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Construction of world’s biggest airport to open 1M jobs

San Miguel Corporation (SMC) previously announced that the construction of the international airport in Bulacan, which is dubbed as the ‘biggest airport in the world’, is set to begin in 2019 and it is expected to open a lot of job opportunities.

Several OFW groups submitted letters and petitions in support of the construction of the new airport, not just to give the Philippines a world-class facility, but also to provide jobs for OFWs who want to return to the country and start a new life, reported Inquirer.net.

“Optimism is high that once these critical projects begin, then floodgates for more jobs and potential investments will be flung wide open,” Susan Ople, head of the Blas F. Ople Policy Center, said in a statement.

Once the construction of the airport starts, 1 million direct and indirect jobs will be available for overseas Filipino workers and locals during its construction phase.

“We look forward to witnessing the completion of not just one but perhaps several new other international airports nationwide within our lifetime,” said Ople.

In a statement, SMC president Ramon S. Ang said that the construction of the airport is eyed to begin next year and would be finished in six years.

“While we’re still going through a long process, hopefully, in 2019, we can hit the ground running on actual construction,” Ang said.

The Bulacan airport will be named New Manila International Airport.

The business tycoon underscored that the airport will help boost the country’s employment and tourism.

SMC submitted a proposal to build, operate, and maintain an airport in Bulacan. The 1,168-hectare airport can accommodate over 200 million passengers annually, more than triple than Ninoy Aquino International Airport’s (NAIA) capacity.

A city complex will also be built at a 2,500-hectare area along Manila Bay in Bulacan, Bulacan.

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