Good news from the Kalayaan Group of
Islands in the West Philippine Sea.
The Philippines after decades of
neglect from different President since the late Ferdinand Marcos the country is
now in the process of upgrading existing neglected facilities in all the nine
islands that comprises thelocal government unit of Kalayaan, with the
development mostly in the main and biggest – Pag-asa island.
In a pre-SONA message, Defense
Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said these upgrades are all aimed at improving the
living conditions of the Filipino troops and civilians deployed and living in
these islands.
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| Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and Pag-Asa island (photo credit to owner) |
“For the first time since the 1970s,
Pag-asa Island has received major infrastructure upgrades, namely: a ship
beaching ramp, and a sheltered port for our fishermen,” said Lorenzana.
With the completion of these facilities, the Defense secretary
said it is now easier to proceed with the other necessary projects such as the concreting
of the runway (the Rancudo Airfield) and its apron and construction of other
structures for the residents and troops stationed there.
Out of the seven islands and two
reefs being controlled by the Philippines in the Spratlys, Pag-asa is the
largest measuring 37.2 hectares.
Other Philippine island possessions
in the area include Likas Island which measures 18.6 hectares, Parola Island,
12.7 hectares; Lawak Island, 7.93 hectares; Kota Island, 6.45 hectares; Patag
Island, 0.57; Panata Island, 0.44; Rizal and Ayungin Reefs.
Transportation of necessary materials for the repair and
maintenance of the Rancudo Airfield will be easier with the recent completion of
the Pag-asa Island beaching ramp.
“Very significant (as with) the
beaching ramp, we can now bring in materials, equipment to continuously repair
and later on to maintain our runway (Rancudo Airfield),” he added.
A total of PHP1.3 billion worth of
projects are also in the pipeline, including the repair and concreting of the
runway that has been damaged by erosion.
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