LINGAYEN,
Pangasinan -- A coalition of 33 farmers and agri-associations criticized
Liberal Party standard bearer Manuel Roxas II for rejecting a proposal to build
an international airport in Pangasinan.
In
a statement, Rosendo So, president of the Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura, said
the airport, which was proposed by independent presidential bet Sen. Grace Poe,
is not only feasible but necessary.
”As
a former DOTC (Department of Transportation and Communications) head, he
knew too well the project is feasible based on NEDA (National Economic
Development Authority) studies,” So said.
“It’s
not a waste of money, but loss of opportunities for Pangasinan, which has great
potentials to grow economically,” he said.
Roxas
said the proposed airport is not practical because there will not be enough
passengers.
So
said Pangasinan has a population of almost 3.8 million and the proposed airport
would boost travel to the north.
The
construction of an international airport in Alaminos City was started in 2010,
but the Aquino administration did not include it among its priority
projects. – Eva Visperas
No comments:
Post a Comment