The support for the House leadership’s bill creating the Philippine Airport Development Corporation Act snowballed, with various government agencies rallying behind its passage.
House Bill 7306, the proposed “Philippine Airport Development Corporation Act”, which was principally authored by Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, got the nod of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB), and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).
The manifestation of support was made during the meeting of a technical working group of the House Committees on Government Enterprises and Transportation last week.
The TWG, headed by Bohol Rep. Rene Relampagos flexed its muscles to fine tune the bill seeking to create the PADC as the airport authority to ensure and accelerate development of air transport facilities and services.
“The planned devolution aims to delegate the operating powers of the CAAP as well as abolish the authorities managing international airports, namely the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA), Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC), Subic Bay Metropolitan Department Airport Department, and the Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA),” Relampagos said.
“This will allow CAAP to reinforce its primary mandate and focus on regulatory functions based on Republic Act 9497 and prevent conflict of interest as it currently regulates and operates airports,” he pointed out.
CAAP Air Traffic Controller Chief Marlene Singson expressed CAAP’s all-out support to the bill.
“We welcome this House bill, creating an airport development corporation, because it will streamline and strengthen the airport operations in the Philippines. In so doing, CAAP would be able to concentrate on its primary mandate, which is the regulation of the aviation industry,” she said.
“We actually appreciate the efforts of the members of Congress, which is always mindful of the need to improve the aviation sector,” she added.
Lawyer Rhea Joy Gonzalez of CAB vowed CAB’s willingness to cooperate, as the bill will ensure the efficiency of airports.
For his part, DFA Director Edgar Tomas Auxilian said: “improving the existing air transport services is also a way of promoting the Philippines.”
According to Relampagos, the TWG fine-tuned the language and essence of some provisions of the bill to avoid potential confusion and ambiguities.
He said they want to ensure that the PADC serves its purpose of upgrading, operating, and maintaining existing and still to be developed airports.
During the TWG meeting, they agreed to adopt Sections 6 and 8 of HB 6327 or the “Philippine Airports Management Authority Act”, authored by Rep. Johnny Pimentel on Police Authority and the Board of Directors, respectively.
The TWG and CAAP, in consultation with Governance Commission for Government-owned and controlled corporations (GCG), will formulate a section on transitory provision that will establish a body to oversee the transition period and the transfer of properties, among others, Relampagos said.
Co-authors of the bill include Majority Leader Rodolfo Fariñas, Minority Leader Danilo Suarez, Catanduanes Rep. Cesar Sarmiento, and Pampanga Rep. Aurelio Gonzales Jr.
House Bill 7306, the proposed “Philippine Airport Development Corporation Act”, which was principally authored by Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, got the nod of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB), and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).
The manifestation of support was made during the meeting of a technical working group of the House Committees on Government Enterprises and Transportation last week.
The TWG, headed by Bohol Rep. Rene Relampagos flexed its muscles to fine tune the bill seeking to create the PADC as the airport authority to ensure and accelerate development of air transport facilities and services.
“The planned devolution aims to delegate the operating powers of the CAAP as well as abolish the authorities managing international airports, namely the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA), Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC), Subic Bay Metropolitan Department Airport Department, and the Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA),” Relampagos said.
“This will allow CAAP to reinforce its primary mandate and focus on regulatory functions based on Republic Act 9497 and prevent conflict of interest as it currently regulates and operates airports,” he pointed out.
CAAP Air Traffic Controller Chief Marlene Singson expressed CAAP’s all-out support to the bill.
“We welcome this House bill, creating an airport development corporation, because it will streamline and strengthen the airport operations in the Philippines. In so doing, CAAP would be able to concentrate on its primary mandate, which is the regulation of the aviation industry,” she said.
“We actually appreciate the efforts of the members of Congress, which is always mindful of the need to improve the aviation sector,” she added.
Lawyer Rhea Joy Gonzalez of CAB vowed CAB’s willingness to cooperate, as the bill will ensure the efficiency of airports.
For his part, DFA Director Edgar Tomas Auxilian said: “improving the existing air transport services is also a way of promoting the Philippines.”
According to Relampagos, the TWG fine-tuned the language and essence of some provisions of the bill to avoid potential confusion and ambiguities.
He said they want to ensure that the PADC serves its purpose of upgrading, operating, and maintaining existing and still to be developed airports.
During the TWG meeting, they agreed to adopt Sections 6 and 8 of HB 6327 or the “Philippine Airports Management Authority Act”, authored by Rep. Johnny Pimentel on Police Authority and the Board of Directors, respectively.
The TWG and CAAP, in consultation with Governance Commission for Government-owned and controlled corporations (GCG), will formulate a section on transitory provision that will establish a body to oversee the transition period and the transfer of properties, among others, Relampagos said.
Co-authors of the bill include Majority Leader Rodolfo Fariñas, Minority Leader Danilo Suarez, Catanduanes Rep. Cesar Sarmiento, and Pampanga Rep. Aurelio Gonzales Jr.
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