Legazpi City Mayor Noel E. Rosal (File photo) LEGAZPI CITY - Legazpi City Mayor Noel E. Rosal has again been chosen by the United Nations, Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organizations (UNESCO) as one of the most outstanding city chief executives in the country. Rosal bagged the same UNESCO award in 2018. The National Coordinating Body of UNESCO Clubs in the Philippines, Inc. (NCBUCPI) sent a letter to Rosal dated Nov. 29, 2021, signed by its president, Prof. Ronel Villanueva, and chairperson Dr. Serafin Arviola Jr., informing that he is one of the 2021 Outstanding UNESCO Club public servant awardees in the "Good Governance" category. Rosal, in an interview on Wednesday, said he was invited by UNESCO to virtually attend the 2021 International Assembly of Youth for UNESCO (Y4U) and awarding ceremony on December 12 via Zoom to be hosted by the Philippine National Commission of UNESCO. He said the prestigious award was the result of the city government's implementation
Published May 14, 2021, 1:57 PM
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.