Cagayan International Airport to open

LALLO, CAGAYAN – A new international airport is under construction to support the operations of the Cagayan Freeport under the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA) headed by Jose Mari B. Ponce, Administrator and CEO. The new $34.2 million (approx. P1.66 Billion) Cagayan International Airport in barangays San Mariano and Dagupan in the municipality of Lallo is originally targeted for completion this fourth quarter of 2013. It has a concreted 46-meter wide 2,200-meter long runway in accordance with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards.

It is capable of accommodating large aircraft such as the Airbus A320, the Boing 737 and other similar sized jets. A paved apron where airplanes will park is under construction, and so are the control tower and the 1,000-square meter terminal building. 

Hangars for jets are also under construction, being one of the objectives of constructing the Cagayan International Airport (aside from accessibility to the various tourism, commercial and industrial centers in the province). It will also bring in more investment opportunities especially ventures related to flying schools, medical and other support system for airport crew and tourism facilities.  and other allied industries.

CEZA officials say that compared to other countries, we have cheaper airspace rates and faster processing of entry and exit permits. We have cheaper rental rates and so these will attract jet owners/operators presently using the crowded airports in Hongkong/China (Guangzhou, Schenzhen, Macao, etc.) to come to Lallo and avail of our aircraft parking and maintenance services. No additional hangar space is expected in Hongkong International Airport until 2023, which is their scheduled expansion.

The prospects for the Cagayan International Airport is very bright as the increasing number of corporate jets, cargo planes and commercial passenger jets in this region has crowded existing airports and more private jets are fighting for the few hangar space in Asian airports.

Also, hotels and other allied ventures are also in the works among the private sector to accommodate the needs of jetsetting billionaires, executives of top corporations in Asia and the presently increasing number of arriving local and foreign tourists who visit resorts in Sta Ana, Cagayan.

The new airport will drastically change travel and trade in the region. 

UPDATES:

Lallo Airport to open in February 2018  (DZRH)

Cagayan to have int’l airport  (Philippine Star)

The Cagayan International Airport is expected to start operation by May next year (2014) and is seen to spur economic and tourism growth in northeast Luzon, especially within the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA). http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/12/08/13/cagayan-airport-start-operation-next-year

CAAP evaluates Lallo airport’s compliance to international standards
http://news.pia.gov.ph/index.php?article=461393812107

NEW PHOTOS: http://bmolivepascual.wordpress.com/2014/03/17/first-commercial-flight-soon-at-lal-lo-airport/

Rehabilitated Farm-to-market road boosts income of ARBs

Buguey, Cagayan – Officials from the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) led by Atty. Marjorie P. Ayson, Regional Director (DAR Region 02) has turned over in favor of the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Buguey, led by OIC-Mayor Roderick Antiporda, among others, and the barangay officials of Tabbac, Buguey, Cagayan,  the responsibility for the utilization and maintenance of the rehabilitated and improved farm-to-market road during a turn-over ceremony held on March 19, 2013 at barangay Tabbac in Buguey, Cagayan province. Officials from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Region 02 also attended the turn-over ceremony. 

The project involved the rehabilitation and improvement of the Tabbac Proper – Junction National Road (JNR) – Sitio San Francisco Road at Sta. Isabel Agrarian Reform Community (Sta. Isabel ARC), Buguey, Cagayan. The farm-to-market road has a length of 4.078 kilometers at a project cost of P7,297,746.21 and funded by the Department of Agrarian Reform Infrastructure Support Project III (DAR-ARISP3).

According to the barangays officials, the farm-to-market road project has significantly improved the quality of life of farmers in the area as they can now transport or load on their kuliglig (hand tractor with trailer) around 20 cavans of palay instead of the usual 7 cavans only before the FMR project was implemented. They can now also have more frequent trips to the market to sell their produce, such as vegetables and watermelon, among others. But the most significant improvement in the lives of ARBs is the fact that the number of traders have increased because of the new access to the farms/products in the community resulting to higher selling prices of farm produce by the farmers as they are now able to choose which trader offers the higher buying price. Additionally, the cost of hauling has been reduced by at least 30%, increasing the savings in favor of the ARBs. The completed FMR now also serves as an alternative route from the town proper to the Lallo International Airport in nearby town of Lallo, Cagayan.

The rehabilitation and improvement of the Tabbac Proper – Junction National Road (JNR) – Sitio San Francisco Road at Sta. Isabel Agrarian Reform Community (Sta. Isabel ARC), Buguey, Cagayan seeks to boost the productivity and income of agrarian reform beneficiaries and the members of their household who have been burdened with excessive fare and hauling costs of farm produce due to poor road condition. /cds