Resort. Among the Cabinet members in the presidential party was Tourism Secretary Joseph “Ace” H. Durano, “who further briefed the President on various accomplishments of the country on the tourism front,” says a Manila media wrapup of the event.

The goal of the Philippine Government, added the report, quoting official statements, “is to ensure that tourism continues to be our flag bearer in economic progress and development—10.6 percent annual average growth for the past four years, the best performance in 20 years of tourism history”. Secretary Durano as the head of the Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT) cites Central Philippines as the prospective tourism beltway under the President’s Super Regions concept.

The DOT chief said that “last year [2008] Central Philippines cornered 33 percent of the total tourist arrivals in the country…This pales in comparison with the 14.5 percent increase in tourist arrivals recorded in 2005”. In 2008, according to statistics, some 6 million domestic tourists visited Central Philippines.

Increased air flights, thousands of new hotel rooms, and enhanced involvement of tourism stakeholders are factors that have kept Philippine tourism upbeat. On a broader scope, there are noteworthy airport projects completed in several places across the Philippines. Additionally, up for completion soon, are the Bicol International Airport and Sibulan Airport.

Also according to tourism developments disseminated by Manila media, air terminals “in San Vicente and Puerto Princesa City, both in Palawan, will provide easier and faster access to the famous Tubattaha Reef National Park, a UNESCO nature heritage site, and the 8.2-kilometer Underground River which are both contenders in the worldwide search for the New 7 Wonders of Nature”. The President’s words offer a preview. "We will not stop,” President Arroyo has declared. “We will not be cowered by the global crisis.”

Wow I love reading your posts here! Runway is now on the way accg to my friends in that area. Accg to my sources: probably 2011 we''ll have the opening of BIA. Keep it up Brandon! :cheers:

are there any photos how the terminal building will look like?

meron bia pala.....siguro reward yun kay salceda for calling pgma lucky bitch....what i mean is for being true to the president ang giving her good economic advise....meron sense si salceda kahit hindi siya kagwapuhan....:lol:

I like your humor Kal...Welcome to the thread.I think the BIA is part of the government's effort to develop and maximize the tourist potentials of the Philippine Archipelago.. Bicol region is part of the super regions created by the president which would specialize on tourism...International standard airport accommodation is a huge plus in attracting foreign and local tourists...And by 2013, we will have an operating BIA, in Bgy Alobo, Daraga, Albay...

wala pa bang napapadpad sa lugar na yon at picturan man lang para meron lang pic to start with....kahit mga nag bubulldoze man lang...anybody?

^^haha. thanks rex...i hope sa inyo maumpisahan na rin...at sana magkaroon na ng legazpi-zamboanga flight soon! to open up more trades between cities

oo nga para madali na lang pumunta ng CWS... :D

RDC 5 recommends projects for Economic Resiliency Plan (ERP) (http://neda5.net/rdc_web_2008/index.html)

The Regional Development Council identified projects for inclusion in the Economic Resiliency Plan (ERP), during its February 4 meeting at the NEDA Region 5, Legazpi City.

According to RDC Chairman, Governor Joey Sarte Salceda, the government must invest in infrastructure to create jobs and upgrade the country’s capital stock for faster economic growth. The proposed priority infrastructure projects are supportive to the objectives and strategies of the Updated Bicol Regional Development Plan (RDP).

The RDC recommended immediate implementation of the following infrastructure projects:

(1) Construction of Bicol International Airport (New Legazpi Airport);
(2) Rehabilitation of Pantao Port;
(3) Concreting of Libon-Marocmoc-Pantao Road;
(4) Improvement of Catanduanes Circumferential Road, Phase 2;
(5) Improvement of Sipocot-Baao Road Section;
(6) Construction of Caramoan Peninsula Road;
(7) Construction GMA Highway (Cam. Sur-Albay diversion Road;
(8) Construction of Albay West Coast Road;
(9) Concreting of Bagong Silang-Capalonga Road;
(10) Concreting of Tinambac-Siruma Road;
(11) Improvement and asphalt overlaying of Andaya Highway;
(12) Construction of Balud Port;
(13) BRBWMP – Flood and Hazard Mitigation component;
(14) BRBWMP – Irrigation Modernization Component;
(15) BRBWMP – Watershed Management and Development Component;
(16) Libmanan-Cabusao Dam Project;
(17) Mainline South Railway Project, Phase 1B (Lucena-Legazpi Section;
(18) Mainline South Railway Project Phase II (Extension to Matnog, Sorsogon.

It seems like Gov. Salceda is amenable to have a conference with other provincial governors of Bicol (especially Camarines Sur) as to the final location of the purported Bicol International Airport. Daraga's location may still be tentative.

^^ Maybe you've read an article published years ago and is no longer updated..BIA is being constructed in Bgy., Alobo, Daraga, Albay...Other than that, well, its another and separate project.

^^
Daraga is it! whether the local politicians like it or not. Unless of course if they can finance the project on its own which I doubt. But how can you a start a mega project when you still have problems with land acquisitions?

It took almost 15 years for Laguindingan Airport to rise due to land dispute, and by my count, Bicol will suffer the same fate unless landowners accept the compensation offered by the government. But the thing is, some magicians from DOTC jacked the prices up for some lucrative reasons.

I think they should focus on that aspect first, rather than debating where. Land acquisition is the government's counterpart for the project and they are not even done yet. Without which, there will be no airport to speak off.

And before I forget, when this airport opens, both Legaspi and Naga airports will be decommissioned for civilian traffic due to viability issues. I hope Bicolanos are prepared for that!

I might as well say dream on!

^^
Daraga is it! whether the local politicians like it or not. Unless of course if they can finance the project on its own which I doubt. But how can you a start a mega project when you still have problems with land acquisitions?

It took almost 15 years for Laguindingan Airport to rise due to land dispute, and by my count, Bicol will suffer the same fate unless landowners accept the compensation offered by the government. But the thing is, some magicians from DOTC jacked the prices up for some lucrative reasons.

I think they should focus on that aspect first, rather than debating where. Land acquisition is the government's counterpart for the project and they are not even done yet. Without which, there will be no airport to speak off.

And before I forget, when this airport opens, both Legaspi and Naga airports will be decommissioned for civilian traffic due to viability issues. I hope Bicolanos are prepared for that!

I might as well say dream on!

You have a point... if it really takes that long (I hope not)... Bicol RDC should fast track the GMA highway and widen the existing maharlika highway for the benefit of Cam Sur folks especially Naga when this airport starts operation. The existing PNR rail is also very near the proposed site of the airport. I was also thinking that they should branch in a track & station into the airport then introduce a Naga - Legazpi via Airport Train Service using similar DMU and rolling stocks to be used in Northrail. Definitely Legazpi & Naga airports should be decommissioned.

You have a point... if it really takes that long (I hope not)... Bicol RDC should fast track the GMA highway and widen the existing maharlika highway for the benefit of Cam Sur folks especially Naga when this airport starts operation. The existing PNR rail is also very near the proposed site of the airport. I was also thinking that they should branch in a track & station into the airport then introduce a Naga - Legazpi via Airport Train Service using similar DMU and rolling stocks to be used in Northrail. Definitely Legazpi & Naga airports should be decommissioned.

PNR will introduce Bicol Commuter Service from Iriga to Tagkawayan daily this coming September. That could be a great initiation. Bicol major developments includes PNR, GMA Highway and Bicol International Airport projects.

Albay airport on track (http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=news8_april25_2009)
by Mar Arguelles

DARAGA, Albay—The government is speeding up the acquisition of 200 hectares of land to build the P3.4-billion Southern Luzon International Airport here in Daraga town, Mayor Cicero Tiumfante said Friday.

He said officials had consulted 216 landowners to be affected by the airport’s construction in Alobo village, and he was optimistic they would agree to sell.

The airport’s runway will cover 187 hectares and affect 194 landowners, and its 1.5-kilometer-long access road is expected to dislocate 22 more.

The government is also negotiating to acquire 10 hectares to resettle residents who will be affected by the airport’s construction, according to officials.

Albay Gov. Joey Salceda said the feasibility study for the airport had been completed, and that the bidding for it would be held on April 30 and May 15. Mar Arguelles

Marcus Tulius Cicero will once again be triumphant. :lol:

Bicol counting on P1B airport (http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view/20090428-201954/Bicol-counting-on-P1B-airport)

Seaport projects to push economy

By Rey M. Nasol
Inquirer Southern Luzon
First Posted 16:32:00 04/28/2009

Filed Under: Regional authorities, Economy and Business and Finance, Investments, Government Contracts


LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines--The Regional Development Council (RDC) in Bicol is propping up the region’s economy by pushing close to P1 billion worth of airport and seaport projects that would serve as a catalyst for Albay’s major growth areas.

Albay Governor Joey Salceda, current RDC chairman, said in an interview Tuesday that they have been pursuing the Southern Luzon International Airport project in Daraga town and the rehabilitation of the Pantao Port in Libon town, which was devastated by typhoons Milenyo and Reming in 2006.

Salceda said the implementation of the two projects was already approved by the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) during the RDC meeting held in Malacañang Tuesday last week, while a regional RDC meeting on May 6 would finalize next steps for the projects.

Salceda said some P700 million in investments would be used for the construction beginning midyear of the large and modern international airport at Barangay (Village) Alobo in Daraga, while the Philippine Port Authority (PPA) committed to allocate P100 million to start rehabilitation works of the Pantao Port in the third quarter of this year.

Salceda pointed out that the Pantao port, once completed, would make domestic trade closer to the mainstream and open inter-island shipping to and from the Visayas and Mindanao markets that would benefit Bicol producers, farmers, fishermen and traders.

Aside from the airport and the pier, the RDC also introduced the Guinobatan, Camalig, Daraga, Legazpi (Guicadale) platform as a new economic growth area for Albay province that has not been exposed to the hazards of Mayon Volcano.

The Guicadale platform would be made up of circumferential and new arterial roads traversing the urban centers of Legazpi City and the towns of Jovellar, Guinobatan, Camalig and Daraga.

This would have funding consisting of P739.5 million for local roads and at least P114.7 million for the national road component.

He added that a population of 187,314 stood to benefit from the Guicadale, which was primarily designed by the RDC to encourage new economic and human activities in Albay, safe from Mayon’s lahar and pyroclastic debris and flooding.

wow.. this looks like a good project... definitely Albay deserves an International airport...

way pa nagpala diha....malamang kasabay ng pagalis ni pgma ang pagkawala ng proyektong ito......dapat simulan na nilang maghukay ngayon...now na...:lol:

DoST, Albay sign agreement on climate change program (http://mb.com.ph/node/199744)
State-of-the-art, R500-M regional weather station readied
By FLORENCIO P. NARITO, May 7, 2009, 8:52pm

LEGAZPI CITY — Science and Technology Secretary Estrella F. Alabastro and Albay Gov. Joey Sarte Salceda signed last Wednesday a memorandum of agreement (MoA) entitled “DoST-Albay Comprehensive Partnership in Science and Technology on Climate Change and Countryside Development.” The signing ceremony was held at the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) regional office in Arimbay, Legazpi City shortly before the opening of the Regional Development Council (RDC) meeting which is chaired by Governor Salceda.

