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Last Saturday, we wrote the article “Why Cebu must have a second runway” and we got a letter from a faithful reader of our columns, Mr. Paul Pilapil, who comes from the town of Liloan, Cebu.

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With the Philippines as an archipelago, traveling from one place would usually entail crossing bodies of water, and while the nation has suffered some of the world's worst maritime disasters, it also has its share of aviation accidents.

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Gilusad sa AirAsia Zest ang labing bag-o ug unang direktang international flight nga Sugbu ug Kuala Lumpur, ang capital sa Malaysia sa miaging Disyembre 1, 2013.   

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(UPDATE) Supertyphoon Yolanda, as its sweeps through Visayas at the moment, suspended over 100 flights and closed down at least 12 local airports on Friday.

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Regular readers of this column would be familiar with the acronym P.I.N or Person In Need. Very recently one of the PINs in my life called in to tell me that he couldn’t walk and was in great pain.

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Verdan said the runway has needed resurfacing since 2000 but legal action initiated by aggrieved parties in the bidding process continues to delay the project.

Verdan added that there have at least been three initiatives by administrations before him to resurface the runway since 2000 but these were stalled by a court order.
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Last Saturday, we wrote the article “Why Cebu must have a second runway” and we got a letter from a faithful reader of our columns, Mr. Paul Pilapil, who comes from the town of Liloan, Cebu.

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Gilusad sa AirAsia Zest ang labing bag-o ug unang direktang international flight nga Sugbu ug Kuala Lumpur, ang capital sa Malaysia sa miaging Disyembre 1, 2013.   

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(UPDATE) Supertyphoon Yolanda, as its sweeps through Visayas at the moment, suspended over 100 flights and closed down at least 12 local airports on Friday.

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Regular readers of this column would be familiar with the acronym P.I.N or Person In Need. Very recently one of the PINs in my life called in to tell me that he couldn’t walk and was in great pain.

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Verdan said the runway has needed resurfacing since 2000 but legal action initiated by aggrieved parties in the bidding process continues to delay the project.

Verdan added that there have at least been three initiatives by administrations before him to resurface the runway since 2000 but these were stalled by a court order.
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By Francis J. Kong | August 11, 2007 - 12:00am
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