Panglao-Bohol International Airport Development Project

[great184]

Originally Posted by Jety

i wish they would build the airport in bohol main island instead of panglao.. i think the constant humming of airplanes in the air would be irrritating for people on the beaches.. but still i believe this airport would trully boost bohol tourism

Please do take not that Panglao Island is around the size of Mactan Island, and the noise pollution had been taken into consideration. After all, why increase capacity if all the airport will do is harm the tourism industry, of which the Bohol economy is highly dependent on...

[Jimbu]

Originally Posted by lochinvar

"constant humming of airplanes in the air would be irrritating for people on the beaches"

Ate Glo, better watch out. If you continue to annoy the people on the beach, they might stage a people power.

I don't think so considering the size of Panglao Island as @great184 said. You can check it with Google Earth. In Mactan I don't feel irritated when I'm at the beach.

[ericlucky290]

Any one knows how much is the airport fee of Tagbilaran Airport?

[Chrisvenz]

Originally Posted by jogavilz

maganda naman ang airplane na malapit sa beach ah....parang princess juliana international airport, may beach malapit sa runway...

sh*t...freaky!!! cool... airbus engines is not that noisy naman eh... hehehe

[terrapinoy]

Originally Posted by ericlucky290

Any one knows how much is the airport fee of Tagbilaran Airport?

Last time we were there it was only 20 pesos (December 2007).

[ericlucky290]

Any development on this project? Sana matuloy na. Last time galing ako sa Bohol, our driver show us the location of the future airport and malapit siya sa may Bohol bee farm. Yung daan di pa rin gawa.

Here is a PAL landing at Tagbilaran Airport:

[great184]

I'm pretty sure that under the current local government (responsible for the circumferential highway upgrade), this will become a reality.

[mwg12a]

Originally Posted by Chrisvenz

sh*t...freaky!!! cool... airbus engines is not that noisy naman eh... hehehe

Pagganyan kalapit, maingay din yan, nasubukan ko na mag standby sa malapit na runway kahit airbus pa yan, hindi lang kasing grabe ng mga lumang Boeing 727s at mga MD aircrafts.

[jyvo_rez]

Ba't di rin nila lagyan ng airport ang Boracay?

[allan_dude]

MIAA designated to operate Bohol International Airport

June S. Blanco

The meeting of Gov. Erico Aumentado with President Gloria Arroyo was successful as they ironed out the last kink in the implementation of the Panglao-Bohol International Airport Development Project (PBIADP).

Aumentado said President Arroyo was responsible for the immediate release of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DoTC) Memorandum Circular designating the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) as the lead implementing agency of the PBIADP.

Signed by DoTC Secretary Leandro Mendoza, the circular was addressed to MIAA and all the officials and personnel of DoTC-Central Office, sectoral offices and attached agencies and corporations.

It said in view of the fact that the implementation of the PBIADP is a priority project of the present administration, and in order to effectively carry out the said project in a smooth and timely manner, the MIAA, as principal funder of the project, is hereby authorized to pursue the same and is designated as the lead implementing agency thereof.

In an earlier letter to President Arroyo, Aumentado sought the designation of MIAA as the lead agency to implement the project.

He said MIAA has committed to put in P3 billion in corporate funds for the project.

As such, it is but fitting and proper that MIAA pursues, implements, supervises, operates and controls the project for it to recoup its investment, Aumentado explained.

His letter was supported by a resolution of the Panglao Island Tourism Estate Inter-Agency Task Force (PITE-IATF) during a recent meeting held at the Panglao Island Nature Resort (PINR) in Barangay Bingag in Dauis town.

To note, Presidential Memorandum Order (MO) No. 178-A, series of 2006, signed by President Arroyo, put the management, administration and maintenance of the Panglao Tourism Special Infrastructure Program (PTSIP) under the DoTC.

President Arroyo subsequently issued MO 210, tapping the MIAA to fund principally the PBIADP – the flagship project of the PTSIP – to ensure and sustain the competitiveness and marketability of Panglao, Bohol as a premier and world-class tourist destination.

http://www.mb.com.ph/PROV20080324120115.html

[Ph Man]

Originally Posted by Chrisvenz

sh*t...freaky!!! cool... airbus engines is not that noisy naman eh... hehehe

iba pa ba ang St Maarten (Puerto Rico?) sa Princess Juliana Airport? I enjoyed watching videos ng mga landing and take off from that Airport. I would love to be at the beach every weekend just to watch those big birds with those Rolls-Royce machines humming.

edit: checked wiki and Princess Juliana is same as St Maarten. they even have lists of schedules flights for the beach goers to anticipate. it has become one of the main attractions. swimming became secondary. I hope something like that will be done soon for Panglao Island. Punta ako dun every month! hehehe...

Speaking of Panglao, I will be there with two friends on the 13th of April.

[ericlucky290]

The three blind men of Tagbilaran Airport provides live music for passengers waiting for their plane.

[lightsaber46]

P4-B Panglao airport ready in 3 years
http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/052...adlines09.html
By Recto Mercene
Reporter

PRESIDENT Arroyo Tuesday joined the capsule-laying ceremony of the planned Bohol-Panglao International Airport (BPIA), an ambitious P4-billion project envisioned to be the center of commercial and other business activities in Central Visayas.

Mrs. Arroyo was flown in by helicopter from Cebu and landed at the cleared spot where the future runway would be located.

She was greeted with cheers and applause by residents, who were housed in a temporary shelter. She approached and shook hands with a few of them.