Under the MoA, the provincial government of Albay will integrate the program into the overall development plan of the province with the appropriate support mechanism and advocacy. Also, the provincial government will provide linkage with the other agencies or institutions to facilitate implementation of research and development, technology transfer and institutional development projects and activities.

Under the MoA, DoST is tasked to develop program, projects, and activities consistent with the goals and objectives of the program. Likewise, DoST will provide appropriate technical and financial support for the implementation or research and development, technology transfer and other institutional development projects and activities of the program.

Salceda said that DoST can help a lot in improving enterprise development and research and development in agriculture. At the same time, he said, the provincial government has forged an agreement with DoST on research and development on climate change adaptation as the province is disaster-prone.

Salceda said that he has been lobbying with DoST for the upgrading of the Legazpi PAG-ASA station to a regional weather bureau with the establishment of a R500-million, state-of-the-art Dopler radar in Catanduanes.

Alabastro said that the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) had committed a R500-million grant for the project.

Other developments:

RDC has approved a Salceda-proposed road from Albay to Donsol, Sorsogon. (Donsol is the tourist destination of local and foreign tourist who want to see or interact with the whale shark or “butanding”.
A representative of the Department of Transportation and Communication (DoTC) briefed the Regional Development Council on the status of the R3.4-billion Bicol International Airport in Barangay Alobo, Daraga, Albay.

pics meron po b tnx

Modern road network constructed soon in Bicol; US to fund project (http://beta.mb.com.ph/node/202321)

By MARVYN N. BENANING
May 26, 2009, 6:53pm
A modern road network from Albay to Donsol, Sorsogon will soon be constructed after the Millenium Challenge Account Philippines Compact Project (MCAPCP), a grant facility of the United States, got included it in its funding program.

An initiative of the Albay provincial government, the Guinobatan-Jovellar-Donsol Road, which is linked to the Maharlika Highway, will serve as the principal road to the Donsol, which is now a key eco-tourism site since it is the usual route of the whale shark, locally known as "butanding."

Whale share watching accounts for almost 80 percent of foreign tourists visiting Bicol.

Albay Gov. Joey Salceda said that "beyond tourism, the road project promotes the spatial integration of the provinces of Albay and Sorsogon into a more common economy."

He noted that the road network would also spur agricultural production and encourage new investments in the rural backlands.

Salceda first presented the proposal last May 16, 2008 to the Millenium Challenge Compact mission headed by John Newko, his deputy Darius Teter, Darius Nassiry, country director of compact development and Jerry Dutkewych, director of country relations. The briefing was held at the Department of Finance (DoF) boardroom in Manila.

A year later, the Bicol Regional Development Council (RDC) chaired by Gov. Salceda adopted a resolution endorsing the said project for MCAPCP funding. RDC said the project is consistent with the Guicadale (Guinobatan, Camalig, Daraga, Legazpi) Integrated Area Development Platform, which represents the provincial roads in the southern part of the province.

The road project consists of 26.90 kilometers of concrete road and five bridges with an aggregate length of 75 meters. The project will entail a cost of P814.6-million. The project is economically viable with an estimated Economic Internal Rate of Return (EIRR) of 22.60 percent.

The Albay-Donsol road project is expected to complement the proposed Southern Luzon International Airport in Alobo, Daraga, Albay which is about 10 km via provincial road. It is also close to the proposed PNR Mainline South Central Station in Comun, Camalig and will traverse parallel to the Maharlika Highway to Sorgoson.

Overall, Salceda said, the project conforms with the thrusts and priorities of the Bicol region. "It will provide the linkages with the other modes of transportation and will complement the agriculture, tourism and social services sectors," he added.

^ posting it here coz projects mentioned in this article are components or somehow connected to the construction of the Bicol International airport in Daraga, Albay...an international airport that will serve as far as camrines norte up north and Northern samar down south

BIA already on Bidding phase for the preparation works of the project.

;38511368']Bicol International Airport Development Project, Daraga, Albay
Request For Proposals
General Information
Country: Philippines
City/Locality: Albay
Notice/Contract Number: phl:852392
Publication Date: Apr 17, 2009
Deadline: Jun 9, 2009

INVITATION TO APPLY FOR ELIGIBILITY AND TO BID

The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC), through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) for Civil Aviation Projects, invites contractor registered with and classified by the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB) to apply for eligibility and if found eligible, to bid for the herein projects:

Name of Project/Location : Bicol International Airport Development Project, Daraga, Albay

Brief Description : Construction of Airport
Source of Fund : CY 2007
ABC/Duration : 289,500,000.00 / 300 Calendar Days

IAC Registration : Large B for Road & Airport Horizontal Structures

Minimum Equipment Requirement(owned) :
1 - Concrete Batching Plant
1 - Concrete Screeder
12 - Dump Truck
3 - Water Truck
2 - Backhoe
2 - Vibratory Compactor
4 - Payloader
3 - Bulldozer
4 - Road Roller
4 - Road Grader
4 - Transit Mixer
4 - Concrete Vibrator

The complete schedule of activities is listed as follows:
Activities Schedule
1. Issuance of Eligibility Form April 22 to 29, 2009
2. Submission of Eligibility Requirements Until 5:00 P.M. of May 05, 2009
3. Opening of Eligibility Statements May 07, 2009
4. Issuance of Bid Documents May 13 to 20, 2009
5. Pre-bidding Conference May 26, 2009
6. Submission of Bids Until 9:00 A.M. of May 19, 2009
7. Opening of Bids 10:00 A.M. of June 09, 2009

Prospective bidders should posses a valid PCAB License applicable to the contract, have completed a similar contract with a value at least 50% of the ABC within the last 5 years and have key personnel and equipment available for the prosecution of the contract. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility Check/Screening as well as the Preliminary Examination of Bids. The BAC will conduct post-qualification of the lowest calculated bid.

The Eligibility Screening Forms will be made available at Unit 65, The Columbia Tower Bldg., Ortigas Avenue, Mandaluyong City, upon submission of a Letter of Intent (written in the company letterhead duly signed by the owner/authorized managing officer), certified true copy of updated PCAB License and payment of a non-refundable amount of P500.00 to the DOTC Cashier. The Eligibility Forms shall be submitted to the said office and the results of the eligibility screening may be secured from the same office. Bid/Tender Documents will be available only to eligible bidders upon payment of a non-refundable amount of P2,500.00 to the DOTC Cashier.

The DOTC reserves the right to reject any or all bids, waive minor defects and accept the offer most advantageous to the Government. The DOTC assumes no responsibility whatsoever to compensate or indemnify bidders for any expenses incurred in the preparation of the bid.

DOMINGO A. REYES, JR.
Assistant Secretary for Finance and Comptrollership
Chairman, Bids and Awards Committee for Civil Aviation


For advertisement in a newspaper of general
Nationwide circulation/posting on April 15, 2009

Approved budget: PHP 289,500,000.00
Delivery period: 300 Day/s

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The deadline for bidding was last week. I wonder which contractor got the project. I hope they hire locals to work on the project as promised. :okay:

"Fully-operational kan Southern Luzon International airport sa Albay, sa 2013 pa"-DOTC ("Fully-operational kan Southern Luzon International airport sa Albay, sa 2013 pa"-DOTC)

4/4/2009 12:34:24 AM
LEGAZPI CITY-- Kumpiyansa an Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) na magigin fully-operational na an ititindog na Southern Luzon International Airport sa banwaan kan Daraga, Albay pag-abot kan taong 2013.

Ini an ipinahayag ni DOTC Undersecretary Annie Lontoc matapos na personal na mahiling an sitwasyon sa isinasagibong bagon eropuerto sa provincia kan Albay.

Sinabi kan opisyal na basado soboot sa presenteng sitwasyong isinasagibo sa proyekto, sinabi sa saiya ni Mayor Ching Triunfante na pig-aayos na gabos an mga kinakaipuhan na ma-acquire na daga nganing agihan kan right of way kan konstruksyon kan proyekto.

Malinaw soboot sa nagin pahayag ni Presidente Arroyo na antes magtapos an termino kani magkakaiwa na nin kalinawan an Southern Luzon International airport.

Sa ibong na lado, dawa pinaglalaoman na an pagsasara kan presenteng Legazpi Airport nagkakapirang taon puon ngonian igwa na soboot na itinagamang pondo an DOTC para ipambakal nin ilaw na ibubugtak sa sinambit ng eropuerto.

Southern Luzon International Airport ("Fully-operational kan Southern Luzon International airport sa Albay, sa 2013 pa"-DOTC)

Is that the "official" name of the airport? If so, then maybe we should rename this thread.

^^ There are three contending names: Legazpi (or Legazpi City) International Airport, Southern Luzon International Airport and Bicol International Airport. Whichever one is more official than the other two is a subject of much debate.

Updates: The Access Road
http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx265/Albay_Kodaks/pixie052.jpg

http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx265/Albay_Kodaks/pixie061.jpg

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^ taken from the legazpi and Albay Thread,SSC

^ taken from the legazpi and Albay Thread,SSC

Brand, haen ining lugar na ini? Arani ini sa pasiring sa Manito?

Maray na Albay steel..harani ang site sa maharlika highway, munsipyo kan daraga around 3km from the transco. if you are going to sorsogon

Albay to host modern Bicol International Airport
(http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=218162)
MANILA, July 15 (PNA) -- The Bicol Region will eventually get its own international airport that promises to spur and accelerate the region’s economic development. Despite its vast natural resources including mineral deposits, geothermal power and tourism potentials, Bicol has remained among the poorest regions of the country today.

The new Bicol International Airport will be developed on a 140-hectare prime land straddling areas of Daraga and Camalig towns. The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOT) has recently transferred to the Albay Provincial Government P85 million to pay for the property.

The new airport site is deemed safe from the risks and threats entailed when the majestic Mayon Volcano erupts. Over the last two decades, Mayon, whose perfect cone and spectacular eruptions are both tourist attractions, has regularly erupted once every three to five years.

DOTC Secretary Leandro Mendoza recently turned over the P85 million fund for the new airport land purchase to Albay Gov. Joey Salceda. The turnover was witnessed by other DOTC and Albay officials including Daraga Mayor Cicero Triunfante, Camalig Mayor Irwin Baldo, and officials of the five barangays on the actual site of the proposed airport.

Mendoza said he expects work on the Bicol International Airport to start shortly since, aside from the property needed, its other requirements have all been already satisfied. The new airport, he added, should be finished within 30 months or two and a half years.

Salceda, who conceived and worked hard for the new Bicol International Airport project, said the facility will answer the need for a modern airport in Southern Luzon, which should cater to more business activities in the area and conveniently link Bicol to the rest of the country and the world.

Salceda conceptualized the Bicol International Airport idea four years ago when he was chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations. As incumbent Albay governor, he now also chairs the Bicol Regional Development Council (RDC) which has unanimously advocated the construction of the proposed airport.

The Bicol International Airport, when realized, will “catapult the tourism potentials of Albay, serve as anchor for modern business platforms and as a fulcrum for spatial integration of Albay and neighboring Sorsogon province into one common economic market,” Salceda noted.

