Imelda R. Marcos Airport
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Imelda R. Marcos Airport (Filipino
: Paliparang Imelda R. Marcos, Cebuano
: Tugpahanang Imelda R. Marcos), also known as Mati National Airport , is an airport
that serves the general area of Mati City, located in the province of Davao Oriental
in the Philippines
. It is the only airport in Davao Oriental. The airport is classified as a secondary airport by the Air Transportation Office, a body of the Department of Transportation and Communications
that is responsible for the operations of not only this airport but also of all other airports in the Philippines except the major international airports.
The airport is named after Imelda Marcos
, although the origin as to how the airport was named after her is unknown. It is one of two airports in the Philippines named after a member of the Romualdez family; the other being Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport
in Tacloban City
.
Filipino language
This move has drawn much criticism from other regional groups.In 1987, a new constitution introduced many provisions for the language.Article XIV, Section 6, omits any mention of Tagalog as the basis for Filipino, and states that:...
: Paliparang Imelda R. Marcos, Cebuano
Cebuano language
Cebuano, referred to by most of its speakers as Bisaya , is an Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines by about 20 million people mostly in the Central Visayas. It is the most widely spoken of the languages within the so-named Bisayan subgroup and is closely related to other Filipino...
: Tugpahanang Imelda R. Marcos), also known as Mati National Airport , is an airport
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
that serves the general area of Mati City, located in the province of Davao Oriental
Davao Oriental
Davao Oriental is a province of the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. Its capital is Mati and borders Compostela Valley to the west, and Agusan del Sur and Surigao del Sur to the north. Davao Oriental is the easternmost province of the country with Pusan Point as the easternmost...
in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. It is the only airport in Davao Oriental. The airport is classified as a secondary airport by the Air Transportation Office, a body of the Department of Transportation and Communications
Department of Transportation and Communications (Philippines)
The Department of Transportation and Communications is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for the maintenance and expansion of viable, efficient, and dependable transportation and communications systems as effective instruments for national recovery and economic...
that is responsible for the operations of not only this airport but also of all other airports in the Philippines except the major international airports.
The airport is named after Imelda Marcos
Imelda Marcos
Imelda R. Marcos is a Filipino politician and widow of 10th Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos. Upon the ascension of her husband to political power, she held various positions to the government until 1986...
, although the origin as to how the airport was named after her is unknown. It is one of two airports in the Philippines named after a member of the Romualdez family; the other being Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport
Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport
-Facilities:Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport's facilities include a single-storey terminal building, a communications tower and administrative building. Small cafes surround outside the terminal across the parking area.* Terminal...
in Tacloban City
Tacloban City
The City of Tacloban is a port city approximately 360 miles southeast of Manila. It is the first in Eastern Visayas to be classified as a Highly Urbanized City. It is the capital of the Philippine province of Leyte and is the largest city in terms of population in Eastern Visayas...
.