"DOTr Secretary Bautista, let’s get the ball rolling on the Public-Private Partnership Project to rehabilitate NAIA. May you become the DOTr Secretary to finally make this happen. Please do not let this project remain as a 'Power Point Presentation' during your time," Poe, chairperson of the Senate committee on public services, said.
Senator Grace Poe on Monday challenged Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista to start the rehabilitation of Ninoy Aquino International Airport as she noted that the country's main entry point is now a "major chokepoint."
"Space is becoming increasingly scarce in the whole NAIA complex... In other words, our primary aerial entry point is now a major chokepoint," she said. Meanwhile, Poe said Bulacan airport will have a potential passenger capacity of 35 million but these are just estimates until it becomes operational in 2027.not mean 'grin and bear it.' It means making the best of a bad situation," she said.
Poe said the government must start streamlining the clearance procedures in NAIA and suggested the DOTr and MIAA to make time-motion studies on this. She likewise raised the need to make cashless payments available in all NAIA concessionaires and ensure that all automated teller machines are working.
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