The site for the project acquired by the Albay Provincial Government at a low but fair price of P28 per square meter, the governor said, was accomplished through proper consultations with the communities involved, and without the participation of schemers. The transactions, he added, also employed no high-handed government expropriations actions.

The Bicol International Airport easily qualifies as one of the biggest and most ambitious government projects in the Bicol Region to date, with prospects of even greater returns on investment that is certain to spur the region’s economy and thrust its tourism industry to the international stage.
LAP/pr

^^
Thats what I'm saying all along. Pay the land-owners so that the project could start. I hope they will not contest the land valuation in court otherwise a TRO will delay it further.

As I was saying before, there will be no financing when there is no land title.

Good news indeed.

feeling ko lng... 2016 pa maccmulan ang project. gut-feeling only!

^^
Thats what I'm saying all along. Pay the land-owners so that the project could start. I hope they will not contest the land valuation in court otherwise a TRO will delay it further.

As I was saying before, there will be no financing when there is no land title.

Good news indeed.

^ yup good news indeed...as stated all the requirements have been satisfied...access road is already under construction and there hopefully the the BIA will be operational by 2013, serving the bicol region and northern samar and parts of quezon provinces..

feeling ko lng... 2016 pa maccmulan ang project. gut-feeling only!

^ i respect your feelings...hehe...you know...there are plenty of paradise islands with white sand beaches everywhere...Palawan, in the philippines, however, could produce the best location for that in the whole of southeast asia..believe me...and there are only few places that host volcanoes so perfect like the Mayon volcano...and a sanctuary for the biggest fish in the world, the whale sharks...hehe..guess the philippines is anticipating the flocks of russian, chinese, indian and south american tourists flooding our shores..and it want to showcase what's unique in the philippines: Mt. Mayon of Albay and the whale sharks of Sorsogon...By 2013 the BIA will become fully operational..why? coz i believe in our local leaders that it will be delivered in due time for these foreign and our local tourists!

^^Bicol region: The next big thing!:cheers:

Is this really final.. BICOL INTERNATION AIRPORT? What will be the projected international flights that the airport will probably be hosting after it will be opened?

go go go !!! :banana: :cheers:

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Funds for Bicol International Airport -- Albay province recently received from the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) some P85 million to pay for lands at the site of the Bicol International Airport at the boundaries of Daraga and Camalig towns, in a simple ceremony at the DOTC office in Makati. In photo are (from left to right) Daraga Mayor Cicero Triunfante, DOTC Sec. Leandro Mendoza, Albay Gov. Joey Salceda, and Camalig Mayor Irwin Baldo.

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Albay receives P85 million for land acquisition -- DOTC Sec. Leandro Mendoza (5th from left) shakes hands with Albay Gov. Joey Salceda during the turn over recently of the P85 million funds at the DOTC office in Makati, for the acquisition of lands at the site of the Bicol International Airport in Albay. Looking on are DOTC officials and representatives from the province of Albay among them Daraga Mayor Cicero Triunfante and Camalig Mayor Irwin Baldo and Albay Provincial Board Member Neil Montallana.

Source: Albay Official Website (http://albay.gov.ph/)

wow,,, sana in the next 3 years, operational na ang world class airport na yan

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i think this is the design for our international airport terminal.
saw it first at TV Patrol Bicol.
and now, got an Albay Rising pamphlet being distributed by the Albay Provincial Library. On page 9, is the picture of the
soon-to-rise international airport terminal.

From Legazpi Thread... a possible early render of the Terminal. Nothing Official.

Pansin ko sa mga bagong airports ng DOTC ay medyo magkahawig ang designs..i.e Bacolod, Cagayan de Oro, Legazpi, at Tacloban.

^ oo nga pansin ko rin iyon...hindi kaya nakakasawa yun pagdating ng araw...dapat in every designated place na may international airport dapat iba iba ang deign ng terminal..para ang mga pasahero and tourists ma supresa naman pag pumu[unta sa iba't-ibang lugar dito sa pilipinas...pero kung makikita nila iyo ganun at ganon na design eh di nakakasawa iyon...

malapit ba sa mayon volcano ito? ilang kilometers ang layo niya? kasi kung malapit.. mukang alanganin.. baka gumalaw fault line sa vibration na lilikhain ng eroplano pag lumipad at bumaba ito..

^ its about 15km from mt mayon and is situated on the Albay plateau..its pretty near the province of sorsogon's famous butandings...

nag propose pa ata si dato arroyo ng isang international airport sa cam sur,
read the story here:
http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/09252007/economy07.html

someone plotted out the said Location of SLIA, i dont know if this is acurate for sure.
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/7296/slia.jpg

how far is this to CWC and Caramoan resort? cam sur is now the number 1 tourist destination in P.I. overtaking boracay and Cebu. it deserves to have a world class airport.

^ yup thats why albay is building a world class airport to cater the airtranport needs of the whole bicol peninsula..and of coursr the two beautiful island provinces of bicol..

its approximately 10 minutes to Mt Mayon, Embarcadero in Legazpi City, an hour away to misibis bay raintree in Cagraray island, Albay...less than 45 minutes to the world famous butandings of sorsogon...less than an hour away to CWC in Pili, Camarines Sur...its approximately an hour away to the famous bulusan volcano..or an hour away to the famous rizal beach

and in the future could just be few hours away to manito's nag aso lake or could cut travel time to caramoan in camarines sur, via legazpi or tabaco pier, then using a fast craft...

kung matapos nila ang ginagawang road infrastructure sa libmanan to naga...then it would cut the travel time from BIA,Albay to the emerging tourist destination in daet camarines norte...asan ka pa dyan!

WOW. thanks.. way to go Bicol!

thanks to joey salceda....mukhang siya ang lumakad ng project na ito being close to the president....

^Kahit hindi siguro si salceda ang naka upo or kahit hindi si GMA ang presidente ngayon...that airport in Daraga will still materializedcoz that's part of the long term development of the Philippines...1998 pa nag umpisa ang pag aaral nyan conducted by the JICA...that agency made study of four airports to be improved to international standard: Iloilo, bacolod, Legazpi and Tacloban.

ayos yan.. para arani na ako sa samo then may flight na yan aling Qatar hehehe

bakit naman Southern Intl Airport pa.... Bicol International Airport na lang sana para di mahirapan ang mga tao or Foreigner...

The airport road snakes through the rice paddies
http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx265/Albay_Kodaks/slia059.jpg

Site:Bgy Alobo,Daraga,Albay

bakit naman Southern Intl Airport pa.... Bicol International Airport na lang sana para di mahirapan ang mga tao or Foreigner...

^maybe the final name will be known when the whole project is completed..

Where you from darko? hope you dont mind my asking...

^^ If there will be a final name, the most likely outcome will come in Legazpi's favor. I hope the country has learned not to name airports after regions (or broad geographical entities), as what happened with Iloilo back in 2006 when some local officials wanted it named after Panay.

may nakaaalam po ba ng specifications of runway ng BIA?

Site:Bgy Alobo,Daraga,Albay

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Are there any informations available at this point? Passenger volume and so on for this proposed new airport?

did they already start to construct it? any updates on this?

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Thats funny, the address is Daraga, Camarines Sur... hehehe... absent ata sa geography class yung gumawa nito. :nuts::nuts::nuts:

just name it after the a prominent Bicolano figure..who has historical significance..

just name it after the a prominent Bicolano figure..who has historical significance..

Yeah! Wouldn't mind it to be called Raul S. Roco International Airport.

Maybe the politicians are gonna wait until the airport is done then they will legislate a name change for the airport para may trabaho naman sila sa congress. Cause lately dun lang magagaling ang mga congressman natin, mag-pass ng bill to change a road name, airport name, etc.
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Yeah! Wouldn't mind it to be called Raul S. Roco International Airport.

Maybe the politicians are gonna wait until the airport is done then they will legislate a name change for the airport para may trabaho naman sila sa congress. Cause lately dun lang magagaling ang mga congressman natin, mag-pass ng bill to change a road name, airport name, etc.
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why not..pero mas maganda sana if from Albay, since the airport is being hosted by Albay..sino ba prominent historical figure from Albay?

^ Gen Simeon Ola International Airport>>sounds good to me

"Ola International Airport"

Baka akalain ay nasa Batangas ito.

its ok na "MAGAYON INTERNATIONAL AIPORT" mas magayon talaga

the last thing i heard about the construction of the BIA, that before election next year, tapos na nila ang airport road...its a four lane international standard road...

sayang ang lupang pagttatayuan ng airport na yan.maganda ang airport kung reclaimed sya or malapit sa dagat.hindi nakakatuwa kung ilagay yan sa Daraga.maraming restrictions pag ang airport malapit sa populated area.di pa sya populated cguro sa ngayon pero tatagal magiging ganun sya.lahat ng big cities sa mundo ang airport nila ay malayo tlaga.
b4,early 80's pa,balita na sa Ligao talaga ilalagay yan but now lang namaterialized jan nga sa Daraga.sayang ang lupang magagamit ng runway kasi di naman lahat ng oras may eroplano diyan.INDUSTRIAL PARK ang kaylangan natin pra di na tau lalayo pa.

sayang ang lupang pagttatayuan ng airport na yan.maganda ang airport kung reclaimed sya or malapit sa dagat.hindi nakakatuwa kung ilagay yan sa Daraga.maraming restrictions pag ang airport malapit sa populated area.di pa sya populated cguro sa ngayon pero tatagal magiging ganun sya.lahat ng big cities sa mundo ang airport nila ay malayo tlaga.
b4,early 80's pa,balita na sa Ligao talaga ilalagay yan but now lang namaterialized jan nga sa Daraga.sayang ang lupang magagamit ng runway kasi di naman lahat ng oras may eroplano diyan.INDUSTRIAL PARK ang kaylangan natin pra di na tau lalayo pa.

This was approved to be in this site. I still prefer Bicol International Airport, but I know the fact that whenever you will go to Albay, the flight will be called as Manila-Legazpi etc and not Bicol or Daraga-Manila.

DOTC faststracks construction of SLIA in Albay
(http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=241723)
DARAGA, Albay Nov. 16 (PNA)-- The implementation of the Southern Luzon International Airport (SLIA) is in full swing as the construction of road components began following the acquisition of some 200 hectares of land, according to the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) in Bicol.

The SLIA is a major project of the DOTC under the Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s super region program carrying a P3.4 billion funding to finance the construction of the international airport in the Bicol peninsula which is expected to be completed by 2012.

The DOTC said, said it has already processed payment claims of over 200 landowners whose properties were affected by the construction of the international airport at barangay Alobo.

The construction of the SLIA will cover 200 hectares of which 187 hectares for the airport terminal and runway, 1.5 kilometers will be used for access road and another 10 hectares of land is being negotiated to be used as resettlement area for residents who lost their property and have no other home to live.

Albay Gov. Joey Salceda said the project has already spent some P800-million for land acquisition component of the project, and the pre-construction and other structural requirements including the feasibility study.

