San Miguel Corporation’s unsolicited proposal to build an international airport in Bulacan was just approved by President Rodrigo Duterte.  The airport project is just one of the almost one Trillion pesos worth of infrastructure projects approved by the President. 

The National Economic Development Authority Board which is chaired by President Rodrigo Duterte approved no less than twenty big-ticket infrastructure projects worth over P974.8 billion. The biggest among these approved infrastructure projects is the airport proposal of San Miguel Corporation.

The proposed airport in Bulacan which covers 1.168 hectares is expected to decongest the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. The whole area which will house the airport is 2,500 hectares along Manila Bay in Bulacan, Bulacan.  It will also house a city complex. 

This is a 50-year airport project where six parallel runways will be built.  The initial capacity of this airport is 100 million passengers which is triple that of the NAIA. Although already approved by NEDA, the San Miguel proposal will be still be subject to a Swiss Challenge where other groups will be invited to make offers.  Under the Swiss Challenge, the original bidder which is San Miguel Corporation has the right to match any better proposal.