Philippine Gov't to set aside funds for a seaport at Pag-asa

The Philippine Gov't is to set aside P450m to develop a seaport in Pag-asa, West of Palawan Island.

[quote] Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel, a member of the House committee on appropriations, said the allocation was made under the P3.98-billion budget of the Department of Transportation in the House-approved 2017 General Appropriations Act.

Pimentel said the new port would vastly improve accessibility to the area and bolster the country’s claims in the West Philippine Sea, citing a DOTr report submitted to Congress.[/quote] 

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