DARAGA, Jan. 20 -- The construction of the Bicol International Airport (BIA), which is touted as the country's "most scenic gateway", is moving at a fast pace.

To date, the construction work of the BIA has been logged at 72.2 percent overall progress rate, considering that the actual construction of the airport only started in December 2016.

As of January 13, Package 2A of the airport's development project is now 88.2 percent complete.

Construction work in Package 2A is being handled by the Sunwest Construction and Development Corp. and covers the airport's landside facilities, such as the administration building, air traffic control building, crash fire rescue building, and the maintenance building.

Package 2B of the airport project, m...