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BACOLOD CITY: Business tycoon Lucio Tan favors the
retention of the old Bacolod airport.
Bacolod City Mayor Evelio
Leonardia and members of the Retain Bacolod Airport Movement met
with Tan over the weekend and presented to him their position on the
airport.
The Philippine Airlines of Tan
owns majority of the 37-hectare property where the old airport is
situated.
PAL owns 20 hectares while the
remaining 17 hectares belong to the national government.
Leonardia said Tan expressed his
willingness to facilitate their meeting with President Arroyo to
request the transfer of the government’s 17-hectare property to
the city.
--PNA
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