LEGAZPI CITY: President Rodrigo Duterte has vowed to finish the construction of the P4.8-billion Bicol International Airport (BIA) in three years, infusing fresh budget to spawn economic growth in the region.

“Bicol International Airport will be finished within two to three years. You’re lucky because you have two airports. In my time it will, be finished without corruption,” Duterte told The Manila Times during the ground breaking here on Thursday.

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