A billion worth of fund could have spared the country from bad publicity arising from cracking and falling ceiling debris, discomfort to sleep when experiencing a layover or simply nasty reviews from travelers, but nothing was done.

The Commission on Audit (COA) berated the Manila International Airport Administration (MIAA) for letting the P1.1-billion fund for the rehabilitation of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA 1) go stale even if it has been already in their hands for a year and five months already.

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