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1In the NewsRP showcases laharcontinued from page 8The SCTEX is likewise deemed as a catalystto development along the highway’s entity,complementing the North and South LuzonExpressways.With its proximity to Metro Manila, theSCTEX enables adjacent provinces to capturethe spillover of the metropolis’ growth as wellas population, causing the likely diffusion ofeconomic development.2The construction of SCTEX was likewiseenvisioned to be a solution to Metro Manila’straffi c congestion, and saturating population,which threatens the carrying capacity, sanitation,as well as environment of the metropolitanarea, in accordance to the government’sagenda for sustainable development and urbandecongestion.3From the top: 1) BCDA representatives led by SCTEXProgram Director Eduardo Lena arrives at the NagoyaCongress Center; 2) Conference organizers host afellowship dinner for participants. Among discussiontopics were the Role of highways to transport goodsand services that keep the wheels of industry rolling;and Technologies to Build More Stable Asphalt Roadsand Improved Life Cycle Cost. 3) Lahar deposits leftafter the Mr. Pinatubo eruption.Higher Groundcontinued from page 4other locators, will be putting up the MindMuseum, a highly interactive science museum. Inaddition, a new Shangri-La six-star hotel will startdevelopment in the area next year, informs Zosa.We’ve already gotten the construction permit forboth so development is fi nally starting.FAST FACTSon Clark Duty Free ShopsDuty Free Shops in the Clark Freeport Zone are havens of great finds atreasonable prices. And these are only less than an hour’s drive from Manilavia the seamless NLEX-SCTEX connection. Exit SCTEX via the Clark SouthInterchange going to the Clark Freeport Zone.PARKSON DUTY FREEBldg. 403, CM Recto Highway,Clark FreeportOpen 10:00 am- 7pm, Monday-SundayWith the Fort Bonifacio Camp and VillamorAirbase successfully transformed into higheconomic centers, Zosa says the thrust of BCDAis to now use the proceeds to invest in Clark andSubic. We’ll invest in roads and in the equipment ofthe international airport. Recently, NAIA has beenhaving problems with its navigational equipmentso now the government is looking at Clark as thecountry’s next premier international gateway tothe world.ORIENTAL DUTY FREEBldg 7272, CM Recto HighwayClark Freeport, PampangaOpen 10 am - 7pm, Monday- SundayARJAN DUTY FREEBldg. 5276C. M. Recto Highway, ClarkFreeport, PampangaOpen 10 am - 7pm,Monday-Sunday10