Ramos to determine premier airport

Tue, 06 Dec 1994 | Source: AFP

MANILA (AFP): Philippine President Fidel Ramos is expected to make a policy statement this week on the country's new international airport, Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA) chairman Victor Lim said yesterday.

The possibility that Clark International Airport will become the country's premier airport remains alive until Ramos makes his stand, Lim said.

Earlier, Emilio Osmena, chairman of the Presidential Committee on Flagship Programs and Projects said the 1,620 hectare Clark would only support the Manila international airport, where facilities would be upgraded.

Clark, a former U.S. airbase, is 90 kilometers from Manila and critics say the country cannot support two closely placed international airports.

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