Salceda expressed optimism that as soon as the land acquisition are completed the airport construction at the 200-hectare plateau in Barangay Alobo would push through as scheduled.

He said that the present site is the most ideal and strategic because the location is accessible to other provinces of Bicol such as, Sorsogon, Masbate, Catanduanes including the Visayan provinces through Matnog port in Sorsogon.

At the same time, investors from other countries who visited Albay province expressed their willingness to set up businesses following the construction of international airport, Salceda said.

The SLIA is just one of the big infrastructure projects in the region now being fast track under the super region concept designed by the Macapagal-Arroyo administration. Bicol is now under the Central Philippines cluster, composed of the three Visayan regions, which focuses on tourism development.

Currently, Legazpi Airport served as the airline's hub in Bicol, serving not only local clients in Albay but also transient passengers from southern Camarines Sur and the province of Sorsogon.(PNA)
LBV/MSA/cbd

Work on Bicol airport in full swing—Salceda (http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/insideNation.htm?f=2009/november/16/nation4.isx&d=/2009/november/16)
Manila Standard (http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/insideNation.htm?f=2009/november/16/nation4.isx&d=/2009/november/16)
by Mar S. Arguelles

Work on the Southern Luzon International Airport has gone full blast following the acquisition of some 200 hectares of land on which will be built the runway and airport facilities.

Transportation and Communications Department officials in the Bicol region said the airport was a big-ticket project under President Gloria Arroyo’s super region program. The airport, located in Barangay Alobo in Daraga, Albay, had a P3.4-billion budget to ensure its completion as scheduled in 2012, Albay Gov. Joey Salceda said.

The Southern Luzon airport will cover 200 hectares of which 187 hectares will house the airport terminal and runway, another 1.5 hectares for access road and 10 hectares for the resettlement area for residents who will make way for Bicol’s gateway to the world, officials said.

Salceda said some P800 million has been spent for land acquisition and feasibility study.

Salceda said the project site was ideal and strategic because it was accessible to other provinces of Bicol such as Masbate, Catanduanes and Sorsogon whose Matnog port offered access to the Visayan provinces.

Bicol is now under the Central Philippines cluster, composed of the three Visayan regions, which focuses on tourism development.

Ipangalan na lang sa lugar at wag na kung kani-kaninong pulitiko.

so, two new international airports in bicol?

1. BIA - camsur
2. SLIA - albay

nalilito ako, paki-explain po ang difference ng dalawa. thanks.

^BIA and SLIA are one and the same and it's going to be in Daraga in Albay. Parang hindi kasi dumaan sa elementary o walang alam sa Philippine geography yung gumawa ng Powerpoint presentation ng DPWH kaya Daraga, Camsur and nailagay :lol: :ohno: :down:

;46434199']^BIA and SLIA are one and the same and it's going to be in Daraga in Albay. Parang hindi kasi dumaan sa elementary o walang alam sa Philippine geography yung gumawa ng Powerpoint presentation ng DPWH kaya Daraga, Camsur and nailagay :lol: :ohno: :down:

IMO, it should be named as BIA..airport is a gateway kasi of a certain region, therefore we must name an airport according to the area its serving. If its Southern Luzon International Airport can make an impression that it is serving South Luzon generally..

^^ Definitely not. Like the controversy over "Panay International Airport" back when the name of ILO was still undecided, this one is poised to be controversial if it defines itself within the context of such a wide area. Remember: although this airport "serves" Bicol, it actually serves just Legazpi and Albay.

"Remember: although this airport "serves" Bicol, it actually serves just Legazpi and Albay."

Haay, gripes and pride. Kung bakit kasi hindi inilagay sa gitna ng dalawang biggest metropolis sa Bicol so both would be winner.

^^ Definitely not. Like the controversy over "Panay International Airport" back when the name of ILO was still undecided, this one is poised to be controversial if it defines itself within the context of such a wide area. Remember: although this airport "serves" Bicol, it actually serves just Legazpi and Albay.

Not true... although Naga has its own airport... many camarinense still prefer to use Legazpi Airport because flights are more frequent in Legazpi. It also serves Sorsogon and to some extent Catanduanes and Camarines Norte.

"Remember: although this airport "serves" Bicol, it actually serves just Legazpi and Albay."

Haay, gripes and pride. Kung bakit kasi hindi inilagay sa gitna ng dalawang biggest metropolis sa Bicol so both would be winner.

It has already been discussed a lot here why it wasn't placed in the middle of the 2 major cities. Personally I prefer that location... but the problem is that are is very vulnerable to floods (its the natural catch basin of Bicol) while the site in Daraga is in a Plateau.

This graphic obviously supports why SLIA(BIA) was ultimately decided to be located in Alobo, Daraga albay.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v653/olineil/SLIA.jpg

Not true... although Naga has its own airport... many camarinense still prefer to use Legazpi Airport because flights are more frequent in Legazpi. It also serves Sorsogon and to some extent Catanduanes and Camarines Norte.

ILO serves all of Panay but it isn't named "Panay International Airport". Naming an airport after such a wide geographical area has the propensity to confuse airport users, the very reason why naming ILO "Panay International Airport" failed.

ILO serves all of Panay but it isn't named "Panay International Airport". Naming an airport after such a wide geographical area has the propensity to confuse airport users, the very reason why naming ILO "Panay International Airport" failed.

But the name "Southern Luzon International Airport" makes it more confusing and rather makes it sound wider as against Bicol. Although geographically Bicol is Southern Luzon, it has never been used to pinpoint the Bicol peninsula. Southern Luzon has this certain tinge to it that it actually includes parts of southern tagalog. But yeah... I am with you in naming the airport as either Albay or Legazpi. But if they choose Southern Luzon, I am more keen on using Bicol.

"but the problem is that area is very vulnerable to floods (its the natural catch basin of Bicol) while the site in Daraga is in a Plateau."

Osaka International Airport was built offshore, far out into Osaka Bay. Flooding didn't seem to be a problem. Ditto with San Francisco, La Guardia, and Haneda. I think Changi is partly reclaimed land too.

It's a one time job only. Just raise the level of the runway to solve the flood.

"but the problem is that area is very vulnerable to floods (its the natural catch basin of Bicol) while the site in Daraga is in a Plateau."

Osaka International Airport was built offshore, far out into Osaka Bay. Flooding didn't seem to be a problem. Ditto with San Francisco, La Guardia, and Haneda. I think Changi is partly reclaimed land too.

It's a one time job only. Just raise the level of the runway to solve the flood.

Yeah it can be done but apparently with only a budget of P3.2B which is half of that of other airport project in the Philippines as of now there is no budget for raising the area above flood level.

I would like the Govt to name the Airport LCIA..Legazpi City International Airport. para wala ng Confusion..

I would like the Govt to name the Airport LCIA..Legazpi City International Airport. para wala ng Confusion..

no,,,kung para sakin maganda na ang MAGAYON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT di ba??

^^ Definitely not. Like the controversy over "Panay International Airport" back when the name of ILO was still undecided, this one is poised to be controversial if it defines itself within the context of such a wide area. Remember: although this airport "serves" Bicol, it actually serves just Legazpi and Albay.

That sounds illogical though, because the issue here is between Bicol and Southern Luzon, following your parrallelism, its more appropriate to use Bicol International Airport than Southern Luzon International Airport.

^^ You're misconstruing my point. My point here is that neither of them (Bicol and Southern Luzon) are appropriate.

Sana may update pix about the Construction of the Airport(Runway)...?
Mas ok na rin I Think its Appropriate naman to name it "Southern Luzon International Airport". because it actually serves southern Luzon!

IMHO, naming it as SLIA would create confusion, specially for those who are not familiar with Philippine geography as well as for foreigner/s. Geographically, yes, Bicol is the south most part of Luzon in the east, but we all know that in technical terms, Southern Luzon is Region IV A and B, which is CALABARZON and MIMAROPA. I prefer BIA more than SLIA, or better yet name it to someone prominent from Bicol.

^^ Or just keep it as Legazpi.

^^ Agree.

^^ Or just keep it as Legazpi.

This might work as well. Legazpi is such a panoramic city. Having this airport, tourist arrival will surely increase :)

^^ An airport is not an assurance that tourists will pour in. It is only put up in a place where heavy tourist influx is being experienced and where air accessibility is difficult. You put it the other way around.

Pour in vs. Increase, go analyze!

^^ An airport is not an assurance that tourists will pour in. It is only put up in a place where heavy tourist influx is being experienced and where air accessibility is difficult. You put it the other way around.

Ever heard of correlation?

http://www.nscb.gov.ph/ncs/9thncs/papers/tourism_Usefulness.pdf

Go read a sample study :)

^^ You analyze.

Constructing a bigger airport doesn't always mean a bigger turnout in the number of tourist arrivals. What I'm pointing at is that tourist arrivals will increase not because of the construction of a bigger airport but due to tourist destinations in the area. It may though increase arrivals, but as I said not always, because it will hold bigger airplanes. Case in point, the smaller WNP vs the bigger LGP.

What you first said insinuates that more tourists will come because of the airport. Read your last sentence on your first post.

^^ You analyze.

Constructing a bigger airport doesn't always mean a bigger turnout in the number of tourist arrivals. What I'm pointing at is that tourist arrivals will increase not because of the construction of a bigger airport but due to tourist destinations in the area. It may though increase arrivals, but as I said not always, because it will hold bigger airplanes. Case in point, the smaller WNP vs the bigger LGP.

What you first said insinuates that more tourists will come because of the airport. Read your last sentence on your first post.

Go further analyze, prior to that sentence that you are referring, I said "Legazpi is such a panoramic city"; this is because I want to point out that Legazpi, Albay is one of the known tourist destinations in the country. Moreover, I said "increase", mind you, even the slightest positive change in numbers can be considered as increase. Hence, I cited one sample study to show a positive correlation in developing air transportation and tourism in recent times. I am referring to the functionality of the airport when I said that tourist arrival will increase. You are taking it too literal. Should I state that airports are supposed to be transit points and not tourist spots? Unless you are a spotter, you might not want to stay in an airport alone.

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BIA update

^^^^^ nice may acess road na hope mag start na yung terminal construction

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update

Kailan ang start ng construction ng terminal?

Tama ang ginagawa ng NG: Inaatupag muna ang pagtatayo ng access road bago ang mismong terminal. Dahil dito mas mapapabilis ang mobilisasyon ng mga equipment sa pagtatayo ng terminal. Sa oras na tapos na ang access road, di hamak mabilis pa sa alas-kwatro ang pagtatayo ng Terminal. Parang sa Laguindingan. Great job talaga!:applause::applause:

Kailan ang start ng construction ng terminal?

^ i think the runway will be built first before the terminal building...and is scheduled this year...

