By Janice Hidalgo

General Manager

 

STA BARBARA- Mayor Reynaldo Velasco admitted to PangasinanToday that he has not given up hope that this town will be considered by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as an ideal spot for an international airport.

 

STA BARBARA- Mayor Reynaldo Velasco admitted to PangasinanToday that he has not given up hope that this town will be considered by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as an ideal spot for an international airport.

 

 We believe that to put up an airport is a very expensive venture Velasco said  disagreeing in the statement made by Governor Amado T.Espino Jr. when he said that if there are more airports in the province the better.. who was also present when this interview was made.

 

Isa lang siguro kung naumpisahan na ang Alaminos  then..we will stop working for it .. but.. as long as hindi pa yan nagagawa at wala pa  ang pera  and as we believe that we can produce the necessary funds to bring about the project so kung sino ang mauna dapat yun ang suportahan.

 

There must only be one international airport in the province and as long as it has not yet constructed in Alaminos City and funds are not yet available we will not stop working for it and for who ever comes up with the fund to bring about the project must be supported.

 

 Velasco said that there are now groups supporting the moves of Sta Barbara to be the place where international flight airlines be landing on the runways of this town.

 

Meantime, City government of Alaminos has confirmed that they will be awarding the project to the rightful bidder by August 7 this year.