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MANILA, Philippines – Several senators endorsed the franchise offer of a subsidiary of San Miguel Corporation (SMC) that will allow them to build and operate a national and international airport in Bulacan.
At the Senate public services committee hearing, the leader of the Senate majority chamber, Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri, who is the author of Senate Bill No. 1823, which seeks to “build, develop, establish, operate and maintain “the proposed” New Manila International Airport “De San Miguel Aerocity Inc., said the proposed gateway is a” legacy project. “
The proposed airport, expected to be built in the coastal areas of the town of Bulakan in Bulacan, is expected to decongest the Ninoy Aquino International Airport and support growth and development in Central Luzon.
“This should have been built four years ago. I don’t understand why we didn’t start this project four years ago when this could have been at no cost to the government, ”Zubiri said.
“This was a proposal from well-intentioned people for the good and greatness of our country,” he added. Renowned developers who will put their owner and their assets at stake. Imagine that, the sacrifice you will make. And, of course, it will take time to bring a legacy project. “
Senator Richard Gordon likewise shared Zubiri’s sentiments.
“It is a statement that will turn heads, there is no investment by the national government. There is no sovereign guarantee that accompanies it and it can only be a lightning rod to create a business, to prosper not only in Metro Manila but also in Bulacan, in Pampanga, in Nueva Ecija especially which is largely agricultural and certainly to the end. North, ”Gordon said.
And Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said the airport “will go a long way in providing jobs and other economic opportunities outside of Manila.”
“As I said in the past, the time has come to promote the dispersion of economic opportunities outside of Manila,” Go said.
“This is an excellent example of the best way to achieve this goal,” he added.
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