Flight check at airport in Silay set

Flight check at airport in Silay set
BY NIDA BUENAFE of The Visayan Daily Star

An aircraft from New Zealand is expected to arrive in Bacolod City on Sept. 21 to start the flight check in the New Bacolod-Silay Airport, project director Edgar Mangalili of Department of Transportation and Communication said yesterday.

Mangalili said he was informed by the Air Transportation Office that the aircraft will arrive in Manila on Sept. 17 and will conduct some tests at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport before proceeding to Bacolod City.

The flight check is a normal procedure where navigational aids and markers as well as arrival and departure procedures are tested, he said.

The ATO needed to hire an aircraft from a foreign country after its flight check aircraft underwent massive repair, he added. The flight check, and the amendment on the aeronautical information publication are among the requirements for the airport in Silay to be fully operational.

On the access road construction, he said they are waiting for the contractor to submit an accomplishment report which will be validated by the consultants.

Mangalili said he can not give an actual estimate of the percentage of work done on the access road until the contractor submitted the report. On his personal assessment, Mangalili said the November deadline for the completion of the access road is not realistic as of this time. Still, the two-lane road going to the airport will be passable if the November opening pushes through, he said.

He explained that "passable" means that vehicles can conveniently pass by the road even with the construction still going on.*NAB

defending the pigs aginst being a malu

I'm affronted by all this insults,..we are intelligent human being with dignity.
Please don't demean the pigs, Pigs die for their country, they have done more for our people than you can imagine, a fiesta would never be complete without lechon, Campo Carne won't be a successful corporation if it wasn't for their sacrifice. No filipino restaurant would be succesful without pigs....

Look, look at your table, they feed our people... Pigs deserve honor and respect,.. and as a loyal fan of Miss Piggy who has entertained millions of children all through the years, and also in behalf of Porky Pig and other pig celebrities... I will not stand for this ....

never ,ever call any Pig.... a Malu Fernandez ever again,... it's too insulting for pigs everywhere........not only in this country, but for billions of pigs around the world...

and to an extend the deiniton of a Malu...

Main Entry: Malu, Malu Fernandez
Function: Noun, Adjective

Etymology: derived from filipino columnist Malu Fernandez

1: (noun); a social climbing discriminating individual with no talent in writing and putiing on make-up,
a. plump talentless bigot b. racist obese vagabond c. an extremely fat demon in tibetan mythology, was thrown out of the underworld for trying to assume a higher position in the demonic heirarchy

2.( adjective)a slur or form of insult), leading a disreputable life with an excess amount of fat and disdain for a racial or socio-economic group and bad taste in clothing and make-up.

I.E (a)You're too fat and think too highly of yourself, you're almost a Malu!!

(b) If gretchen adds a few pounds of fat and make-up, turn herself into a bigot, lose her fashion sense and write a column she'll be such a Malu..