ðɪ ɛkspˈænʃən, wˌɪtʃ ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd ðə kənstɹˈʌkʃən əvə nˈuː tˈɜːmɪnəl bˈɪldɪŋ, ðə kəmplˈiːʃən ʌvðɪ ˈɛɹpoːɹts ðˈɛnʌnfˈɪnɪʃt kˈɑːŋkɹiːt ɹˈʌnweɪ ænd ðɪ ʌpɡɹˈeɪdɪŋ ʌv ˈʌðɚ fəsˈɪlᵻɾiz, wʌz ɪnˈɔːɡjʊɹˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ pɹˈɛzɪdənt ɡlˈoːɹiə mˈækɐpˌæɡəl æɹˈɔɪoʊ ˌɔn noʊvˈɛmbɚ sˈɛvəntˌiːn, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt.
The expansion, which included the construction of a new terminal building, the completion of the airport's then-unfinished concrete runway and the upgrading of other facilities, was inaugurated by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on November 17, 2008.