Manila, July 14 -- Local officials in Aklan on Monday thanked President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. for the improvement of Caticlan Airport, citing the project's contribution to the tourism industry and the local economy.

Marcos led the groundbreaking and time capsule-laying for the construction of the new Caticlan Passenger Terminal Building (PTB) in Nabas town, assisted by Transportation Secretary Vivencio Dizon, Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines OIC Director General Danjun Lucas, Governor Jose Enrique Miraflores, and San Miguel Corporation chairman and chief executive officer Ramon Ang.

In his message, Miraflores said the project is a "powerful symbol" when national and local governments and the private sector come together wit...