Bohol officials are wary that in tomorrow's state of the nation address (SONA), the long overdue new international airport in Panglao might be sidelined in the President's speech, dimming hopes for the province to improve its air transport system, sources said. With only two years remaining in the President's term of office, political observers are beginning to worry whether President Aquino could fulfill his promise of completing the airport before he leaves office which he made at the beginning of his administration in 2010. While Aquino's SONA on Monday will focus on what is being done by the government to improve the condition of Filipinos, a Palace official said, there is no certainty how much information on airport update would he share to the public.

"Katulad din po ng dati, nais niyang malaman at maunawaan ng mga mamamayan kung ano ang mga ginagawa ng kanilang Pangulo at pamahalaan sa iba't ibang larangan," Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. said in a press briefing. The President's upcoming SONA is in line with the administration's Philippine Development Plan, he said. He will tackle such issues as livelihood, social welfare and social protection, security and peace and order, good governance and anti-corruption, as well as climate change mitigation and adaptation. President Aquino will particularly focus on climate issues because of the devastation caused by Typhoon ‘Yolanda' and the earthquake in Bohol and Cebu, Coloma said. "Kaya't iyan ang maaaring maging tema ng nilalaman ng talumpati ng Pangulo na katulad noong mga nakaraang SONA ay naglalayong ipaalam kay Juan dela Cruz ang mga ginagawa ng pamahalaan para sa kanyang kapakanan," he added. As in the past, the President thinks of the concept of his SONA, does the outline of his speech, and lists the points he wants to convey to the people, Coloma said.

Meanwhile, a Boholano official who requested anonymity has told the Bohol Sunday Post that he no longer believes that the President could complete the airport project in two years. The official said he fears that after the administration of Aquino, the new Panglao airport project might suffer another bureaucratic delay. “Sa nine years ni Gloria Arroyo, mao baya ni ang promise nga humanon ang airport. Unya si Aquino misaad pud. Karon, unsa may mahitabo ani nga election na man pud sa 2016?” the official said.(with report from PNA)