| Residents wade through floodwater as they try to reach a Philippine Air Force helicopter in the central province of Calapan, on the island of Mindoro on Monday. Officials reported that three more villagers drowned in flooding that engulfed central provinces after days of heavy monsoon rains. (AP photo) |
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MANILA -- The government won the bid to operate the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) Terminal 3, at a price of over P3 billion to be paid to the Philippine International Air Terminals Company Inc. (Piatco).
Piatco had won the bid to construct the facility. Voting 11-4, the Supreme Court en banc lifted the temporary restraining order (TRO) it issued to prevent the release of over P3 billion that government deposited for the expropriation of Terminal 3.
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