Panayam kay Clark International Airport Corporation President and CEO Arrey Perez kaugnay sa Clark National Food Hub na malaking tulong sa agriculture sector ng bansa
Panayam kay Clark International Airport Corporation President and CEO Arrey Perez kaugnay sa Clark National Food Hub na malaking tulong sa agriculture sector ng bansa
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00:00Clark International Airport Corporation, we will discuss the projects and programs together with Sir Aray Perez, the President and CEO of Clark International Airport Corporation.
00:12Sir Aray, how are you?
00:13I'm okay, ADG.
00:16Good afternoon and welcome to Bagong Pilipinas.
00:19Thank you very much for giving us the time to be here in our programs.
00:25The program of Clark International Airport Corporation.
00:28Okay, let's start.
00:30Under your leadership, what are the flagship programs and projects of Clark International Airport Corporation
00:38that will help in transforming Clark as the premier global aviation logistics hub of the country?
00:46Yes, ADG.
00:47Our programs for Clark, especially the airport, is to make it as the premier global civil aviation logistics hub.
00:58Okay.
00:59That means we will focus on freight and cargos.
01:04It will become the premier gateway for freight or cargos.
01:08That's why our programs in Clark International Airport Corporation,
01:13there is the National Food Hub.
01:17This is the facility where food is aggregated,
01:23basic products produced from the different regions north of Metro Manila.
01:30Central Luzon, Regions 1 and 2.
01:35This is like a modernized Bagsakan.
01:39Because the location of Clark International Airport Corporation is very beautiful.
01:45Our expressways are strategic.
01:48From south to north, even east to west.
01:52And there is also a train that is being built.
01:56It will be finished soon.
01:59And our airport is very beautiful.
02:01And it is very close to Subic.
02:03So it is a very beautiful place to bring all agricultural products.
02:11There will be cold storage facilities.
02:14Okay.
02:16Because one of the biggest problems of our farmers is that they don't have a proper warehouse.
02:24So what you are saying here is that the domestic products from Northern Luzon, for example,
02:30can be brought to Clark.
02:32Is this for export or for delivery to Mindanao and the Visayas?
02:37What we want is to have food sustainability in the Philippines.
02:42So that is our first target.
02:45Because many of us have a very high wastage, up to 50%.
02:51So imagine if the farmers know that they can import their products.
02:58Because their problem is that they cannot produce more because they know that it will be destroyed.
03:04So imagine if we can have a facility, a food hub, that can reduce the wastage.
03:10That is a big thing that we can give to the pockets of the farmers.
03:17The farmers who will be cooperatives.
03:19They will earn more.
03:21And there will be more food for our houses.
03:27So that is one of our biggest projects.
03:30The Clark National Food Hub.
03:33And we topped the Asian Development Bank.
03:37To become our transaction advisor.
03:41Because we need to do this right.
03:44We need discussions.
03:47Not only to the farmers who will be cooperatives.
03:52We need the Department of Agriculture, Department of Trade and Industry,
03:59and also the private sector.
04:01Of course, this is a whole of nation approach.
04:06This cannot be done only by the government.
04:08So that is what we want to happen.
04:11To do the right feasibility study.
04:14That we plan to finish it by this year.
04:18So that by next year, we will make it a public tender.
04:24Because it will become a public-private partnership.
04:26So we will award it by next year.
04:30Sir Ari, earlier you mentioned the flagship projects and programs of CIAC.
04:34From this, there was an agreement between CIAC and Maharlika Investment Corporation.
04:41Can you share the details or what can we expect from this agreement between MIC and CIAC?
04:52Sir Dale, our agreement with Maharlika Investment Corporation
04:57shows the viability of our projects.
05:05Because I only mentioned one, the National Food Hub.
05:08What President Jowel Kunsing wants for Maharlika Investment Corporation
05:14is to fund these projects by the government.
05:18At least 10% of the equity for these public-private partnership projects
05:23will be funded by Maharlika Investment Corporation.
05:28He told me, up to 20%.
05:31So that is a big thing to show to the private sector interested in our projects.
05:40It boosts their confidence, our investors.
05:46I will just mention the other projects.
05:50ADG Jonathan.
