DOTr chief commits privatization of 10 airports by 2028
Provided by Philippine Daily Inquirer.
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has committed to privatize the operations and maintenance of 10 more regional airports by 2028 to improve connectivity across the archipelago.
DOTr Secretary Vince Dizon, during a forum hosted by the Economic Journalists Association of the Philippines on Monday, said these are the airports in Iloilo, Davao, Siargao, Laoag, Busuanga, Bicol, Tacloban, Bacolod-Silay, General Santos and Puerto Princesa.
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He said he had committed to Pres. Marcos the privatization of these airports via the public-private partnership (PPP) route by 2028.
To make the project financially viable, the government is considering bundling multiple airports into a single contract.
“Government should really focus on making sure that a lot of areas have at least an airstrip, have an airfield, for logistics, for emergencies, for disaster response,” Dizon said.
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The first airport likely to be privatized would likely be Iloilo, he said. An existing unsolicited project proposal has been submitted by the Villar group.
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In addition, he said the airport projects would boost tourism activities, especially in island destinations like Puerto Princesa and Siargao.
On Monday, the government officially turned over the Bohol-Panglao International Airport (BPIA) to Aboitiz InfraCapital Inc. (AIC).
READ: Aboitiz takes over Bohol-Panglao airport
The initial plan includes expanding BPIA’s capacity from 2 million to 2.5 million passengers per annum within the first two years. By 2030, AIC targets to further increase annual passenger capacity to 3.9 million.
AIC now has three airports in its portfolio, including Mactan-Cebu International Airport and Laguindingan airport.
Last year, the government also awarded the operations and maintenance contract of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport to the San Miguel Corp.-led consortium.
(2025/06/17-12:00)
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