ANTIQUE – The Antique airport will soon be improved. The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) assured a P50-million allocation.
The airport improvement is in line with President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s directive to enhance mobility and connectivity, said DBM secretary Amenah Pangandaman.
Antique is among the eight airports to be improved with budgets in the 2023 General Appropriations Act (GAA).
The others are the Laoag International Airport (P785 million), Tacloban Airport (P1.420 billion), Bukidnon Airport (P80 million), Ninoy Aquino International Airport (P43 million), New Zamboanga International Airport (P200 million), Vigan Airport (P50 million), and M’lang Airport (P15 million).
“This budgetary allocation seeks to support the construction, rehabilitation and improvement of the country’s transportation infrastructure, particularly in the aviation sector. This is in line with the mandate of President Bongbong Marcos to put prime importance in enhancing our country’s transportation system,” Pangandaman said.
The end goal is to achieve the Marcos administration’s objective of economic transformation.
In his recent speech, President Marcos said he sees “better days ahead” in the country’s public transportation system. He vowed big-ticket infrastructure projects.
“Having an effective and efficient transportation system will have multiplier effects on employment, the economy, and our society; it will also bring comfort, convenience, and an easier life for all,” the President said. (PIA)/PN
