NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines – After more than a decade, the Kabankalan City domestic airport project in Negros Occidental is nearing completion. The airport, initiated in 2007, now has a 1.32-kilometer runway capable of accommodating small planes.
To fund the project’s completion, the Department of Transportation has proposed a P855-million budget from the national allocation, according to Negros Occidental provincial board Member Jeffrey Tubola. Anticipated to be a game-changer for the city’s tourism and economy, the airport project is expected to result in a surge in tourist arrivals, thus providing a much-needed economic boost to the region.
Randy Siason, the acting chief of the Kabankalan tourism office, said the project signals the start of tourism progress for the city and neighboring areas in the province.