DOTR Reopens Masbate Airport
2 October 2025
Typhoon-damaged Masbate airport reopens to the public today after extensive emergency repairs were made to make the airport accessible to the riding public one week after it was devastated by Opong.
Transportation Acting Secretary Giovanni Lopez said that repairs continue and personnel worked overtime to make the terminal safe for passengers.
Lopez said damage to terminal infrastructure amounted to ₱15 million.
DOTr explained that the Masbate airport infrastructure, built in 2016, is older and less resilient than newer facilities like Calbayog Airport, constructed between 2021 and 2022.
Meanwhile, seven airports in the provinces that were hit by a strong earthquake on Tuesday night were not damaged, the country's aviation regulator reported on Wednesday.
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) said the airports were the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA), Bacolod, Tacloban, Calbayog, Ormoc, Maasin, and Hilongos.
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