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BY PRINCE GOLEZ
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Sunday, March 4, 2018
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MANILA – The Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) should be rehabilitated and expanded to solve congestion, Grace Poe said.
According to the senator, the government should seriously consider help from the private sector.
A “super consortium” and GMR-Megawide have submitted to the government “unsolicited proposals” to mitigate congestion at NAIA worth P350 billion and P150 billion, respectively.
“We have to admit that sometimes, with the help of the private sector, we can implement projects faster, and especially if the consortium is composed of credible investors,” said the chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Public Services.
The NAIA currently only has two runways designed to handle 30 million passengers.
In 2016 the airport, which has four active terminals, accommodated almost 40 million passengers.
The proposals should be welcomed “as long as there’s an agreement that they (proponents) will not overcharge passengers and there are certain safeguards and guidelines,” said Poe./PN
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