I’ve been seeing posts on social media about many shops being closed after San Miguel took over the NAIA terminals. Last February, on the way to Bicol via NAIA Terminal 3, I was able to see for myself just how many and what shops are no longer at the terminal. Here are photos of the area that used to be lined with shops on one side and restaurants on the other that leads to the terminal gates. What used to be a line of shops are now closed and now lined with seats instead.

There used to be some nice shops there including a chocolate shop, an Islands Souvenir shop and a Bath & Body Works shop. They are no longer there along with others where you could have gotten souvenirs or some travel needs or accessories. Did their contracts or leases end recently and higher rates led to their non-renewals and closure? Or does the airport operator have different plans for these stalls? I haven’t seen if the same happened to other shops at the terminal, particularly those at the third level. The absence or scarcity of shops is definitely an inconvenience to many travelers.

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