05:54One of our projects is to make a lot of attractions in Clark.
06:01Because there are not enough attractions to be a destination.
06:06We will add more.
06:08We call this project the Clark World Convention and Events Hub.
06:13Because the industry of MICE, meetings, incentives, conventions, and expositions,
06:21is a big industry that we have not yet tapped in the Philippines.
06:26In the Philippines alone, we will lack a lot in facilities.
06:32We do not have a big enough convention to host.
06:36We have a lot of professions.
06:42But we do not have enough square meters.
06:48We also do not have enough space to exhibit.
06:54We also do not have enough facilities to attract world-class entertainment.
07:01Now, Clark is very beautiful.
07:04Because imagine, there is a beautiful airport.
07:08Then there is a train.
07:10It is just next to the facilities.
07:13When you go down, you will watch a convention, a concert, or a basketball game.
07:20You just go down to the train, you just go down to the airport.
07:24You just walk.
07:26Yes.
07:28That is our second big project.
07:32To boost the airport to have more passengers.
07:36More attractions when you go to Clark.
07:39Then the third one is what we call the Urban Renewal and Heritage Conservation Program.
07:46What is this Urban Renewal and Heritage Conservation Program?
07:49There are a lot of projects within that program.
07:54This is the most important one, our Water Sustainability Project.
08:00Because of the abundance of industry in Clark.
08:05Clark is very big.
08:0731,850 hectares.
08:09That is half of Metro Manila.
08:11Now, we do not want our natural resources to be depleted.
08:17We just need to harvest properly.
08:20So, we have what we call River Park Management.
08:25We will develop, it is just a creek, but it is very long.
08:29About 7 to 9 kilometers.
08:32Imagine, if we can harness the storm water or rain water,
08:37so that we can harvest that and make it water for the industries in Clark.
08:45We do not need to water our aquifers.
08:48So, just like that, our parks along with Urban Renewal,
08:54it is not just for beautification.
08:56The parks have catch basins for water.
09:00I know that this was discussed last week.
09:05The catch basin in Bonifacio Global City,
09:09that is why it is not flooded,
09:11has a capacity of 10 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
09:14That is also what we see in Clark.
09:18We harvest the storm water, rain water,
09:21so that we can supply to industries for golf courses,
09:26to our hotels, even if it is not potable.
09:29So that when it is rainy season, our aquifers can breathe.
09:34Sir Ari, these are your plans as part of a master plan for the airport.
09:41Yes, ADG.
09:43When do we plan to implement, for example,
09:44this Urban Renewal and Heritage Conservation Program that has aquifers, as you mentioned?
09:50ADG, Urban Renewal and Heritage Conservation Program,
09:57we are already doing studies to make sure that what we will do is right.
10:05So, we will always start with feasibility studies.
10:08It cannot be all of a sudden.
10:09Clark World Convention and Events Hub,
10:15we are already interested in investing.
10:20We are just studying.
10:22But I am usually in Clark.
10:24I won't let the boss go there.
10:27But in Marriott, for example, that area is already developed.
10:32And we are very hopeful that under your leadership,
10:35our Clark Complex will be even better.
10:36Maybe, Sir Ari, before we end,
10:39please give a message to our countrymen with regard to the projects and programs of CIAC.
10:46To our countrymen,
10:49there are many good things happening in Clark,
10:53especially in Luzon.
10:56Because we have what we call the Luzon Economic Corridor.
11:01Our partners there are the U.S. and Japan governments.
11:06So, we have many projects to look forward to.
11:10Not only Clark,
11:12the ones I mentioned earlier,
11:14there is also Subic, Clark, Manila, Batangas Railway,
11:19which is a huge infrastructure that we really need.
11:25So, even for us, our projects, like the food hub,
11:29we need a cargo railway
11:30for the more efficient logistics of our cargo, our food,
11:37to reduce the price of our basic commodities.
11:41Because that is what we can give to the government.
11:44To make sure that, especially in Clark,
11:47to make it more efficient, the logistics,
11:49so that our commodities will be more affordable.
11:53Alright. Thank you very much for your time, Sir Ari Perez,
11:56the President and CEO of Clark International Airport Corporation.