President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo yesterday said the construction of the P7.54 billion Panglao Bohol International Airport will begin next month, barring any protest on the winning bid.
The major airport project is aligned with the national and Central Visayas regional development framework, which identified Bohol as well within the Central Philippines
super region dedicated to tourism.
To date, the country has eight international airports. The existing airport in Bohol’s
capital city of Tagbilaran is categorized as a domestic airport.
The President said Bohol’s tourism potential will also be bolstered by the decision of foreign cruise ships to begin stopovers in the province starting this May.
These twin announcements on tourism prospects were widely applauded by the students and faculty of Holy Name University (HNU), even as the President shared with her audience her super regions accomplishments, to include those in Central Philippines.
The President praised the Boholanons for their warmth and hospitality that, together with the province’s natural wonders, have been drawing both local and foreign tourists.
The President said her administration has poured in P1 billion in infrastructure investments into Bohol alone over the last nine years, including the construction of the
Bohol Circumferential Road and the Tubigon and Ubay Ports. (PIA-Bohol)
