Bugsuk island Bugsuk is an island in the Balabac municipality of Palawan province in the Philippines. Its area is . History Eight crew members of the USS Flier (SS-250), USS ''Flier'' reached Bugsuk Island after their submarine struck a mine on August 13, ...

in the municipality of

Balabac Balabac Island is the southernmost island of Palawan province, and therefore the westernmost undisputed island in the Philippines, some north of Sabah, Malaysia, across the Balabac Strait. Administratively, the island forms the main part of th ...

Palawan Palawan (, ), officially the Province of Palawan (; ), is an archipelagic province of the Philippines that is located in the region of Mimaropa. It is the largest province in the country in terms of total area of . The capital and largest c ...

in the

Philippines The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...

has an runway.

History

San Miguel Corporation San Miguel Corporation (), abbreviated as SMC, is a Philippine multinational conglomerate with headquarters in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila. The company is one of the largest and most diversified conglomerates in the Philippines. Originally fo ...

(SMC) is a titleholder of of land in Busgsuk island of

town in

since 1974. The Molbog indigenous people have attempted acquiring the land insisting it is within scope of the government's Land Reform Program. The

Department of Agriculture An agriculture ministry (also called an agriculture department, agriculture board, agriculture council, or agriculture agency, or ministry of rural development) is a ministry charged with agriculture. The ministry is often headed by a minister f ...

in 2023 ruled that the lands are not subject to

agrarian reform Land reform (also known as agrarian reform) involves the changing of laws, regulations, or customs regarding land ownership, land use, and land transfers. The reforms may be initiated by governments, by interested groups, or by revolution. Lan ...

. SMC developed a runway in the area to support a failed experimental coconut plantation where fruit varieties and Malaysia and Africa are to be cultivated. The runway is now being developed into a commercial airport under the name "Bugsuk International Airport". As of 2022, there is no terminal building yet but already serves chartered flights to Balabac. The facility has a runway and is intended to support SMC's proposed beach resort development.

References

{{Airports in the Philippines, state=collapsed Airports in the Philippines Buildings and structures in Palawan San Miguel Corporation