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Cavite given deadline for its plan to develop Sangley airport

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The Department of Transportation warned the Cavite provincial government that it may consider the proposal of a private consortium to develop Sangley Point into an international airport, if the local government unit fails to revise its bid before the end of the year. 

“There’s [Cavite government proposal]  no progress since it was discussed last month. It’s a government-to-government proposal and  there’s also a private group proposal. But under the rules, the priority is the government,” Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade told reporters.

“But of course I will give them [provincial government of Cavite] a deadline. If I will give them a deadline, [we can have] something before the end of the year, otherwise … let us wait,” Tugade said.

When asked if the agency is open to other proposals, Tugade said: “It will come once the hurdles are gone to discuss the private group proposal,” he said.

Tugade said one of the obstacles is the proposal of the provincial government of Cavite to develop Sangley Point into a major gateway.

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The legal department of DOTr issued a memorandum on June 15, asking the department to refrain from signing an agreement with the Cavite provincial government on the proposed international airport. 

The legal department cited the lack of technical and financial capability of the Cavite provincial government to implement an international airport development project. 

Sangley Airport Infrastructure Group Inc., a consortium led by Solar Group’s All-Asia Resources and Reclamation Corp., also submitted an unsolicited proposal to build Philippine Sangley International Airport for $12 billion. 

The proposed regional airport hub could accommodate about 120 million passengers a year once it is fully developed.

Under the proposal, the project will start with the reclamation of about 2,500 hectares of land north of the Sangley peninsula, which will be used for the development of airport infrastructure and a commercial establishment to complement the project.

The consortium proposed a concession period of 50 years. It includes the development of airside and landside facilities and transportation infrastructure to service the passengers and ensure accessibility of PSIA.

Another crucial portion of the PSIA development plan is the rehabilitation of Danilo Atienza Air Base, which will be later used as a general aviation airport to decongest Ninoy Aquino International Airport terminals during the project development phase.

Upon inauguration, the Danilo Atienza Air Base area will be transformed into an “aerotropolis” where service buildings, office towers, hotels, conference centers and other related developments will be established.

The proposed airport will be designed with two parallel independent runways and sufficient airside and terminal capacity to accommodate future demand for domestic, international and transfer traffic, not only for the Philippines but for Southeast Asia.

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