Philippines plans to repair airstrip on Thitu Island by next year

Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana revealed that repairs to the airstrip on Thitu Island in the South China Sea will be completed by next year.

Thitu Island & Reefs, Spratly Islands
By NASA (Landsat 7 Path 120 Row 52) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons


Lorenzana added that this will commence once the construction of a beaching ramp is finished this year. This will allow heavy machinery such as bulldozers to reach the island.

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