VIGAN CITY – Rep. Ronald V. Singson (1st district – Ilocos Sur) has announced that the Vigan Airport here will soon be widened for it to be able to accommodate commercial and international flights.

Singson announced that he has requested some P250 million from the budget of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) for the upgrading of the facilities of the airport.

The inclusion of the amount in the DOTC budget next year was worked out by Singson and House Deputy Speaker Eric D. Singson (2nd District – Ilocos Sur) during the recent deliberations of the national budget in Congress.

“With the expansion of our airport, we will be able to make our province more accessible for commercial flights, making it more convenient for businessmen, tourists and balikbayan to comer to the Ilocos region” Singson said.

“The usual 8 to 10-hour travel time, by land from Manila to Vigan will be reduced after the upgrading of the runway and facilities of our airport,” he added.

At present, the length of the runway of Vigan airport is only 800 meters and is suitable for only small planes.