see also 20 Busiest Airports in the Philippines in 2009.

2009 Passenger Traffic in Philippine Airports

Because of the archipelagic set-up of the Philippines, airports are an important means of inter-island transportation. Here is a list of the top 20 busiest airports in the country according to passenger movement in 2009:

Destination – Passener Traffic Volume (year-on-year increase)

• Ninoy Aquino (Manila) International Airport – 24,108,554 (8.3%)
• Mactan – Cebu International Airport – 4,394,823 (20.6%)
• Fransisco Bangoy (Davao) International Airport – 1,967,945 (16.2%)
• Iloilo Airport – 1,324,148 (23.3%)
• Lumbia (Cagayan de Oro) Airport – 1,110,668 (23.1%)
• Bacolod – Silay Airport – 1,020,429 (21.0%)
• Tacloban Airport – 831,650 (32.6%)
• Kalibo International Airport – 639,797 (59.9%)
• Puerto Princesa Airport – 587,753 (22.0%)
• Zamboanga International Airport – 582,917 (24.1%)
• Tagbilaran Airport – 562,787 (40.4%)
• Caticlan Airport – 543,422 (-28.7%)
• Legaspi Airport – 412,875 (46.2%)
• General Santos Tambler Airport – 404,859 (33.7%)
• Butuan Airport – 385,331 (24.9%)
• Dumaguete Airport – 360,515 (17.7%)
• Plaridel Airport – 222,525  (-4.9%)
• Cotabato Airport – 199,133 (90.5%)
• Dipolog Airport – 189,264 (31.6%)
• Roxas City Airport – 173,132 (50.1%)

Passenger volume data for Diosdado Macapagal (Clark) International Airport not yet available. Early estimates for DMIA amount to 600,000 approx. in 2009.

see also 2009 passenger data volume for all Philippine Airports

Source: Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP)

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Tourist Volume in Major Philippine Destinations in 2009

Top 20 Philippine Provinces according to Income in 2008 (in thousand pesos)

1. Cavite – P1,995,900
2. Bulacan – P1,965,633
3. Negros Occidental – P1,794,944
4. Laguna – P1,747,168
5. Batangas – P1,684,124
6. Cebu – P1,676,187
7. Pangasinan – P1,579,977
8. Rizal – P1,552,740
9. Nueva Ecija- P1,307,857
10. Isabela – P1,296,002
11. Camarines Sur – P1,268,256
12. Iloilo – P1,245,181
13. Cotabato – P1,215,476
14. Zamboanga del Norte – P1,106,609
15. Pamapanga- P1,102,823
16. Palawan – P1,081,684
17. Cagayan – P1,022,788
18. Lanao del Sur – P1,012,492
19. Negros Oriental – P977,444
20. Agusan del Sur – P880,032

* Source: 2008 FY Annual Financial Report, Commision on Audit
* This is a partial ranking only. Some cities were not included in the ranking because of incomplete data in CoA’s 2008 FY Annual Financial Report.

View 2008 Financial Profile of all Provinces in the Philippines

Income and Expenditure of Philippine Cities in 2008(in thousand pesos)

* Source: 2008 FY Annual Financial Report, Commision on Audit

Top 30 Philippine Cities according to Income in 2008 (in thousand pesos)

