President Marcos said the government is working to start the Baler Airport Development Project in Aurora province.
During the distribution of presidential assistance to farmers and fisherfolk in the province, Mr. Marcos said the Baler Airport would be developed to increase its capacity to accommodate more flights and passengers.
“This is significant so that it could accommodate more airplanes and service more passengers,” he said.
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines has already acquired lands around the airport so that development works could start soon, he said.
“This August, the funds are set to be released to the landowners so that we can commence construction,” he said.
The airport project includes the construction of a passenger terminal building.
Mr. Marcos also outlined other infrastructure projects in the pipeline for the province, such as the construction of the Dingalan-Baler Road, the Aguang River Flood Control Structure Project, and access roads and paving in Dinalungan town.
He said the P4 billion Dingalan-Baler Road Project, which will cut down the travel time between the two municipalities through a direct road link between Dingalan and Baler, is halfway complete.
The flood mitigation project along Aguang River in Baler, on the other hand, would prevent the river from overflowing during heavy rains.
Mr. Marcos said the construction of access roads and concrete paved roads in Dinalungan town would benefit the coconut plantations in the province.
The government is likewise finding ways to complete the nearly P800 million worth of utility and infrastructure projects left unfinished within the property of the Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority (APECO).
“It is such a huge waste – what happened here – which should have benefitted the citizens of Aurora by now. APECO is working on this and it was decided to cease and rebid the contracts so that these projects would be completed as soon as possible,” the President said.
