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  Legazpi Airport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Legazpi Airport (IATA airport code: LGP, ICAO airport code: RPLP) in the Philippines is a major airport in the Bicol Region, serving the vicinity of Legazpi City in Albay.
Aside from PAL, Filipinas Orient Airways and Air Manila International served the airport prior to 1972, the declaration of Martial Law in the Philippines.
In September 15, 2001, coming home from her state visit to Japan, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo flew to Legazpi non-stop from Tokyo using a chartered PAL Airbus A320, highlighting the capability of the airport to handle international air traffic.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Legazpi_Airport   (765 words)

  
 Legazpi City - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Legazpi City is the top tourist destination in Bicol as it lies 15 kilometers southeast of Mayon Volcano, the Philippines' most famous volcano.
Legazpi Airport, with a runway of 2,280 meters, is the region's gateway and trunk line airport.
Legazpi was named after Miguel López de Legazpi, the Spanish conquistador who conquered the Philippine islands in 1565, and whose family name came from Legazpia, a town in Guipuzcoa, Spain.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Legazpi_City   (1058 words)

  
 YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> Albay   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Its capital is Legazpi City and the province borders the Camarines Sur to the north and Sorsogon to the south.
Legazpi City also has its own domestic airport which hopes to serve international flights in the near future.
Legazpi Airport serves as Bicol's gateway to Manila and the Visayas.
www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/Albay   (805 words)

  
 Legazpi City: Encyclopedia topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Legazpi, usually misspelled Legaspi, is a city (city: A large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts) in the Philippines (Philippines: A republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946) and the capital of the province of Albay (Albay: more facts about this subject).
Legazpi is the southernmost terminus of the Philippine National Railways (Philippine National Railways: philippine national railways (pnr), a state-owned railway company under the department of...
Legazpi is also home to Albay's Magayon Festival held the whole month of May. Other parts of Albay now have their own: Tabak in Tabaco City, Oyanggi in Polangui, and Daragang Magayon in Daraga (a first class municipality which is contiguous to Legazpi).
www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/legazpi_city   (1136 words)

  
 NSCB-RD5 - Regional Economic Situationer >Transportation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Legazpi Airport registered a total of 12,506 outgoing passengers and 12,683 incoming passengers, while Naga Airport has a total of 5,652 and 5,593 for outgoing and incoming passengers, respectively.
For the volume of cargoes, Naga Airport declined both in incoming and outgoing while Legazpi Airport attained a 59.47 percent increase for outgoing cargoes.
Although Baseport in Legazpi City registered with huge shipment of imported coal during the last quarter, no shipment was made on the 1st quarters of 2004 and 2005.
www.nscb.gov.ph /ru5/qres/transport.html   (1182 words)

  
 Legazpi Airport - TheBestLinks.com - Philippines, Philippine Airlines, Bicol, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Legazpi Airport - TheBestLinks.com - Philippines, Philippine Airlines, Bicol,...
Legazpi Airport, in the Philippines, is the Bicol Region's only trunkline airport.
In November 26, 2003, a Cebu Pacific DC 9-32 Mc Donnell Douglas Aircraft brought delegates to the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) delegates on a charter flight from Cebu.
www.thebestlinks.com /Legazpi_Airport.html   (760 words)

  
 Global Nation | INQ7.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Legazpi's well connected to Manila and to the world, through Internet and cell phones and cable television (everything from, groan, Kris Aquino's "Ready KNB?" to Discovery channel).
The workshop could have been held in Manila but the decision to have the workshop in Legazpi is part of a policy of helping to stimulate economies outside the capital.
If HAIN had gone on with the original speaker, it would be in hot water right now because she would not have been able to fly in anyway.
www.inq7.net /globalnation/col_pik/2003/nov14.htm   (1061 words)

  
 Volcano Erupts in Philippines
LEGAZPI, Philippines –– The Mayon volcano spewed a column of superheated ash into the air and streams of lava and debris down its slopes in an eruption today that sent thousands of nearby villagers fleeing.
Authorities canceled all flights to Legazpi, the airport closest to the volcano, located about 215 miles southeast of Manila in Albay province.
Judel Mirandilla, a 14-year-old student from the village of Bonga in the path of possible pyroclastic and lava flows, said he was roused from his sleep shortly after 1 a.m.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/aponline/20000224/aponline044107_000.htm   (390 words)

  
 Philippine Airlines - Psychology Central   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
As of 2005, it claims to serve twenty-one domestic airports and thirty-one foreign cities.
Its main hub is Ninoy Aquino International Airport in the capital city of Manila.
On July 21, 1989, a BAC 1-11 crashed in Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila when the aircraft overran the runway while landing, impacting several vehicles on an adjacent roadway.
psychcentral.com /psypsych/Philippine_Airlines   (1978 words)

  
 Legazpi City - Our New Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Legazpi City is the capital city of the Bicol Region of the Philippines.
Legazpi is a place full of historical landmarks.
Legazpi City is surrounded by beautiful coastlines of fl sand beaches.
www.filipinomissions.org /photo_album_9.htm   (175 words)

