LINGAYEN, Pangasinan: President Rodrigo Duterte wants an international airport to rise in Lingayen, Pangasinan, before his term ends in 2022, according to Department of Transportation (DoTr) Secretary Arthur Tugade.
'I already have the instruction from the President and also the budget for that and before the end of [his] term [next year], there should be and there must be a commercial [and international] airport in Lingayen,' Tugade said in English and Filipino during a meeting on June 12, 2021, with provincial officials of Pangasinan led by Gov. Amado Espino 3rd..
SACRED VOW The existing runway (above) of the Lingayen airport at present will be lengthened to meet international standards and to accommodate aircraft bigger than the planes shown inset. Also inset, Secretary Arthur Tugade of the Department of Transportation tells Pangasinan Gov. Amado Espino 3rd that President Rodrigo Duterte wants an international airport to rise from the current airport before the Chief Executive leaves the government in 2022. PHOTOS BY JAIME G. AQUINO
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