MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday said he wants to upgrade the runways in Batanes province to make the delivery of relief supplies easier as well as "for national security reasons.
MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday said he wants to upgrade the runways in Batanes province to make the delivery of relief supplies easier as well as "for national security reasons."
There are two runways in the province, one on the main island of Batan, in the provincial capital of Basco, and another on the island-municipality of Itbayat which is used by small planes. Duterte also ordered the Philippine Coast Guard to patrol Batanes islands to ensure “those islands will remain ours."
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