THE repair of the crumbling runway on Pag-asa (Thitu) Island has finally begun more than a year after it was announced.
THIS IS OURS Satellite image from the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI), dated May 17, shows two barges (inset) off the runway of Pag-asa Island. AMTI said a grab dredger consisting of a crane with a clamshell bucket was on the smaller barge, while the other carried a backhoe. ASIA MARITIME TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE