{"id":218978,"date":"2019-06-16T05:48:27","date_gmt":"2019-06-16T09:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=218978"},"modified":"2019-06-16T05:48:27","modified_gmt":"2019-06-16T09:48:27","slug":"sangley-air-base-alone-wont-decongest-naia-dotr-chief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/06\/16\/sangley-air-base-alone-wont-decongest-naia-dotr-chief\/","title":{"rendered":"Sangley Air Base alone won\u2019t decongest NAIA: DOTr chief"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cAlam n\u2019yo ho\u00a0(You know what) let us disabuse our mind, that the Sangley alone will, you know, decongest NAIA Terminal 1, 2, 3 and 4,\u201d Tugade said in an interview over Radyo Pilipinas on Friday (June 14). (PNA Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— Although he believes Sangley Air Base can be made open to commercial activity by the end of the year, Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade clarified that the former US naval facility in Cavite should not be considered as the only answer to ease congestion in the four terminals of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).<\/p>\n

\u201cAlam n\u2019yo ho<\/em>\u00a0(You know what) let us disabuse our mind, that the Sangley alone will, you know, decongest NAIA Terminal 1, 2, 3 and 4,\u201d Tugade said in an interview over Radyo Pilipinas on Friday (June 14).<\/p>\n

\u201cTo decongest NAIA 1, 2, 3, and 4, you have to have a basket of approaches and solutions to handle that,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Aside from Sangley, Tugade said his agency will also be looking at Clark Airport in Pampanga and the Bulacan Airport.<\/p>\n

\u201cKaya nga bakit nandidiyan iyong<\/em>\u00a0Clark\u00a0na kung saan iyong second terminal ay matatapos<\/em>\u00a0by the second quarter of next year\u00a0at magiging operational<\/em>) That is why there\u2019s Clark, where its second terminal is expected to be completed by the second quarter of next year and will become operational),\u201d Tugade said.<\/p>\n

\u201cKaya nga nandidiyan iyong sinisipat natin iyong<\/em>\u00a0Bulacan Airport\u00a0na inaasam-asam namin na magkaroon na ng tinatawag na<\/em>\u00a0Swiss challenge\u00a0at ma-ground<\/em>\u00a0break before the end of this year (That\u2019s why there\u2019s the Bulacan Airport which we are looking forward to having the Swiss challenge so that we can break ground before the end of this year),\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Tugade emphasized that there were various ways to decongest the four terminals of NAIA besides transferring domestic flights to Sangley Air Base.<\/p>\n

\u201cIto ho ay samo\u2019t-saring mga pamaraan upang ma-decongest ang<\/em>\u00a0Metro Manila\u00a0at ang<\/em>\u00a0NAIA Terminal 1, 2, 3 and 4 (There are several ways to decongest Metro Manila and NAIA Terminal 1, 2, 3, and 4),\u201d Tugade said.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Tugade said his agency is currently working on completing a ferry station to transfer passengers from NAIA to Sangley but is also considering the use of Point-to-Point (P2P) buses.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt habang ginagawa iyan, iyong plano po ng<\/em>\u00a0Department of Public Works\u00a0na magkaroon ng<\/em>\u00a0connector\u2019s road\u00a0eh ginagawa ho iyan<\/em>\u00a0(And while they are making that, the plan of the Department of Public Works is to build a connector\u2019s road),\u201d Tugade said.<\/p>\n

On June 11, President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the transfer of domestic flights from NAIA to Sangley Air Base by November.<\/p>\n

Duterte also wanted airport security to be handled by a single entity, either from the military or civilian force to ensure passengers\u2019 safety.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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