Hanoi (VNA) - The Philippines will upgrade atleast eight airports across the country in 2023 to boost mobility andconnectivity, said Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman on January 19.
She said her department has already set aside the fundingfor these repair projects in the 2023 budget approved by Philippine PresidentFerdinand Romualdez Marcos.
Local airports to be upgraded are the Ninoy AquinoInternational Airport (NAIA) in Manila, two airports in the northern, two inthe central, and three in the southern region.
According to the official, the Philippine Government will continue to step up infrastructuredevelopment to achieve its economic transformation goal.
On January 1 this year, a computer glitch paralysed the airtraffic control at the NAIA, the largest of its kind in the Philippines, affecting282 international and domestic flights and about 60,000 travelers./.
She said her department has already set aside the fundingfor these repair projects in the 2023 budget approved by Philippine PresidentFerdinand Romualdez Marcos.
Local airports to be upgraded are the Ninoy AquinoInternational Airport (NAIA) in Manila, two airports in the northern, two inthe central, and three in the southern region.
According to the official, the Philippine Government will continue to step up infrastructuredevelopment to achieve its economic transformation goal.
On January 1 this year, a computer glitch paralysed the airtraffic control at the NAIA, the largest of its kind in the Philippines, affecting282 international and domestic flights and about 60,000 travelers./.
VNA