Tama ang ginagawa ng NG: Inaatupag muna ang pagtatayo ng access road bago ang mismong terminal. Dahil dito mas mapapabilis ang mobilisasyon ng mga equipment sa pagtatayo ng terminal. Sa oras na tapos na ang access road, di hamak mabilis pa sa alas-kwatro ang pagtatayo ng Terminal. Parang sa Laguindingan. Great job talaga!:applause::applause:

^ i agree...so that all necessary equipment have easy access to the construction site...and yes its a great job!

oi galing nyo dyan ha.....buti na lang meron kayong joey salceda na close kay pgma....tingnan ninyo nangyari sa sorsogon....alang nangyari sa leadership ni chez all talk and no output escudero...:lol:

^well something good is happening in sorsogon province, too...in fact theres a continous rise in the influx of tourists..and this airport is aimed to deliver more development in sorsogon, masbate, catanduanes, cam norte and camsur,and not just in albay...

Chiz escudero is a good leader, too...and bicolanos will always support him!

yung tourist nyo...dahil yun kay butanding....hindi kay chez...all talk no output escudero....:lol:

^ hindi lang naman sa butanding...there are tourists who visit sorsogon city...bulusan lake and its beautiful volcano...

chiz escudero is behind the cityhood of sorsogon and now, its one of the economic centers of bicol region...an achievement for sure!

yung tourist nyo...dahil yun kay butanding....hindi kay chez...all talk no output escudero....:lol:
I agree!! I'm from chiz's , former congressional district, walang nagawa , puro lang CHIZMIS!

^

chiz escudero is behind the cityhood of sorsogon and now, its one of the economic centers of bicol region...an achievement for sure!
Economic center???? Compare sorsogon to Albay and Cam sur in terms of development, our province is so behind , it make's you sad and angry, anger toward Trapo's like the escudero's.

^well something good is happening in sorsogon province, too...in fact theres a continous rise in the influx of tourists..and this airport is aimed to deliver more development in sorsogon, masbate, catanduanes, cam norte and camsur,and not just in albay...

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Thank's to the good Governor of Albay the towns of Pilar and Donsol [long neglected by the good for nothing TRAPO's of sorsogon:ohno:] which borders Albay will benefit a lot from this airport, this will complement Pilar's RORO port to masbate, by the way ,the roro port was developed by a private company, Montenegro lines and not by the province! it is now the main gateway to masbate and Cebu, serviced by Montenegro's roro's and fastcrafts.

anu kaya ang gigibuhon sa Old Legazpi Airport?

^ i believe it will be sold to private investors

;50822523']Koreans visit Legazpi City (http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2010/jan21/xvisit.html)
By Florencio P. Narito

LEGAZPI CITY – Members of the 10-man delegation from South Korea, led by Congressman Lee Hwa Soo, paid their courtesy call on City Mayor Noel E. Rosal at his office yesterday morning. Other city officials, including members of the City Council, were present to welcome the delegates from the Republic of Korea.

According to Paolo Kang, spokesman of the group, the purpose of their visit is to promote cultural and trade ties with Legazpi City, a tourist city. In an interview, Paolo Kang said that there are 70, 000 foreign workers in Korea 50 percent of whom are Filipinos. He said that Congressman Lee, who is No. 6 among the 297 elected members of the National Assembly is a labor leader. Kang revealed that Korea has no Senate.

Mayor Rosal said the Korean visitors were scheduled to have a luncheon meeting with groups of local business leaders at Hotel Venezia yesterday. After this activity, the delegates would like to visit the ongoing construction of the Bicol International Airport in Brgy. Alobo, Daraga, Albay to see if direct flights between Daraga, Albay and Seoul, Korea are possible. They also wanted to visit the Ports of Legazpi and Tabaco.

The Korean visitors would also like to forge a sisterhood agreement with Legazpi City. As their souvenir items, each of 10 delegates were to be given “barong tagalog” by the City Mayor. The first to be fitted by a waiting tailor was the Korean Congressman. However, if all the “barong” will not be finished before departure time at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, Rosal promised to bring them to Korea during his return visit.

taken from the legazpi thread

DEVELOPMENT PROSPECTS
The next reporting period would most likely be affected by the following developments:


either by the worsening of the restive status of Mayon Volcano that could lead into a hazardous eruption or by a gradual decline in the volcano’s activity indicating that the volcano is no longer in danger of imminent eruption;
resolution of concerns affecting residents in the project area of the Libmanan-Cabusao dam project that should lead to the resumption of its construction;
sustained construction of the Southern Luzon International Airport in Alobo, Daraga, Albay to ensure its target completion by 2012;
continuing boom in tourism with more foreign tourists being drawn into the region, through Albay and Legazpi City, by the spectacle of a Mayon volcano eruption;
full implementation of the extension of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program in the province of Albay, extending the benefits to some 70,000 poor families in 11 municipalities.


From the NEDA 5 Quarterly Regional Economic Situationer Q4 2009 (http://neda5.net/qres/qres_4q_09/price_situation.html)

;51642301']Korean dignitaries visit the BIA access road construction

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From the Legazpi City thread

Text and photos from NEDA 5 Monitoring Report - Third Quarter 2009 (http://www.neda5.net/rdc/rpmes/field_monitoring/monitoring_report_3q09.htm). I wonder when the next update is.

Bicol International Airport (Southern Luzon International Airport)

The Regional Project Monitoring Team (RPMT) conducted a field inspection of the implementation of the Bicol International Airport (Southern Luzon International Airport ) at Barangay Alobo, Daraga, Albay on September 16, 2009.

The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) has completed in CY 2002 the Feasibility Study and Master Plan for the development of the proposed Bicol International Airport that will replace the existing Legaspi Airport. The project’s estimated investment is P 3,871.358 Million.

The construction of the Bicol International Airport involved the following project activities:


Advanced Engineering Study and Detailed Engineering Design (DOTC) funded in CY 2007 at the cost of P62 Million was completed on March 31, 2009.

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Proposed Bicol International Airport

Site acquisition, funded from the CY 2006 GAA at the cost of P12.50 Million and from the CY 2007 GAA at P85 Million, is on-going. The fund has been transferred to the province of Albay. A Special Technical Working Committee for Site Acquisition, headed by Mayor Cicero C. Triunfante of LGU Daraga, was organized. Out of the 140.43 hectares required by the project, a total of 132.28 hectares are owned by private persons.

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Right of Way Acquisition in Barangay Alobo, Daraga

Construction of the airstrip was funded from the CY 2008 GAA (P300 Million) and from the CY 2009 GAA (P300 Million). The project officially commenced on August 05, 2009. The scope of work consisted of excavation, disposal of materials, and embankments. On-going are the conduct of parcellary survey and staking to establish lot boundaries of the airport. Construction of airstrip will start on the 23rd of September.

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Site of the Airstrip marked with stakes

Improvement/concreting of access road to the Airport funded from the CY 2009 Regular Infrastructure Program. The access road has a net length of 1.713809 kilometer, 10.70 meter roadbed width, 7.60 meters pavement width and 0.23 m. thickness. The scope of work covers embankment, aggregate sub-base and aggregate base course, slope protection, drainage, excavation and disposal of unsuitable materials. The project is being implemented by the DPWH and has a physical accomplishment of 55.24 percent. It is expected to be completed by January 2010.

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Is this the final design? I'm afraid this one is for the circus with a smorgasbord of geometric elements in one building. Overall, the building seems to clash with the Mayon Volcano instead of complementing its dominant presence.

Bicol International Airport (Southern Luzon International Airport)



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Is this the final design? I'm afraid this one is for the circus with a smorgasbord of geometric elements in one building. Overall, the building seems to clash with the Mayon Volcano instead of complementing its dominant presence.

im happy for the new airport,pero hindi sa design,ok ang reclined glass curtain walls pero ang pangit sa baba. the reclined roof sana ay ibahin ang direction.masyadong malalaki ang frames at hindi proportion sa structure.Congrats Bicol

Agree with you guys but it's not that bad and I am hoping hindi pa sya final. Eto sana ang mas appropriate na design. Kaso it's already a proposal for Bicol Convention Center in Legazpi by WYC Architecture. Wouldn't mind this design since it complements Mayon's Captivating figure.

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Eto yung photoshop edited ko.... Hehehehe!
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ganda

Agree with you guys but it's not that bad and I am hoping hindi pa sya final. Eto sana ang mas appropriate na design. Kaso it's already a proposal for Bicol Convention Center in Legazpi by WYC Architecture. Wouldn't mind this design since it complements Mayon's Captivating figure.

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Eto yung photoshop edited ko.... Hehehehe!
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ang ganda....sana nga ganito na lang para world class talaga ang dating.

that was a nice rendering... the photoshopped image is amazing. you deserve something like that considering bicol region being the "big thing" in tourism lately. the rendering for the airport isn't bad at all. but i just so love the second one. well, either of them. as long as you get the project done, and the new airport serves its purpose with convenience, comfort and perhaps "luxury", it would all be great.

sa Daraga ba ang site ng BIA?

di ba malapit ito sa Legazpi?

Ano mangyayari sa Legazpi Airport?

^^ The old airport will be closed and perhaps will go the way of BCD and ILO: to be redeveloped into a new central business district for Legazpi.

LGP does deserve a nice terminal building though.

sa Daraga ba ang site ng BIA?

di ba malapit ito sa Legazpi?

Ano mangyayari sa Legazpi Airport?

Yep it's in Daraga. Daraga and Legazpi's urban sprawl is contiguous. It will be around a few kilometers southwest of the Daraga and Legazpi. Legazpi government is constructing a new road that cuts thru the mountain range that separates it from the plateau where the new airport site will be so that it won't be necessary for Legazpeños to go thru Daraga town center to get to the new airport.

So kapag nagawa na ang BIA isasara na ang Legazpi Airport. Then ano gagawin nila sa Legazpi Airport?

So kapag nagawa na ang BIA isasara na ang Legazpi Airport. Then ano gagawin nila sa Legazpi Airport?

Well as of now there is no official stand on what will happen to the current airport. But as Sky said it may go the direction of being redeveloped as a new business center or an industrial park.

I have my own speculation though. Recently Sunwest Group of companies (The same company that owns Misibis Bay Raintree, Embarcadero de Legazpi, Hotel St. Ellis, and the hotel formerly owned by Jose Mari Chan in Manila) started a private aviation school and company and just recently built a massive structure next to the airport (could be a hangar and school facility). They also built an industrial park next to it. I have a feeling that they have a long term plan for the airport premises. They could be positioning themselves to acquire the airport property for redevelopment to what ever they deem fit to it. And it looks like they may keep the runway for private aviation use and possibly light cargo planes for the industrial park, they may also create an upscale housing development complete with a private runway in they're backyard just like where John Travolta lives (wouldn't that be great), this is not impossible since Misibis Bay Raintree clientele are the top honchos of the country and sure can afford foreigners. I don't know but this is just a speculation... given that they just poured in millions of pesos for their structures, they wouldn't just build it and transfer to the new airport in the next 3 years... that sounds stupid to me. So unless we hear an official stance, I'd stick to my speculation. :) hehehehe.

Well as of now there is no official stand on what will happen to the current airport. But as Sky said it may go the direction of being redeveloped as a new business center or an industrial park.

