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LEGAZPI CITY: An exchange of gunfire between police and the New People s Army (NPA) rebels happened near the Bicol International Airport (BIA) before dusk on Tuesday .The ongoing encounter is taking place at Barangay Alobo, Daraga Albay within the junction of the airport where strict security measures are in place.The shooting has caused a traffic jam in the area as the gun battle continued along the national highway.
All flights to Legazpi City are now directed to the newly-constructed Bicol International Airport (BIA) as it started its operation on October 8. The Department of Transportation said even flights departing from Legazpi City will also take off from the new airport located in Barangay Alobo in Darag
The Bicol International Airport in Daraga, Albay. LEGAZPI CITY - It's all system go for the formal opening of the Bicol International Airport (BIA) in Daraga, Albay on Thursday. In a statement on Tuesday, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to lead the inauguration of the first international airport facility south of Manila. The BIA, completed after almost 12 years at the cost of PHP4 billion, is in Barangay Alobo. It will receive commercial flights starting Wednesday (October 6), and domestic daytime flights starting Thursday (October 7). Cynthia Tumanut, Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) manager for Legazpi, in a recent media forum said the airport facility would be open to domestic night flights on November 7. Last Sunday, DOTr Secretary Arthur Tugade led the final inspection of BIA, which is touted as the country's "Most Scenic Gateway" with the iconic Mount Mayon volcano as its backdrop. Tugade said
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Another international airport in Luzon is expected to open within the year.
SCENIC AIRPORT. The entire Bicol region is expected to benefit from the completion of the Bicol International Airport which transport executives say will open before the end of the year. (Photo courtesy of Department of Transportation/MANILA BULLETIN)
Department of Transportation DOTr) secretary Arthur Tugade recently led a team that conducted an ocular visit to the Bicol International Airport (BIA) in Barangay Alobo, Daraga, Albay which is said to be almost 80% complete.
A data released by the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) in Bicol reveal that construction works for the airport is now 76.8% complete. The project actually started in 2008 but technical glitches and the damages caused by typhoons in the area hindered its development.