DAVAO CITY — After a seven-month postponement, Philippine Airlines will finally serve starting June 9 the Cotabato-Tawi-tawi-Cotabato route twice weekly, every Thursday and Monday, the first commercial air linkage within the three-year old Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao .
Region in Muslim Mindanao. Map also shows its proximity to the East ASEAN Growth Area, including East Kalimantan, which is being developed as the new capital of Indonesia after Jakarta. Map courtesy of Google Maps In the pre-martial law era or before 1972, elderly residents recall a direct flight from Jolo to Cotabato.
Taw-tawi, Hermoso said, is in proximity to Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean. “The slogan ‘From Aparri to Jolo” is no longer appropriate. Tawi-tawi is no longer the country’s southern backdoor but our front door,” he said.