(MANILA BULLETIN)

The Philippine government will pour a total of P7.7 billion for the modernization of some 15 airports this year, Makati City 2nd district Rep. Luis Campos Jr. said on Wednesday, Jan. 8. 

“We are counting on these upgrades to enhance the overall air travel experience for passengers, attract more tourists, support the growth of small businesses, and create new jobs,” said Campos, a vice chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations. 

Campos named the 15 airports and their corresponding allocations under the Aviation Infrastructure Program in the 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA) as follows: 

• Tacloban Airport (P2.3 billion) 

• Pag-asa Island Airport (P1.65 billion) 

• Busuanga Airport (P1 billion) 

• Laoag International Airport (P750 million) 

• Bacon Airport (P360 million) 

• Virac Airport (P280 million) 

• Candon Airport (P250 million) 

• New Dumaguete Airport (P200 million) 

• New Manila International Airport (P200 million) 

• Camotes Airport (P200 million) 

• Camiguin Airport (P180 million) 

• New Zamboanga International Airport (P130 million) 

• Central Mindanao (M’lang) Airport (P100 million) 

• New Bohol Airport (P52.1 million) 

• Bukidnon Airport (P50 million) 

“These allocations are fully itemized in the 2025 budget,” Campos, the husband of Makati Mayor Abby Binay, said. 

The P6.352-trillion 2025 GAA or national budget--the biggest in the country’s history--was signed by President Marcos last Dec. 30. 

Campos is running for Makati mayor in the May 12 mid-term elections, while his wife is seeking a Senate seat. 

Aviation infrastructure funds are primarily used to construct, rehabilitate, and improve runways, taxiways, ramps, control towers, passenger terminals, and/or acquire navigational equipment.