Legaspi Airport Project Torched

May 20, 2012

Albay Airport Project was attacked by leftest communist members over the weekend resulting to damages to construction equipment owned by  Sunwest Construction and Development Corp. (SCDC) amounting to P70 million pesos.The South Luzon International Airport (SLIA) is a P3.4-billion project funded by the national government located at a 400-hectare land in Alobo, Daraga town, some 10 kilometers from Legazpi City.

Albay Gov. Joey Salceda said P600 million was released this year to start the construction of roads leading to the airport site. The project is slated for completion in the last quarter of 2014.

In Pictures from the Philippine Star.--- Gov. Salceda inspects the construction equipment torched by communist rebels at the airport site in Barangay Alobo, Daraga town on Friday night.                                                            Edd Gumban