PH begins runway repairs at Pag-asa

By Dempsey Reyes

May 27, 2018 12:16 am

THE repair of the crumbling runway on Pag-asa (Thitu) Island has finally begun more than a year after it was announced.

THIS IS OURS Satellite image from the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI), dated May 17, shows two barges (inset) off the runway of Pag-asa Island. AMTI said a grab dredger consisting of a crane with a clamshell bucket was on the smaller barge, while the other carried a backhoe. ASIA MARITIME TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE

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