SMC airport to create 1M jobs

Overseas Filipino workers (OFW) deserve a world-class airport. They can also help build it.

San Miguel Corp.’s (SMC) project to build the New Manila International Airport (NMIA) to replace NAIA as the country’s main gateway, is expected to create up to one million new jobs during the construction phase alone.

And it’s looking to hire the best Filipino talents from here and abroad — especially from among the ranks of OFW.

“Once the airport project is given the green light to proceed with construction, we will tap our best workers from here and overseas,” SMC president and COO Ramon Ang said.

SMC has for years been proposing a new Manila International Airport.

“It’s a massive undertaking. We will need Filipino talents in engineering, construction, hospitality, and airport-related services. Hopefully, this will give many of our OFW countrymen a reason to come home, be with their families and at the same time help in building a better future for our nation,” he added.

On the day the country celebrated National Heroes’ Day, Ang said that overseas Filipino workers truly deserve a world-class airport at par with the best in the world, with sufficient facilities and infrastructure support that will reduce delays and traffic as well as provide an enjoyable travel experience for the country’s growing population.

“Our modern-day heroes have been dreaming of a world-class airport for such a long time. We want to make that dream a reality for our migrant workers at no cost to the Philippine government,” Ang said.

SMC has for years been proposing a new Manila International Airport. Its current proposal is to build a massive, P736 billion airport complex on a 2,500-hectare property in Bulacan — just 27 kms away from NAIA, 45 minutes or less away from any point in Metro Manila via multiple expressways.

It was given approval by the National Economic Development Authority in April.