I've heard from my Auntie, who is in the top level of the DILG, the Asst. Provincial Director of Bohol, that this is a deal. Word comes from high up in the echelon of government.
And I personally think that it is a good thing. I don't think that we have to worry about so much of a devastating effect on the ecological fauna in Bohol because the millions of tourists that the supposed Panglao International Airport is supposed to take in are not coming to Bohol for 'night-life' action, urban development and what not, I mean why would they? Cebu is literally right next door. The tourists that will come to Bohol are coming to the island for the environmental aspect, to see the local fauna, the infamous and world-known "Chocolate Hills of Carmen". (Last week I just drove to Erie, PA and went to the mall in Millcreek and saw a huge poster on Bohol's Chocolate Hills in the Travel Agency department. Thats how 'well known' Bohol is over here, specially in North Western Pa. Americans going to Bohol go there for its relaxed and comfortable setting, they don't want to see the island get 'remodeled' as you or I do. The airport will only provide the basis for more tourists, which translates into more capital for tourist destinations in Bohol, more capital for the transportation sector, or hotel and housing sectors.
Bohol is blessed with all her wonders, which many other provinces in the Philippines could only DREAM about having, to even be considered in having an international airport built in, in particular.
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