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00:00 The National Economic and Development Authority has approved the privatization of the operation at Ninoy Aquino International Airport.

00:07 Under Secretary Arsenio Balisacan, it can now address the shortage of passenger terminal capacity and the limited movement of airplanes.

00:17 The approved fund for the project is more than P170 billion under the Private-Public Partnership.

00:24 Bidding will start in September. The government's target is to increase the capacity of the airport to 62 million passengers per year from the current 35 million.

00:35 The aircraft movement will also be from 40 planes per hour to 48 planes per hour.

00:42 Through the project, it is hoped that the power outages and other shortages in the airport will be avoided.

00:52 The National Economic and Development Authority has approved the privatization of the operation at Ninoy Aquino International Airport.

00:58 What does the passengers say?

01:00 We have on the spot, Joseph Morong.

01:03 Joseph?

01:05 Yes, Connie. We are here at Terminal 3, particularly at the arrival area.

01:12 Many of our countrymen are waiting for their families and friends who will be returning to the Philippines.

01:21 We say that the airport is the first place that anyone can see when they arrive in a country.

01:29 But in the past few months, we have heard that it is brownout, the terminal is hot, the line is long.

01:36 But it can be solved because the National Economic and Development Authority has approved the privatization of Ninoy Aquino International Airport for P170 billion.

01:50 This is the proposal of the DOTR and Manila International Airport.

01:54 The airport wants to add more signs here at Terminal 3.

02:00 For example, at the arrival area, we can only see two signs here.

02:05 The window or the device where you can see when their flights arrive.

02:12 According to the MIA, they want to miss the airport's modernization.

02:19 According to the DOTR, the earliest they can open for bidding is the privatization of the IA.

02:27 These are the four terminals, 1 to 4, in September.

02:30 And the privatization may start in the first half of 2024.

02:36 But it is only an operation.

02:37 The assets of the airport will remain in the government.

02:42 We asked our countrymen if they want the airports to be privatized.

02:48 And what they want to see here.

02:50 I'm here to ask for help.

02:52 A faster process.

02:59 But although our experience now after three years, it was good.

03:05 Better now.

03:05 Yeah.

03:06 I don't like it for me.

03:08 Because the government is good.

03:12 Because if it's private, of course, a lot can change.

03:18 It can be expensive.

03:20 Connie, we've talked about the DOTR in some of our stories before.

03:29 That the terminal fee, P550, if it's privatized,

03:33 it won't be far from the private airports like Cebu and Clark,

03:40 that are less than P1,000.

03:42 Now, there's a consortium, the Manila International Airport Consortium,

03:47 the MIAC, that offered to the government

03:49 that they will privatize for P270+ billion for 25 years.

03:54 But they said they will just solo that offer.

03:59 And all those who are interested in becoming a company or corporation

04:05 that will privatize the NIA, they need to go through the bidding.

04:10 The MIAC said they understood the decision of the NEDA.

04:13 And what they're saying is that the best benefit for the country

04:17 should come from competent parties that can provide modern services to the NIA

04:25 in the shortest possible time.

04:27 Connie?

04:27 Thank you very much, Joseph Morong.

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P170.6B privatization ng NAIA operations, aprubado na ng NEDA Board | BT

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