Mrs. Arroyo, in a brief speech after the capsule-laying, said the future airport would be a magnet that would attract development and benefits not only for the 1.3 million Boholanos but for the whole country, as well.

“We will see to it that Bohol would be the center of tourism in Central Visayas and strive to make the Chocolate Hills [included in] the seven [natural] wonders of the world,” she said in Visayan, to the shout of approval from the locals.

The island, she noted, has world-class resorts, unparalleled dive sites and the famed Chocolate Hills to attract tourists from around the world.

Manila International Airport Authority (Miaa) general manager Alfonso Cusi said the BPIA would be finished in 2010, complete with the needed infrastructure and passenger terminal.

The Miaa provided P3 billion of the airport’s capital, while the transportation and communications department gave P1 billion.

“This is a major infrastructure development that we were able to achieve without the need of a foreign loan,” Cusi said.

He said the Miaa raised P3 billion from the payment made by Philippine Airlines to cover back accounts of aeronautical fees.

Transportation Secretary Leandro Mendoza, in a media briefing, said the Panglao airport is envisioned to be a hub of various activities in the area, generating thousands of jobs and spurring a construction and real-state boom when finished.

“The BPIA will be the center of export-processing zones like the Mactan-Cebu International Airport, and will employ skilled workers to provide the manpower for industrial projects, parks and export-processing zones,” Mendoza said.

He said the government had completed 100-percent expropriation of the surrounding lands.

“The aerodrome [for air traffic control] is done, and we have a very good forecast that Bohol will be a prime tourist destination now that it is directly accessible by plane from the rest of the world,” Mendoza added.

Panglao Island is 10,000 hectares in area, bigger than the 7,000-hectare Mactan, where the Mactan-Cebu International Airport is located.

The airport complex will occupy 216 hectares, of which 4.8 hectares is subject to expropriation, according to Bohol Gov. Erico Aumentado.

He said the runway is 2.5 kilometers long with reserved area for a 3.5-kilometer extension.

Bohol counts among its visitors tourists from South Korea, Japan, China and Taiwan.

Meanwhile, Cusi said the Miaa, being a major source of capital, has the option to securitize its investments by selling to potential investors the airport’s surrounding real estate and various projects. “The island has plenty of room for development,” he noted.

Meanwhile, Mendoza disclosed that part of the “aeronautical highway” is the plan to connect all the major tourist spots and potential business hubs in the country. This is set for completion in 2009.

He said the plan is the answer to the call of foreign businessmen to have airports that could be directly accessed by foreign air carriers. This is seen as a measure to increase the volume of tourists coming to the country.

Travel agencies were reported to have avoided the Philippines and concentrated on Thailand and Bali in Indonesia, and other countries in the region where air carriers could directly deliver their tourists, avoiding the hassle of airport transfers.

The DOTC chief said that since the Philippines has already been connected by a “nautical highway” provided by roll-on, roll off ships, the next move is the establishment of the aeronautical highway to connect the rest of the country’s prime tourist spots.

Besides Panglao and the airports in Palawan as part of the aeronautical highway, Mendoza said the airports targeted for upgrading are those in San Vicente, Palawan; Laguindingan, Cagayan de Oro; Siargao, Butuan, Zamboanga and Jolo.

Also included is that in San Fernando, La Union, which is seen to make the famed Sagada in the Mountain Province and Alaminos or Sta. Barbara in Pangasinan accessible.

“Before 2010, we will have the new aeronautical highway in place,” Mendoza assured the public.

[RonnieR]

I love Bohol.

[LordCarnal]

With the entry of big ticket projects in Bohol, I hope that they can come up with a masterplan for Bohol and Panglao now so that developments won't just sprout up side by side with each other. There should be proper zoning.

I'm hoping that the next project would be new road networks in Panglao. This new airport will surely be a catalyst.


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[Wind Shear]

Originally Posted by jyvo_rez

Ba't di rin nila lagyan ng airport ang Boracay?

Two reasons: the island is too small and too hilly to develop (unless if you are talking about specifically for STOL or helicopters). And two, though it is possible develop at such place in today's technology, it will destroy the beauty of the island itself.

Besides, there's an airport in Caticlan.

[Sky Harbor]

In addition, they're already expanding the airport in Caticlan.

Although the President's intentions are good, I'd rather see either an expansion of Tagbilaran Airport (eminent domain, people!), or to reduce the traffic out of Tagbilaran, they should re-open Ubay Airport to permit those in eastern Bohol to not have to travel so far just to reach Manila (or Cebu). Panglao is too beautiful to be spoiled by an airport.

[great184]

Originally Posted by Sky Harbor

In addition, they're already expanding the airport in Caticlan.

Although the President's intentions are good, I'd rather see either an expansion of Tagbilaran Airport (eminent domain, people!), or to reduce the traffic out of Tagbilaran, they should re-open Ubay Airport to permit those in eastern Bohol to not have to travel so far just to reach Manila (or Cebu). Panglao is too beautiful to be spoiled by an airport.

They can no longer expang Tagbilaran airport since it is bordered with houses at all sides. I'm worried though if it may cause noise pollution near the beaches.

[Danny19]

Hey i want to know something: How will they land at the proposed Panglao Airport? Will they fly over the beach?????? That would be very very bad, because nobody would like to visit Panglao anymore and make a beach vacation!!!!!!!!!!!

[ericlucky290]

Both PAL and Cebu Pacific fly above Bohol Bee Farm and Panglao Nature's Park yet that does not disturb tourists. I think lesser flight with bigger planes is better than too many flight on smaller planes. Having an international airport means that the airport can accommodate bigger yet more quite planes.