COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 11 Jan) – Chief Minister Ahod Ebrahim of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has vowed to improve the services of Awang Airport and five other air…
COTABATO CITY – Chief Minister Ahod Ebrahim of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao has vowed to improve the services of Awang Airport and five other airports in the region now that their management and control had been turned over to BARMM.
“We will try our best to maximize the development of these airports, including those non-operational airstrips in BARMM,” Ebrahim said Tuesday during the turnover ceremonies for management of the six airport facilities from the CAAP to BARMM through the Ministry of Transportation and Communications .
“A good airport means good image for a particular country. If our airports are good, more tourists and investors will come and visit us,” Tago said in the vernacular. The Awang Airport, also known as the Cotabato Airport, whose terminal building is still under repair as shown in this photo taken Wednesday . MindaNews photot by FERDINANDH CABRERA
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