ILOILO CITY, March 23 -- Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Trenas has requested that the Iloilo International Airport be included on the list of priority projects of the national government.

"We need to continue pushing for the development of our international airport since it is now overcrowded. If it is expanded, we can accommodate for flights and more visitors," Trenas said in a Viber message on Thursday.

The Iloilo International Airport is located in the municipality of Cabatuan, Iloilo province.

The mayor, who sits as chairperson of the Infrastructure Development Committee of the Western Visayas Regional Development Council, sent a letter of request to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) on March 13.

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