The Laguindingan airport in Misamis Oriental should be opened to international flights to decongest the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Metro Manila, lawmakers from Northern Mindanao on Friday said.

The 14 lawmakers made the call in a letter to President Rodrigo Duterte, citing that the Laguindingan airport — which services the cities of Cagayan de Oro, Iligan, El Salvador and Gingoog as well as the provinces of Misamis Oriental, Bukidnon and Lanao del Norte — is capable of accommodating a limited number of international flights.

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