BREAKING NEWS :PNoy in Cebu for the 2nd time this year for new airport groundbreaking

President Benigno “Noynoy” AquinoIII will be in Cebu on Monday, June 29, to lead the groundbreaking of the P32-billion airport modernization which is seen to increase the total capacity of the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) from 4.5 million passengers to 12.5 million passenger.

 

Press briefing conducted at the PIA7 office 

Fayette Rinen, Philippine Information Agency 7 Assistant Regional Director, in today’s press briefing said Pres. Aquino will lead the groundbreaking of the project undertaken in a private public partnership with GMR-Megawide Cebu Airport Corporation (GMCAC).

It will signal the start of construction for Phase1, Terminal 2 of the MCIA.

After the groundbreaking across the MIP Building, Pres. Aquino will proceed inside the airport for a walking tour of the new facilities such as the new check-in counters and new x-ray machines used for the security check.

The President will then be ushered to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Lounge for a formal program. 

Aquino will be accompanied by cabinet members, Department ofInterior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Manuel Roxas, Department ofTransportation and Communication (DOTC) Secretary Joseph Emilio Aquinaldo Abaya, Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Ramon Jimenez Jr. and PPP Executive Director Cosette Canilao.

This will be the President’s second visit to Cebu this year.  He was here on May 1 for the launching of DOLE's JobStart program, opening of a state of the art medical facility of the University of Cebu (UC), and expansion project of Cemex Corporation in Naga City.

Under the Aquino Presidency, PPP Program is a cornerstone strategy for national development aimed at accelerating infrastructure and other development services, in order to sustain national economic growth.

By virtue of the Executive Order No. 8 series of 2010, as amended by Executive Order No. 136 series of 2013, the PPP Center is mandated to facilitate the implementation of the country’s PPP Program and Projects.