General Santos Airport to Resume Flights on June 15 Following Mindanao Quake
General Santos International Airport will resume operations on June 15, a week after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Mindanao caused its closure. The Department of Transportation and the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines confirmed a completed safety assessment.
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