I have my own speculation though. Recently Sunwest Group of companies (The same company that owns Misibis Bay Raintree, Embarcadero de Legazpi, Hotel St. Ellis, and the hotel formerly owned by Jose Mari Chan in Manila) started a private aviation school and company and just recently built a massive structure next to the airport (could be a hangar and school facility). They also built an industrial park next to it. I have a feeling that they have a long term plan for the airport premises. They could be positioning themselves to acquire the airport property for redevelopment to what ever they deem fit to it. And it looks like they may keep the runway for private aviation use and possibly light cargo planes for the industrial park, they may also create an upscale housing development complete with a private runway in they're backyard just like where John Travolta lives (wouldn't that be great), this is not impossible since Misibis Bay Raintree clientele are the top honchos of the country and sure can afford foreigners. I don't know but this is just a speculation... given that they just poured in millions of pesos for their structures, they wouldn't just build it and transfer to the new airport in the next 3 years... that sounds stupid to me. So unless we hear an official stance, I'd stick to my speculation. :) hehehehe.

sana nga po mr. Olineil. The Legazpi Airport site is quite big and an industrial park would be a very nice idea. Let's just hope that Sunwest goes to that direction. Pero if ever maisip ni SM na kunin ang pagkakataon at lagyan nang nang SM Mall why not diba. Pero as i see it hindi magiging empty yan after ilipat na sa BIA and mga flights.

^^ Is LGP near the city's CBD? Normally SM chooses a location near or inside the CBD itself. Should SM move into Legazpi, I think they locate at the LKY or near it since they're putting up shop there as SM Savemore.

Sorry for the OT.:D

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Is this the final design? I'm afraid this one is for the circus with a smorgasbord of geometric elements in one building. Overall, the building seems to clash with the Mayon Volcano instead of complementing its dominant presence.

wow, Bicol will have a new airport of international standards! The airport rendering is not aestically appealing, hire someone who will integrate what Bicol region architecture is all about.

Agree with you guys but it's not that bad and I am hoping hindi pa sya final. Eto sana ang mas appropriate na design. Kaso it's already a proposal for Bicol Convention Center in Legazpi by WYC Architecture. Wouldn't mind this design since it complements Mayon's Captivating figure.

http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/9954/bicolconventioncenter.jpg

Eto yung photoshop edited ko.... Hehehehe!
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napakaganda siguro kung ganito ang terminal building ng Bicol International airport:banana::banana:

GMA Highway Extension Approved (http://www.neda5.net/rdc/update_3q09/update_4q_2009/gma_hway_extn_approves.htm)

A proposal for the extension of the Camarines Sur-Albay Diversion Road by the DPWH was approved by the RDC in consideration of its disaster risk reduction measure. The road extension projects are the San Fernando-Ragay Section in Camarines Sur and the Oas-Daraga Section in Albay.

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According to the DPWH proposal, these shall serve as alternate roads in case of traffic impairment along Maharlika Highway that could arise from flooding in Camarines Sur or lahar flow from Mayon Volcano in Albay.

The RDC also considered the increased accessibility that said road extension projects will provide to the Southern Luzon International Airport in Alobo, Daraga, Albay.

The Camarines Sur-Albay Diversion Road, also known as the GMA Highway, is originally a diversion road from the Maharlika Highway starting from San Fernando, Camarines Sur to Oas, Albay. The RDC has endorsed the conduct of a feasibility study for said road extension projects to the DPWH-Project Management Office.

^ galing nitong western coastal road kan bicol...

Bicol International Airport
March 17
by Labrog

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The airport road of the future BIA

Looks great

Bicol Int’l Airport gets additional P23M for ROW acquisitions (http://albay.gov.ph/mabuhayxpress/0310/BIA%2023M.html)

DARAGA, Albay – The Bicol International Airport project in Barangay Alobo here recently received an additional P23 million to complete its right-of-way acquisition which has so far attained close to a 75% mark of accomplishment. The amount is on top of the P82 million earlier released by Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) to compensate the land owners whose property the new airport will occupy.

Albay Gov. Joey S. Salceda said 72% of the land acquisition has already been completed. The main constraints in the acquisitions of lands the airport will cover are posed by lots mortgaged to rural banks which have been foreclosed by the Philippine Development Insurance Corp., and some lot owners who now live abroad. In physical terms, Salceda reported, the P100-million access road to the airport site has already been completed by the Department of Public Works and Highways.

The initial P600 million for the construction of the airport itself, the Governor explained, has been approved by the DOTC, and contractor Sunwest was already given permit to enter and start clearing operations. Salceda said an additional P900 million is earmarked in the DOTC 2010 budget for the second trance of the project but this would have to wait for the significant progress in the utilization of first trance of P300 million.

“We estimate the delay at about six months since the provincial government received the P82 million only last August, 2009 but this status is still a lot better than Panglao International Airport. The delay, he lamented, sets back the airport’s completion from 2012 to 2013.

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Iling pa man su Mt Mayon pero medyo sadit na lang..hehe

;53849169']Bicol Int’l Airport gets additional P23M for ROW acquisitions (http://albay.gov.ph/mabuhayxpress/0310/BIA%2023M.html)

DARAGA, Albay – The Bicol International Airport project in Barangay Alobo here recently received an additional P23 million to complete its right-of-way acquisition which has so far attained close to a 75% mark of accomplishment. The amount is on top of the P82 million earlier released by Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) to compensate the land owners whose property the new airport will occupy.

Albay Gov. Joey S. Salceda said 72% of the land acquisition has already been completed. The main constraints in the acquisitions of lands the airport will cover are posed by lots mortgaged to rural banks which have been foreclosed by the Philippine Development Insurance Corp., and some lot owners who now live abroad. In physical terms, Salceda reported, the P100-million access road to the airport site has already been completed by the Department of Public Works and Highways.

The initial P600 million for the construction of the airport itself, the Governor explained, has been approved by the DOTC, and contractor Sunwest was already given permit to enter and start clearing operations. Salceda said an additional P900 million is earmarked in the DOTC 2010 budget for the second trance of the project but this would have to wait for the significant progress in the utilization of first trance of P300 million.

“We estimate the delay at about six months since the provincial government received the P82 million only last August, 2009 but this status is still a lot better than Panglao International Airport. The delay, he lamented, sets back the airport’s completion from 2012 to 2013.

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Galing ng Bicol ngayon a!:cheers::cheers:

Access Road Leading to BIA

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Road opening from Tabontabon, Daraga to Estanza, Legazpi City

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^Lusot na palan sa Brgy. Tabon-Tabon. Thanks for the update! I guess the other end of this read leads to here:

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;53849169']Bicol Int’l Airport gets additional P23M for ROW acquisitions (http://albay.gov.ph/mabuhayxpress/0310/BIA%2023M.html)

DARAGA, Albay – The Bicol International Airport project in Barangay Alobo here recently received an additional P23 million to complete its right-of-way acquisition which has so far attained close to a 75% mark of accomplishment. The amount is on top of the P82 million earlier released by Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) to compensate the land owners whose property the new airport will occupy.

Albay Gov. Joey S. Salceda said 72% of the land acquisition has already been completed. The main constraints in the acquisitions of lands the airport will cover are posed by lots mortgaged to rural banks which have been foreclosed by the Philippine Development Insurance Corp., and some lot owners who now live abroad. In physical terms, Salceda reported, the P100-million access road to the airport site has already been completed by the Department of Public Works and Highways.

The initial P600 million for the construction of the airport itself, the Governor explained, has been approved by the DOTC, and contractor Sunwest was already given permit to enter and start clearing operations. Salceda said an additional P900 million is earmarked in the DOTC 2010 budget for the second trance of the project but this would have to wait for the significant progress in the utilization of first trance of P300 million.

“We estimate the delay at about six months since the provincial government received the P82 million only last August, 2009 but this status is still a lot better than Panglao International Airport. The delay, he lamented, sets back the airport’s completion from 2012 to 2013.

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ibig ba sabihon kaini macocompleto ninda su 200 hectares for the bicol international airport?

From the Legazpi City thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1120147)

Bicol International Airport Update
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BIA runway @ Barangay Alobo, Daraga

Bicol International Airport Update
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Construction of BIA runway @ Barangay Alobo, Daraga. 24/7

Bicol International Airport Update
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Ganda naman... humahabol din kayo sa Laguindingan International Airport... :cheers:

From the Legazpi City thread

Bicol International Airport
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i am just curious. what are the specs for the new "bicol international airport"?

i am just curious. what are the specs for the new "bicol international airport"?

uhm...dont have details as of this time.but the airport will sit on a 200 hectare property, with international standard runway, terminal and facilities...

uhm...dont have details as of this time.but the airport will sit on a 200 hectare property, with international standard runway, terminal and facilities...

oh ok. most probably it will have a 2000 meter to 2500 meter runway with dual access taxiways and advanced airfield lighting system and advanced navigational aids.

how far is the airport from legaspi?

oh ok. most probably it will have a 2000 meter to 2500 meter runway with dual access taxiways and advanced airfield lighting system and advanced navigational aids.

how far is the airport from legaspi?

for the existing route..its like 7-10kms from Legazpi City...

Ongoing clearing operations at Bicol International Airport site

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ito ang version ko nung airport as inspired by the images above:


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pag sinipag baka sakaling marender ng maayos. :cheers:

Looks great! Galing mo magrender. Hope you could make one for the planned design of the airport:

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Which is which? :lol:

Para sa akin mas maganda ang 2nd design. :D

Which is which? :lol:

Para sa akin mas maganda ang 2nd design. :D

ang pagkaka-alam ko, yung una ata convention center..:D

^^
Ganun ba.:lol: Bat pa kasi nandito eh. :lol:

^ kasi parang mas maganda yung render ng convention center kaya nilagay namin dito sa thread para for comparison with the 1st render ng airport terminal

^^
Ohh. I see. Maganda nga naman. :D Pero para sa akin mas maganda ko yung pangalawa.:D:D Kahit saang anggulo tanaw parin talaga ang Bulkang Mayon.

^ maganda rin kaso pare-parehas na kasi ang design ng mga airport terminal na ginagawa ngayon...diba halos ganyan din ang design ng planong airport terminal sa tacloban?

^^yup....same design sa bacolod...i like the 1st design

^ maganda rin kaso pare-parehas na kasi ang design ng mga airport terminal na ginagawa ngayon...diba halos ganyan din ang design ng planong airport terminal sa tacloban?

Yup. Ganun din. Pero mas maganda ang sa inyo. :D

ito ang version ko nung airport as inspired by the images above:


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pag sinipag baka sakaling marender ng maayos. :cheers:

Ang ganda hanep...sana ang susunod na main international airport natin or kahit na yung gagawin sa DMIA, pacontest sa buong Pilipinas, panigurado madaming magagandang design ang lalabas.

More of Bicol International Airport (U/C)
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I expect BIA to have a beautiful airport terminal

Dapat lang. :D Mag compliment sana sa syudad. :D:cheers:

are there any Official render of the airport already???

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^^ This terminal bldg design reminds me of golden kohol, siguro iyo iyan ang concept... kadakol kaini sa bicol, kong iyo na talaga ini ang proposed bldg i guess the designer arch. mahilig sa ginataang kohol :lol:

^ ganda! oo nga noh...sana may makaisip ng mga katulad na ganyang mga design yung bicol na bicol ang dating pero elegante pa rin ang dating ng terminal building

dapat shape ng pili na biniyak ang terminal....:lol:

^oo nga noh...or pwede ring parang hugis ng sili..hehe

Pwede rin hugis pili kasi kilala Bicol sa pilinut hehehe!

