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Lapu lands airport board seat
Lapu-Lapu City secured a seat in the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) board after the Senate voted 17-0 to amend the airport’s charter last Tuesday. Lapu-Lapu City Rep. Arturo Radaza made the announcement during the Christmas party for the Association of Barangay Captains (ABC) and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) at the Lapu-Lapu City Hoops Dome last […]
NBI agent found dead at airport
November 23, 2012
A 35-year-old agent of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) was found dead with a bullet wound in his left temple at the staff house of the Mactan Cebu International Airport in barangay Buaya, Lapu-Lapu City at past 2 p.m yesterday. P03 Lydo Pinos, homicide investigator of the Lapu-Lapu City Police Office, said they want […]
Devotees in wheelchair, bicycle join Pedro’s send-off
October 17, 2012
AT the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral, 37-year-old Shiela Padilla arrived alone in her wheelchair. Polio struck her at the age of 4, leaving her with feelings of self-pity and uselessness. She became a devotee of Pedro Calungsod after his 2000 beatification. While she didn’t find a cure, she found hope that life would still be good […]
Lapu govt backs terminal expansion
October 11, 2012
The Lapu-Lapu City government lent its support to the passenger terminal expansion of the Mactan Cebu International Airport. But Mayor Paz Radaza is reminded the Mactan Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) anew to pay even just a portion of the airport’s P1.5 real property taxes it owes the local government unit. Mayor Radaza said it […]
Ayala-Aboitiz venture seen to help spur Cebu tourism
September 11, 2012
The joint venture of the Ayala and Aboitiz groups who will bid for the passenger terminal project of the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) will spur tourism in Cebu and help increase investor confidence in the province. Tourism stakeholders in Cebu shared this sentiment. Islands Group president Jay Aldeguer said he felt reassured that big […]
‘Venture won’t affect airport lot sale bid’
September 10, 2012
REP. Tomas Osmeña of Cebu City’s south district was lukewarm over news of the Ayala-Aboitiz joint venture for the Mactan Cebu International Airport’s passenger terminal project. “Cebu will have to wait another 30 years…We could have beaten Manila in 10 years. Now Bohol, Palawan, Camarines Sur and Caticlan can catch up with Cebu. I said […]
Ayala, Aboitiz in joint deal for airport terminal project
September 10, 2012
Two of the country’s major companies signified their bid for the multi-billion peso passenger terminal project of the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) over the weekend. In a press statement sent to media outlets, Aboitiz Equity Ventures (AEV) said it entered into a memorandum of agreement with Ayala Corp. for a joint venture to build […]
2-hour travel delays
May 22, 2012
Give yourself leeway of at least two hours travel time to reach your destination if you’re crossing the Marcelo Fernan Bridge in June, especially if you’re heading for the Mactan Cebu International Airport to catch a flight. With the bridge repair starting on June 4, the public has to be prepared for some delays on […]
Seven firms eye MCIA
May 10, 2012
At least seven companies want to invest in the Mactan Cebu International Airport. The investors’ interests vary from developing portions of the airport to transferring it to Cordova town. Since November last year, the office of Mactan Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) general manager Nigel Paul Villarete has received four letters of intent (LOI) from […]
‘July is best time for bridge repairs’
May 2, 2012
THE best time to repair the Marcelo Fernan Bridge and temporarily close some lanes is in July, said Paul Villarete, general manager of the Mactan Cebu International Airport. “I would rather do the repair in July because May has the highest passenger movement going to the airport and June is the opening of classes,” he […]
December 23, 2012
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