In line with the Administration’s ambitious ‘Build Build Build’ programme, 28 airport projects for construction, rehabilitation, or upgrade are listed in the Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) priority agenda. Of the 28, three international airport projects - Lal-Lo, Puerto Princesa, and Mactan-Cebu - and four domestic airport projects - Tuguegarao, Calbayog, Ozamis, and Naga - have already been finished. The Clark International Airport expansion project is due to be completed on June 2020. These projects are destined to upgrade the country’s aviation industry and will ensure greater regional accessibility. In the long run, this will propel a sustained economic growth through an improved and more convenient movement of people and products and generate quality jobs for Filipinos. Equipping airports with night-rating capabilities allows them to accommodate evening flights, thereby increasing their daily service capacity. As of October 2018, 20 out of the existing 42 airports nationwide have already been night-rated (#1084.OPS21). In 2017, four airports - Legaspi, Roxas, Dumaguete, and Caticlan - were equipped with night-rating capabilities. In early 2018, Tuguegarao Airport has also been night-rated. Four more airports - Naga, Dipolog, Cotabato, and Cauayan - are targeted to be completed later in 2018. With a 2,100-m runway to accommodate heavier aircraft, the Lal-Lo Cagayan International Airport (LLC) started operations in March 2018 and is now capable of catering to commercial jet aircraft and other heavier aircraft, besides chartered flights. The Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA) also aims to fast-track the construction of the remaining runway facilities for smoother and safer flights. Bohol Panglao International Airport was scheduled for inauguration on 22 November 2018 while Manila’s ‘Ninoy Aquino International Airport’ is also in line for rehabilitation. The four-year project involves improvements and expansion of terminals, as well as construction of additional runways, taxiways, passenger terminals and other support infrastructure. This PHP 101 billion upgrade is seen to benefit 65 million passengers per year, and will be funded through unsolicited proposal, subject to a Swiss challenge. #1085.19