  
 Planet Ark   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
LEGAZPI - The Philippines' Mayon volcano blasted out tonnes of burning rock and blanketed towns with ash yesterday in its strongest explosion since it began erupting last week.
Residents at the provincial capital Legazpi, 11 km (seven miles) south of the mountain, stopped in the streets or raced to their rooftops to watch Mayon's fiery outbursts and listen to its rumbling.
The Air Transportation Office closed the airport at Legazpi on Tuesday because of the eruption.
www.planetark.com /avantgo/dailynewsstory.cfm?newsid=5831   (576 words)

  
 Region long neglected... : Philippines : Gov.Ph : Forum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Do we only have to get by with rehabilitation -- rehab of existing Legazpi airport, rehab of existing narrow, winding TWO lane highways (Andaya/Quirino Highway is even in a sad state of disrepair) whilst highways up north are widened and extended.
The airport in Legazpi is up for a Php30M rehab-- I see the work has stopped and there was just some asphalt overlay patched here and there...
This is because Legazpi has one of the most magnificent land forms in the country which is the majestic Mayon Volcano.
www.gov.ph /forum/thread.asp?rootID=39602&catID=2   (1277 words)

  
 Legazpi Airport: Encyclopedia topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Legazpi Airport, in the Philippines (Philippines: A republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946), is the Bicol (Bicol: bicol region is one of the regions of the philippines occupying the bicol peninsula...
[follow hyperlink for more...]) Region's only trunkline airport (airport: An airfield equipped with control tower and hangers as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo).
Jet age came to Legazpi in the late 1960s and by the '70s Philippine Airlines (Philippine Airlines: philippine airlines is asias first and oldest airline and is also the national carrier of...
www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/legazpi_airport   (840 words)

  
 PhilippineBusiness.com.ph: Geographics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Legazpi City has no large scale industries or manufacturing facilities.
Mall retailing and its attendant services such as dining and entertainment in Legazpi have a ready and huge market potential of almost four million from the surrounding towns in the province of Albay, as well as other provinces such as Catanduanes, Sorsogon, Camarines Sur, and Camarines Norte.
To further boost the image of a shopping capital in the region, Legazpi will build another mall which will cater to the lower-income bracket and will be patterned after the successful Tutuban Mall at Divisoria in Manila.
www.philippinebusiness.com.ph /geographics/legazpicity.htm   (984 words)

  
 :: Welcome to Manila Bulletin Online ::
LEGAZPI CITY (PNA) — Papal Nuncio Antonio Franco, the Vatican envoy to the Philippines, arrived here Wednesday for a series of consultations with Catholic Church leaders, priests and nuns.
In a brief interview at Legazpi airport, the Papal Nuncio disclosed to reporters that one of the reasons for his visit is to consult with local church leaders on the candidates for bishops.
Legazpi City Bishop Jose Sorra said that there is a list of candidates for bishops, and that their qualification are still under review for final approval of the Vatican.
www.mb.com.ph /issues/2004/11/06/PROV2004110621928.html   (260 words)

  
 NSCB-RU5 - Overview of the Region >Albay >Accomodations
From Manila, the flying time to Legazpi City is 55 minutes, being served daily by Philippine Airlines, using BAC 737 jet.
The approach to Legazpi airport commands a bird's eye view of the majestic Mayon Volcano - Albay's pride.
The terminals are located at the Araneta Center in Cubao and in Ermita, Manila near the Cultural Center of the Philippines.
www.nscb.gov.ph /ru5/overview/albay/accomo.html   (212 words)

  
 WOW Philippines :: Explore Philippines :: How to Get there   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
It is served by Philippine Airlines, flying daily to and from Legazpi.
The approach to Legazpi airport commands a bird's eye view of the majestic Mayon Volcano-Albay's pride.
By air Legazpi is 55 minutes away while by train the average travel time is 10 Hours.
www.tourism.gov.ph /explore_phil/place_details.asp?content=getthere&province=32   (188 words)

  
 Provincial News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
LEGAZPI CITY -- The Presidential Action Center (PACE) extension office in this city will start offering services right after its simple inaugural ceremonies on Tuesday, May 30, at the Presidential Assistant for Southern Luzon (PASL) office adjacent to the Legazpi Airport.
Dy-Prieto said that the PACE Legazpi office will open every Tuesday to provide services for the help seekers from the southern Bicol provinces and spare them from additional expenses in going to the PACE office in Naga.
LEGAZPI CITY -- Disaster management officials of various government line agencies and local disaster coordinating councils in Albay will meet for a one-day assessment and forum-workshop dubbed "Y2K Mayon Eruption: Warning and Response Workshop" on Friday (May 26) at the Alice Hotel in this city.
www.pia.ops.gov.ph /province/n0525r05.htm   (1002 words)

