By Ruth Abbey Gita-Carlos February 22, 2020 SANGLEY AIRPORT. President Rodrigo Duterte leads the unveiling of the Sangley airport’s mar...
February 22, 2020
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| SANGLEY AIRPORT. President Rodrigo Duterte leads the unveiling of the Sangley airport’s marker and presentation of the Sangley Point International Airport (SPIA) Project at the New Passenger Terminal Building (NPTB), Sangley Airport in Cavite City, Cavite on Saturday (Feb. 15, 2020). SPIA project shall serve as a global aviation hub to decongest the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. (Presidential photo by Robinson Niñal Jr.) |
MANILA - As part of his effort to address air traffic congestion at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Pasay City, President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday inaugurated the Sangley Airport Development Project (SADP) in Cavite City.
Duterte also led the presentation of the Sangley Point International Airport (SPIA) Project at the airport's New Passenger Terminal Building.
The proposed SPIA Project, a 1,500-hectare master-planned international airport hub, will serve as a global aviation hub to decongest NAIA which is operating above its current capacity.
The Sangley airport will feature four runways and a terminal that can handle 100 million passengers annually.
Duterte also led the unveiling of the Sangley airport’s marker.
He was joined by Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade, Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines director-general Jim Sydiongco, Cavite Governor Jonvic Remulla, and Senator Christopher Lawrence Go.
Sangley airport is one of the key projects of the Duterte government under the ambitious “Build, Build, Build” infrastructure program.
In his inaugural speech last Saturday, February 15, President Duterte stressed that, “through prudent spending under competent managers, the state can complete projects that are beneficial to the people.”
He also indicated his stand for opposing any type of land reclamation by the private sector except for priority government projects.
“Not during my time. I will only allow maybe plans of whatever reclamation if it is in connection with the government project. I will not allow massive reclamation for the private sector. Not now. Because if you approve one, you approve all,” the President said.
The airport, previously known as the Danilo Atienza Air Base, was used by the Philippine Air Force.
During the event, a two-minute video presentation of the Sangley Airport Development Project (SADP) was shown after which Gov. Jonvic Remulla briefed the President on the project expansion which the Department of Transportation commenced in October 2019.
The President duly commended the efforts of DoTr Secretary Arthur Tugade for expediting the completion of the airport facility with target date of completion in March 2020 but completed ahead of deadline due to 24/7 construction works.
On the other hand, Cavite Governor Jonvic Remulla presented to the President the provincial government’s plan to develop the Sangley Point International Airport (SIA) under its Public-Private Partnership (PPP) to provide critical aviation infrastructure to help decongest NAIA and serve as a long-term international gateway for metro manila and the CALABARZON region
The facility is now 100-percent operational with a newly-constructed 750 sqm. Passenger Terminal Building that can accommodate 160 passengers, equipped with Flight Information Display Systems (FIDS), CCTV, X-ray and baggage handling and weigh-in conveyor to support its operations.
The airport project is being undertaken by the Cavite government under the Public-Private Partnership Code.
The Cavite government has formally awarded the initial phase of SPIA project to Filipino-Chinese consortium of MacroAsia Corp. and China Communications Co. Ltd. (CCCC).
The awarding was expected since the consortium was the sole bidder that submitted its joint venture proposal to the Cavite government in December last year.
Once the joint venture deal is signed, MarcoAsia and CCCC will allot between a year and 18 months to lead the completion of the detailed engineering design and financial closing.
The total cost of the project is approximately PHP308.5 billion.
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