Full blast na po ba ang construction ng BIA? Malaking tulong ito para ma-harness natin ang malaking potential ng Bicol region. Kahit anong design ng terminal ok lang at kahit tawagin pa nilang Ate Guy International Airport ok lang din:lol: basta matapos lang siya at wag mahaluan ng controversy gaya ng T3.:cheers:

Medyo OT na pero may connection din naman siguro.. I think kaya bumaligtad si Salceda ng partido para hindi siguro ma ipatigil ni P-Noy ang pagpapagawa niyan..

Medyo OT na pero may connection din naman siguro.. I think kaya bumaligtad si Salceda ng partido para hindi siguro ma ipatigil ni P-Noy ang pagpapagawa niyan..

Hindi naman siguro... I for does not agree with his decision but If he thinks he can really help with whoever is the administration then I shall respect his decision. But if he hasn't done anything good to our province... I would really be aligned to think that he switched for personal gain.

^^^^^^ Ganun....well ang importante matapos na ang airport na yan

Gucadale Economic Platform - A network of new roads and bridges around the new airport and new business district

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RDC endorses Albay’s GUICADALE platform project (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=278003)
By Mike de la Rama

LEGAZPI CITY, May 26 (PNA) – The Regional Development Council (RDC) has officially endorsed the Albay’s Guinobatan-Camalig-Daraga-Legazpi (GUICADALE) platform project during the full council meeting held here, Wednesday. Albay governor and RDC chairman Joey Salceda explained that the project consists of circumferential road and new arterial roads cascading from the urban center of Guinobatan, Camalig, Daraga, Legazpi City and Jovellar.

“The project was designed to encourage economic activities safe from the threats posed by Mayon volcano eruptions, lahar flows, flooding and tsunamis,” the governor said. According to him, this project will eventually realize the goal to make Mega Daraga and Metro Albay.

The expected benefits of the project include efficient access to the Bicol International Airport, safer relocation sites for families affected and threatened by typhoons, flood, Mayon Volcano eruption and tsunamis, newly economic investment opportunities, increased farm income through reduced transport costs, improved living condition through efficient access to health and welfare facilities, linkage of agricultural areas to the market centers and integration of the economies of Albay and Sorsogon provinces.

The proposed project will consist of 17 road sections, wherein 11 sectors will comprise the circumferential road and six section are arterial roads. The project will involve new road opening and improvement of existing ones having a total length of 109.3 kilometers. Salceda added that the estimated cost of the project is P854.2 million. Funding requirement for local roads and barangay roads is P739.5 million, while for the national roads is P114.7 million.

“It will benefit a total population of 187,314 covering the municipalities of GUICADALE,” Salceda said. The project is consistent with the Regional Physical Framework Plan in terms of land use, settlement and infrastructure planning. The provincial government of Albay completed the feasibility study of the project in July 2008. The Economic Internal rate of Return of the project is estimated at 23.65 percent while the net present value is P872.54 million. (PNA)
LAP/LQ/MDR/cbd

Aerial view of Bicol International Airport site (View more photos here (http://wowlegazpi.com/2010/06/20/bicol-international-airport-aerial-update-june-2010/))

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Is this really an International airport or this is going to be another misinfo? They keep on calling ILO and BSA as international but up to this moment no international carriers or flights are flying in and out of those facilities.

^ i think so...yung sa ILO at BSA i think by 2013 may international flights na rin sila

^ i think so...yung sa ILO at BSA i think by 2013 may international flights na rin sila


Yeah Iloilo Will be having flight by... 2013 or earlier than that due to increasing in passenger demands,,,,,

I think this is the site of the future BIA terminal building.

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More photos here (http://wowlegazpi.com/2010/06/20/bicol-international-airport-aerial-update-june-2010/)

^^^ nagsisimula na pala ehh so tuloy na talaga yan??

Nice updates... talagang two airports ginagawa ni GMA ah.. Imagine ILO and BCD were done flawlessly.. and now the Bicol at Laguindingan International Airports are on there way...

Nice updates... talagang two airports ginagawa ni GMA ah.. Imagine ILO and BCD were done flawlessly.. and now the Bicol at Laguindingan International Airports are on there way...

yang ang proof ng patalastas ni pgma na SA TOTOO LANG :lol:

From Gov. Joey Salceda's Oath-taking Speech 2010 (http://joeyssalceda.wordpress.com/2010/06/29/oathtaking-speech-of-governor-salceda/)

ECONOMY: THE FIRST E

1) Daraga International Airport is the biggest item in our public investment plan. It would optimize the geostrategic position of Albay as gateway to Bicol trade and tourism. There is no international airport south of Manila- the next would be in Tacloban. The first P600m of the P3.4bn total investment cost is now being implemented. And we expect the project to be completed by within 2012 or early 2013. The Regional Development Council has also organized the Old Legazpi Airport Site Redevelopment Committee to study the best use development for the old airport site.

ganda ng design nya kung yun ang masusunod....para syang ilo-ilo na rin....galing...sana nga ganun na...

GUICADALE
Source: The Green Economist (http://joeyssalceda.wordpess.com)

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GUICADALE
Source: The Green Economist (http://joeyssalceda.wordpess.com)

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New Aerial Photo (as of June 2010)
The site of the Bicol International Airport is visible even from this distance

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hmm 200 hectares? how big is it? would it handle connecting flights?

^^^^ parang maliit lang sya ..sana lakihan pa yung airport pero ok na din d ba kaysa wala

^^^^ parang maliit lang sya ..sana lakihan pa yung airport pero ok na din d ba kaysa wala

malaki rin ang 200 ha. para sa isang airport...pwede nga for a two runways eh...the present area ng legazpi airport is 75 ha. isang runway lang yan..and kaya nya ang mid sized airplanes kagaya ng A320s...

;60067819']Widening of Bicol International Airport Access Road (July 9, 2010)
Courtesy of Byahero Snapshots (http://byaherosnapshots.blogspot.com/)

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More photos here (http://byaherosnapshots.blogspot.com/2010/07/road-widening-of-bicol-international.html)

;60070009']Ongoing work at the BIA site
Photo courtesy of Byahero Snapshots (http://byaherosnapshots.blogspot.com)

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BIA updates

New vicinity map of Bicol International Airport

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Source: http://joeyssalceda.wordpress.com

^ nice...pwede pa rin pala makakuha ng magagandng aerial shots ng Legazpi City pag lilipat na sa BIA ang operation ng airport..

^Yup, sana. That's one of the great things about the current LGP hehe: aerial shots of the city and Mayon.

Widening of Bicol International Airport access road
by Byahero (http://byaherofanpage.blogspot.com/)

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More photos here (http://byaherofanpage.blogspot.com/)

grabe ganun pala kadami ang project sa infrastructure ni little evil gloria...bow ako....:master:

grabe ganun pala kadami ang project sa infrastructure ni little evil gloria...bow ako....:master:

I guess that's why the former president got high marks (http://www.malaya.com.ph/08052010/news6.html) for infrastructure

Aerial photos of the Bicol International Airport site and the access road (currently undergoing widening)
Photos courtesy of Bert Recamunda

Probably part of the Runway/Tarmac/Terminal area
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Access road entry from Maharlika Highway
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Part of access road
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Widening ongoing (possibly to 4 lanes) :okay:
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^^^ ang ganda...

^^ i agree ganda talaga... hope in next 5 years more airports and ports will be develop. more infrastructures + investors = more job for Filipino people... :banana:

2Q 2010 GDP Growth (http://joeyssalceda.wordpress.com/2010/08/27/2q-2010-gdp-growth/)
Posted on August 27, 2010 by The Green Economist

RP grew 7.9% but Bicol probably outperformed by growing 12.4% based on electricity sales to sustain faster growth and new Bicol RDC thrusts.


Regional industrial policy focused on local endowments and mobilizable resources. CamSur Inc. on tourism, Albay Inc. on ecotourism and green energy.

Spatial integration thru road development and multi-modal transportation especially Manila-Matnog express, Bicol International Airport and Bicol Bypass Road (Daraga to Del Gallego).

Sustained livelihood thru cooperative development.

MDG achievement thru 4Ps and public expenditures on health and education.

Food security thru agri productivity and agri-processing and agribusiness with BRBDP and upland and coastal agri development as anchor projects.

Climate change adaptation thru DRR, environmental protection to regenerate resource base for future growth.

Development of green energy potential with additional capacity of 300MW geothermal, hydro and wind.

New airports, LRT lines set in 2011 (http://business.inquirer.net/money/topstories/view/20100903-290360/New-airports-LRT-lines-set-in-2011)
By Ronnel Domingo
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 21:32:00 09/03/2010

INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS and new light rail projects will make up part of a list of 10 priority projects that will be implemented in 2011 through government partnerships with the private sector. Budget Secretary Florencio B. Abad said Friday that aside from key tourism-related infrastructure, the short list would also include general public works and agricultural facilities like irrigation.

“The government is looking forward to generating P180 billion to P200 billion in PPP (public-private partnership) undertakings” next year, Abad said. He added that as government counterpart, Malacañang included in its proposed “Reform Budget for 2011” a total of P15 billion as a strategic support fund for PPP projects.

The amount is distributed equally among the departments of Public Works and Highways, Transportation and Communication, and Agriculture.

Abad said the strategic support would cover right-of-way purchases, horizontal land development and other facilities meant to encourage private investors to undertake public infrastructure projects with the government. He said the short list, which would be culled from an initial list of 70 projects, includes airports on Panglao Island off Bohol and another in Daraga, Albay.

Abad said the list also included the improvement of the Laguindingan airport in Misamis Oriental as well as an irrigation facility in Sultan Kudarat and additional lines of the Light Rail Transit system.

The budget chief added that aside from the support fund, the proposed 2011 budget set aside P650 million under the DPWH, DOTC and the National Economic and Development Authority for capacity-building to enable agencies to conduct feasibility studies and development studies for PPP projects.

He said proposed projects for PPP eligibility would be subject to the evaluation of the Neda-Investment Coordination Committee, of which the budget secretary is a member. “We look forward to working with Congress to make sure that PPP will really work to our benefit,” Abad said.

President Aquino announced the PPP scheme during his State-of-the-Nation address, saying the government by itself could not finance capital-intensive infrastructure projects.

The government continues to be burdened by a yawning budget deficit, which many blame on the anemic collections by the bureaus of Internal Revenue and of Customs that, in turn, were being caused by rampant tax evasion and smuggling.

With borrowings covering the big budget shortfalls in the past, a sizable part of the annual appropriations of the government goes to servicing those debts. The Philippines has lagged behind its neighbors in attracting investors due to the country’s poor infrastructure facilities.

How come the road going to the new Bicol airport has 2 lanes only while that of the Laguindingan has 4 lanes. They should make allowance for 4 lanes for future congestion.