  
 PIA Press Release   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Relative to airport development, DOTC air transport division chief Raffy Lavides informed the RDC on what the DOTC has done in answer to the RDC resolution requesting the DOTC to effect the conduct of detailed engineering study and estimates for the immediate improvement/rehabilitation of the Legazpi airport runway.
Legazpi City (25 Sept.) -- The abaca fiber may yet be the premier medium of poverty alleviation in the province of Albay particularly at the Banquerohan Resettlement Area (BRA) in Legazpi City.
Legazpi City (25 Sept.) -- The Philippine Statistical System (PSS) will hold the Ninth National Convention on Statistics (NCS) on October 4 - 5, 2004 to serve as a forum for practitioners and theoreticians in the field of statistics to discuss prevailing issues and emerging development affecting the PSS.
www.pia.gov.ph /press/p030925.htm   (3114 words)

  
 Health Profile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Each province has one except Sorsogon, which has two feeder airports, located in Bacon and Bulan but both do not cater for commercial flights.
Legazpi Airport is the only trunkline airport in the region with better landing facilities.
Legazpi Airport can handle night landing operations but only upon prior arrangement.
www.chd5.net.ph /health_prof.htm   (825 words)

  
 NEWS FEATURE: EARTH-SHAKING WELCOME FOR GMA IN ALBAY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
LEGAZPI CITY, November 6, 2003 (STAR) You could say President Arroyo received an earthshaking welcome in Legazpi City in Albay when an intensity 2 earthquake hit the province yesterday morning.
This time, however, volcanic activity was not the reason for the quake, which was triggered by the movement of tectonic plates along the fault system beneath the province.
Despite her earth-shaking experience in Legazpi City, the President kept to her schedule of activities in the province and traveled by land.
www.newsflash.org /2003/05/tl/tl012210.htm   (484 words)

  
 SkyscraperCity Forums - Legazpi City, Albay, & Mayon Volcano   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Performers, mostly youth from the schools in the entire region and only from Legazpi City, will be clad in their indigenous, colorful abaca-inspired costumes and grotesque masks while doing choreographed dances along Legazpi City's main thoroughfares with the world's most perfect cone-shaped volcano, Mt. Mayon, as dramatic backdrop.
LEGAZPI CITY--A world-class beachfront spa resort, with a long stretch of fine white sand and complete with modern facilities, is now in full development in Barangay Misibis, Bacacay, Albay, by prominent Bicolano businessman Elizalde "Zaldy" Co.
LEGAZPI CITY -- Completion in June of a P100.8-million commercial port in the village of Pantao in Libon town is expected to spur trade in the Bicol region, southeast of Manila, with the arrival of more cargo and passengers, an official said.
www.skyscrapercity.com /showthread.php?t=175804&page=3   (3872 words)

  
 PIA News Releases
Speaking at the launching of key infrastructure projects in Bicol, the Chief Executive said the upgrading of the Legazpi City airport will bolster foreign and domestic tourism and the overall economy of the Bicol region.
"What we will do is privatize the present Legazpi Airport so we'll have the new Legazpi International Airport in Barangay Alobo in Daraga, Albay that would speed up the development not only of Albay, Sorsogon but of the entire Bicol region," she said.
Domingo town in the outskirts of Legazpi City, and the P24.64 million Quinale bridge in the municipality of Polangui.
www.pia.gov.ph /news.asp?fi=p060208.htm&no=20   (612 words)

  
 People vs Sodsod : 141280-81 : June 16, 2003 : J. Quisumbing : Second Division
LILIBETH BORIDOR is a resident of Buragwis, Legazpi City, single, and 20 years old at the time of the incident.
EDUARDO N. NEBRIA, a barangay tanod and a resident of Buragwis, Legazpi City, testified that on January 3, 1997 at 10:30 p.m., he and a certain Aldrin Peñaflor were on duty as barangay tanods.
Appellant RICKY SODSOD, 18 years old and a resident of Binanuahan, Legazpi City, testified that he is a friend of his co-appellant, Dondon Bernabe.
www.supremecourt.gov.ph /jurisprudence/2003/jun2003/141280_81.htm   (6286 words)

  
 Asian Journal Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
LEGAZPI CITY-At least P87.7 billion worth of major development projects are either ongoing or in the pipeline in the Bicol Region.
The RDC V is also pushing for projects like the Luzon-Catanduanes interconnection project, which includes the installation of transmission lines, substation and submarine cable costing P876.6 million and proposed new Legazpi City airport of international standards at Alobo, Daraga, Albay, with a P3.4-billion budget.
The P100.8-million Pantao Port is almost 80 percent complete as of September 2004, and scheduled to be in place by March.
www.asianjournal.com /cgi-bin/view_info.cgi?category=BN&code=00009090   (514 words)

  
 Philippines : Gov.Ph : News : Gov't sets privatization of Legazpi Airport to pave way for modernization of of air ...
POLANGUI, Albay — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo told Bicolanos today that the Legazpi City Airport will be privatized to pave the way for its conversion to an international airport as part of the government’s tourism and economic development program for Bicolandia.
Speaking at the launching of key infrastructure projects here, the Chief Executive said the upgrading of the Legazpi City Airport will bolster foreign and domestic tourism and the overall economy of the Bicol region.
The upgrading and modernization of the Legazpi airport to meet international standards is estimated to cost P5 billion.
www.gov.ph /news/?i=14313   (482 words)

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