1. Quezon City (Metro Manila) – P9,042,876
2. Makati (Metro Manila) – P8,308,262
3. Manila (Metro Manila) – P6,309,862
4. Pasig (Metro Manila) – P4,377,611
5. Davao City – P3,279,863
6. Cebu City – P2,938,270
7. Caloocan (Metro Manila) – P2,682,815
8. Paranaque (Metro Manila) – P2,246,421
9. Pasay (Metro Manila) – P2,239,910
10. Taguig (Metro Manila) – P2,006,728
11. Zamboanga City – P2,004,040
12. Muntinlupa (Metro Manila) – P1,949,529
13. Mandaluyong (Metro Manila) – P1,888,315
14. Valenzuela( Metro Manila) – P1,571,950
15. Cagayan de Oro (Misamis Oriental) – P1,452,191
16. Marikina (Metro Manila) – P1,440,384
17. Las Pi̱as (Metro Manila) РP1,339,279
18. Calamba (Laguna) – P1,338,300
19. Batangas City (Batangas) – P1,335,253
20. Antipolo (Rizal) – P1,277,213
21. Iloilo City (Iloilo) – P1,162,912
22. Puerto Prinsesa (Palawan) – P1,158,317
23. Iligan (Lanao del Norte) – P1,081,773
24. General Santos (South Cotabato) – P1,075,419
25. Olongapo (Zambales) – P1,039,921
26. Bacolod (Negros Occidenal) – P961,734
27. San Juan (Metro Manila) – P913,502
28. Baguio (Benguet) – P907,130
29. Butuan (Agusan del Norte) – P879,633
30. Angeles (Pampanga) – P797,846

* Source: 2008 FY Annual Financial Report, Commision on Audit
* This is a partial ranking only. Some cities were not included in the ranking because of incomplete data in CoA’s 2008 FY Annual Financial Report.

View 2008 Financial Profile of all Cities in the Philippines

Income and Expenditure of Philippine Provinces in 2008 (in thousand pesos)

* Source: 2008 FY Annual Financial Report, Commision on Audit

List of 10 Largest Malls in the Philippines according to gross floor area

1. SM North EDSA (North EDSA, Quezon City, Metro Manila) – 460,000m²

2. SM Mall of Asia (Pasay City, Metro Manila) – 407,101m²

3. SM Megamall (Mandaluyong, Metro Manila) – 346,679m²

The rest of the malls are not listed in order because Ayala malls have not released official data on the floor area of their malls.

SM Cebu City (Cebu City, Metro Manila)- 268,611m²

SM Southmall (Las Piñas City, Metro Manila)- 205,120m²

Robinsons Manila (Manila City, Metro Manila) – 241,000m²

Robinsons Galleria (Quezon City, Metro Manila) – 216,000m²

Glorietta (Makati City, Metro Manila) – approximately 250,000mm²

Greenbelt (Makati City, Metro Manila) – approximately 250,000m²

Trinoma (Quezon City, Metro Manila) – approximately 250,000m²

Five malls (including the top three) are owned by SM Malls, undoubtedly the biggest mall developer in the Philippines, followed by Robinsons and Ayala. The only mall in the list located outside Metro Manila is SM City Cebu located in Cebu City, the country’s second largest urban center.

Top 10 Busiest Airport in the Philippines in 2008:

Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Manila), the capital and primary international gateway to the Philippines, leads the pack with a wide margin followed by Cebu and Davao, which are both the largest urban centers of Visayas and Mindanao (island groups) respectively. The rest are mostly progressive regional capitals (Iloilo, Zamboanga, Puerto Prinsesa, Tacloban, Cagayan de Oro) except for the airports in Bacolod – Silay and Caticlan. Bacolod – Silay Airport serves the (also progressive) Bacolod City and Negros Occidental Province. While Caticlan is one of two airports in Aklan, which cater to tourists bound for Boracay Island. It is important to note that if the passenger traffic both Caticlan and Kalibo (the capital of Aklan) are combined, the figures are enough to take the number 4 position.

Moreover, 5 airports in the top 10 are all located in the Visayas Island Group, which,  mostly likely, is because of its central location, island geography, and popular tourist attractions (especially in the case of Cebu and Caticlan Airports).

Due to increased air movement, some of the airports are already undergoing expansions or building a bigger facility in a more spacious location such as in the case of Lumbia (Cagayan de Oro) and Caticlan Airports. The airports in Iloilo and Bacolod have already finished their expansions two years ago, and is now enjoying modern facilities and increased arrivals.

Modern Passenger Terminal of the new Iloilo Airport located 40 minutes outside of Iloilo City