Nice photos...meron po ba dito na pwede i-trace ang mga pictures posted above sa Google Earth? Salamat. :)

How come the road going to the new Bicol airport has 2 lanes only while that of the Laguindingan has 4 lanes. They should make allowance for 4 lanes for future congestion.

actually the current road expansion is good for six lanes...but only a four-lane airport road will be built...

;63219661']P780 million released for Albay airport (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=609411&publicationSubCategoryId=67)
By Celso Amo (The Philippine Star) Updated September 06, 2010 12:00 AM Comments (6)

LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines – Albay Gov. Joey Salceda thanked President Aquino for the initial release of P780 million to fast-track the ongoing work at the Southern Luzon International Airport in Daraga town.

Salceda said the advanced engineering study and detailed design costing P62 million have been completed and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) already issued the environmental compliance certificate on July 20 last year.

“The processing of payment for lot owners in the area is still going on,” Salceda told The STAR.

The airport project was bid out in August last year, although the excavation was suspended due to site acquisition and relocation of families affected by the 150-hectare airport.

Salceda said 85.92 percent of the concreting of the access road to the airport has been completed.

“Bicolanos are most hopeful and most thankful for this strong support of President Aquino’s administration to the development of Bicol, as the new, modern and international airport could surely boost tourism which is the region’s biggest potential and where it enjoys comparative advantages,” he said.

The P3.44-billion airport is scheduled to be completed in two years.

Salceda said the airport can complement the economic strategies being relentlessly pursued by the provinces in the region that focus on eco-cultural and recreational tourism landmarks such as Mayon Volcano, Cagsawa Ruins, Misibis, Lignon Hill, Tiwi geothermal plant, Camarines Sur Water Sports Complex, and whale shark interaction in Donsol, Sorsogon.

so..P600M + P780M = P1.38B na ang na release na pondo for the airport...around 40% na ng total cost...nice!

;63219661']P780 million released for Albay airport (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=609411&publicationSubCategoryId=67)
By Celso Amo (The Philippine Star) Updated September 06, 2010 12:00 AM Comments (6)

LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines – Albay Gov. Joey Salceda thanked President Aquino for the initial release of P780 million to fast-track the ongoing work at the Southern Luzon International Airport in Daraga town.

Salceda said the advanced engineering study and detailed design costing P62 million have been completed and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) already issued the environmental compliance certificate on July 20 last year.

“The processing of payment for lot owners in the area is still going on,” Salceda told The STAR.

The airport project was bid out in August last year, although the excavation was suspended due to site acquisition and relocation of families affected by the 150-hectare airport.

Salceda said 85.92 percent of the concreting of the access road to the airport has been completed.

“Bicolanos are most hopeful and most thankful for this strong support of President Aquino’s administration to the development of Bicol, as the new, modern and international airport could surely boost tourism which is the region’s biggest potential and where it enjoys comparative advantages,” he said.

The P3.44-billion airport is scheduled to be completed in two years.

Salceda said the airport can complement the economic strategies being relentlessly pursued by the provinces in the region that focus on eco-cultural and recreational tourism landmarks such as Mayon Volcano, Cagsawa Ruins, Misibis, Lignon Hill, Tiwi geothermal plant, Camarines Sur Water Sports Complex, and whale shark interaction in Donsol, Sorsogon.

so..P600M + P780M = P1.38B na ang na release na pondo for the airport...around 40% na ng total cost...nice!

P-Noy allots P1.4 B for 2 Bicol major projects (http://www.bicolmail.com/issue/2010/sep9/xallot.html)
By Rhaydz B. Barcia

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SPRAWLING. On this site will rise the P3.5 billion Bicol International Airport in Daraga, Albay wherein President Benigno Aquino III infused P780 million budget to expedite the completion of vital infra project in Bicol region. This photo was taken by this writer during the aerial survey of the Philippine Air Force by Col. Guillermo Molina of TOG5-Philippine Air Force.

LEGAZPI CITY --- President Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino, barely three months in his post, is infusing P1.4 billion for Bicol development to fast track the completion of two major infrastructure projects such as Bicol International Airport in Daraga, Albay and the Camarines Sur-based Bicol River Basin Development Project.

Specifically, the Aquino administration will allocate P780 million for the construction of the international airport to speed up its completion in 2012 and another P680 million for Bicol River Basin project to arrest serious flooding in Albay’s 3rd congressional district and the rest of the low lying areas of Camarines Sur.

The Bicol International Airport has been identified as a major infra priority project in the Medium Term Development Investment Plan as well as the South Rail and the Bicol River Basin projects which all together will help boost the region’s tourism industry and economic growth, Regional Development Council Chairman and Albay Gov. Joey Salceda told Bicol Mail.

The on-going construction of the international airport in South Luzon is another milestone for Bicol development that will make Legazpi and the neighboring town of Daraga as the metropolis in Bicol, a corridor of massive development in the region pushed by Salceda.

Construction of the new airport was put on hold in 2010 when the Arroyo administration stopped allocation of budget for the purpose.

Last July 7, under the new administration, Salceda sent a letter to Department of Transportation and Communication Secretary Jose “Ping” De Jesus, seeking for funds to resume airport construction and see its completion in 2012.

So far, the national government has spent almost P1 billion for the project, P150 million of which was expended for feasibility study and detailed engineering in 2007, P108 million for right-of-way acquisition, and P100 million for access road in 2008. In 2009, another P600 million was released for civil works which is now almost 85 percent complete.

To be funded through general appropriations, the total project cost of the airport is P3.4 billion.

Salceda has lamented that after the DOTC invested P1 billion in the project, the responsibility for funding the project was unilaterally transferred to CAAP from DOTC, the proponent of the project.

“For 2010, CAAP did not provide any budget for the project. This would disrupt the momentum of the airport construction whose completion is targeted for 2012, particularly given the institutional birth pains, top management dilemma and big-ticket challenges of CAAP including difficult measures to restore the Philippine air transport to Category 1. We wish to seek the inclusion of P1 billion in the 2011 budget ceiling for the DOTC for the continuation of construction works in the Bicol International Airport,” Salceda said in his letter sent to De Jesus.

Salceda also asked Budget Secretary Florencio “Butch” B. Abad to revert the original funding responsibility back to the DOTC.

“In view of the foregoing, may I, as Albay governor and RDC chairman, respectfully solicit your kind assistance in reverting funding responsibility back to Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC). I have spoken to DOTC Secretary Ping de Jesus and he is willing to accommodate the project within his 2011 ceiling reverting to the original budget strategy for the Southern Luzon International Airport so it could be completed by 2012. At least P1 billion is needed in 2011,” the governor said.

He further stressed his point in his letter: “A southern airport hub would have given greater flexibility to travelers since they could take the road or the train in proceeding to Manila whereas the only other option in Cebu is sea transport, whose length of travel would obviously discourage this medium-high income travel market. The recent experience in NAIA where Manila-bound domestic and international flights had to be diverted to Cebu due to the confluence of pollution and weather also heighten the need for the Southern Luzon International Airport since there is no international airport south of Manila in Luzon, the next international airport is Tacloban as compared to Clark, Subic, San Fernando and Laoag to the north.”

According to Salceda the Bicolanos pin their aspiration for prosperity and rise from being the 4th poorest region with 42 percent poverty incidence on President Noynoy as shown in the 2010 results. “They are quite anxious about the status of the Southern International Airport,” he said.

Albayanos through Salceda strongly supported the candidacy of President Aquino which delivered the highest number of votes next only to Tarlac, the president’s home province.

nice! I just hope na maganda design ng terminal.

;63887655']Philippines to Offer Projects Worth $16.7 Billion (http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-09-16/philippines-to-offer-projects-worth-16-7-billion.html)
September 16, 2010, 6:24 AM EDT
By Karl Lester M. Yap
(Updates with additional projects for 2012 in first and second paragraphs.)

Sept. 16 (Bloomberg) -- The Philippine government will invite bids for infrastructure projects worth 739.8 billion pesos ($16.7 billion) over the next two years and said it may provide tax breaks and financing assistance to lure investors. Projects worth 127.8 billion pesos are scheduled for 2011 and the remainder will start in 2012, Economic Planning Deputy Director General Rolando Tungpalan said in a speech today in Davao City. At least ten projects will be offered for bidding starting this month, Economic Planning Secretary Cayetano Paderanga said in an interview in the city of Cebu yesterday.

“We may have to give incentives, tax holidays, financing assistance through a fund, to projects that are not commercially viable but are needed to spur economic growth,” Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima said in a separate interview yesterday. The government will also strive to provide a stable regulatory environment, he said.

President Benigno Aquino is asking private funds and companies to invest in the Philippines’ $160 billion economy to help boost growth to as much as 8 percent annually from 2011. The government’s ability to spend on roads, airports and railways is constrained by a budget deficit forecast to widen to a record this year.

Bidding Process

“It’s good for the economy if they say there’s going to be a lot of interest in infrastructure because it will create jobs,” said Yvette Marquez, who helps manage the equivalent of almost $11 billion at BPI Asset Management in Manila. “I will wait for actual projects to take off before buying into this rhetoric.” The Philippine Stock Exchange Index rose 0.8 percent to close at a record 4,005.46 in Manila today.

Next year’s projects will include the expansion of three Manila commuter railways, water supply for the capital, school buildings, health facilities, the construction of two airports in the cities of Bohol and Puerto Princesa and an international airport in the province of Albay, Tungpalan said.

The bidding process for the majority of the 2011 projects will take six months at most, according to Paderanga. Aquino, who took office in June, is scheduled to meet with investors in the U.S. this month to attract funds to a country where foreign companies including Frankfurt, Germany-based Fraport AG and Spain’s Union Fenosa SA have left following contract disputes and regulatory reversals.

Read full article (http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-09-16/philippines-to-offer-projects-worth-16-7-billion.html)

international airport pala talaga sya..very nice!

grabe ganun pala kadami ang project sa infrastructure ni little evil gloria...bow ako....:master:

Ako rin Kalbong Dad!

^matagal na rin kasing napag iwanan ang bicol pagdating sa inprastraktura kaya humahabol lang...hehe

http://pinoybreaking-news.blogspot.com/2010/11/bicol-international-airport-bats-for.html

Bicol international airport bats for open skies

By Celso Amo (The Philippine Star) Updated November 14, 2010

LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines – It’s open skies at the Southern Luzon International Airport (SLIA) once it becomes operational two years from now.


This is the policy the Albay provincial government will pursue to support a strategy of sustainable growth in the countryside with the completion of the P3.07-billion airport

;61842981']I guess that's why the former president got high marks (http://www.malaya.com.ph/08052010/news6.html) for infrastructure

Let's not forget she was in power for 10 years. Presidents normally only get 6 years.

From Legazpi City and Albay Province Thread

Aerial shots of the Bicol International Airport construction area
December 19, 2010

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i hope they made sure that there is still room for future expansion..not just build a community around it!

malaki na pala progress nito.....

hope somebody would post some photo updates for the BIA...

Excited for Bicol, if more direct flights to this region, as in, it will definitely help tourism in those provinces. Andaming magagandang lugar dyan.

patuloy pa ba ang construction na BIA?