Pursuant to Republic Act No. 9497, particularly Sections 17 and 26 thereof, and CAAP Board Resolution No. 2011-50 dated 23 November 2011, the CAAP hereby serves notice of the revised PASSENGER SERVICE CHARGE/TERMINAL FEE to be imposed and collected at the Caticlan Airport Terminal which is now fixed at TWO HUNDRED PESOS (P200.00).

The revised PTF thereat shall take effect on January 15, 2012.


(SGD.) RAMON S. GUTIERREZ
Director-General

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Board Resolution No. 2011-050

WHEREAS, Caticlan Airport was formerly classified as a Feeder Airport and as such, under Department Order 98-1178, its Terminal Fee otherwise known as Passenger Service Charge was pegged at Ten Pesos (Php 10.00) per passenger;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Department Order No. 2008-06 dated 11 February 2008, Caticlan Airport was reclassified therein from Feeder Airport to Principal Class 2 Airport and said reclassification became the basis for the increase in the Terminal Fee at Caticlan Airport from Ten Pesos (Php10.00) to Twenty Pesos (Php 20.00);

WHEREAS, on June 22, 2009, the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GOP), thru the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) and the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), and the Caticlan International Airport Development Corporation (CIADC), now known as TransAire Development Holdings Corporation (TADHC), entered into a Concession Agreement for the development and operation of the Caticlan Airport;

WHEREAS, it is stated under Section 17 Paragraph 1.1 of the said Caticlan Airport Concession Agreement (CACC) dated 22 June 2009, the œRegulated Fees during the Transition Period shall automatically be adjusted at rates not less than that being imposed or collected at the Manila Domestic Airport once the Concessionare has upgraded the facilities of the Caticlan Airport that will provide standards of comfort to the End-Users comparable to those existing at the Terminal 1 of the Manila Domestic Airport and certified by the Independent Certification Engineer . œregulated Fees  as defined under the CACC refers to Terminal Fees and Landing and Take Off Fees;

WHEREAS, on march 2011, the Board of directors of CAAP thru its resolution No. 2011-013, approved the request of the management to conduct public hearing on Revised Fees and Charges for all CAAP Imposed Fees and Charges, subject to its the final submission and approval;

WHEREAS, on 02 March 2011 the Director General of CAAP issued Authority Order No. 97-11 creating the Committee to recommend the new Schedule of Fees and Charges applicable to Kalibo and Godofredo P. Ramnos (Caticlan) Airports;

WHEREAS, subsequently this Authority Order was superseded with the issuance of Authority Orders Nos. 196-11 and 222-11 dated 08 June 2011 and 18 July 2011, respectively, creating a Committee to review, formulate, facilitate and recommend a new schedule of Fees and Charges applicable to all national airports;

WHEREAS, on 17 August 2011, the Independent Certification Engineer (ICE) Schema Konsult, Incorporated, issued the certification that the upgrade for the improvement of the existing terminal building at Caticlan Airport has been completed by the Concessionare;

WHEREAS, on the 18th and 25th of August 2011, the CAAP published with the manila Bulletin and with the Manila Standard Today a notice to the General Public that a public hearing will be conducted on the 8th and the 15th of September 2011 at the Caticlan Airport complex on the proposed increase to P200.00 of the terminal fee at the Caticlan Airport;

WHEREAS,  written invitations to attend the public hearings were issued by the Committee Chairman to the following:

Hon. Carlito S. Marquez, Governor, Province of Aklan
Hon. Gabrielle V. Calizo-Quimpo, Vice-Governor, Province of Aklan
Hon. Florencio T. Miraflores, Representative, Lone District of Aklan
Hon. Romeo M. Dalisay, Mayor, Municipality of Nabas
Ms. Judith T. Icotanim, Officer-in-Charge, Department of Tourism, Malay, Aklan
Hon. Ceciron S. Cawaling, Vice-Mayor, Municipality of Malay
Hon. John P. Yap, Mayor, Municipality of Malay
Hon. Juliet A. Aron, Punong Barangay, Caticlan, Malay, Aklan
Mr. Dionisio J. Salme, President, Boracay Foundation
Hon. James V. Solanoy, Vice Mayor, Nabas, Aklan;

WHEREAS, on the 8th and 15th of September 2011, public hearings were conducted at Caticlan Airport;

WHEREAS, in a Committee resolution dated 27 October 2011, on its report and recommendation to the CAAP Board of directors on the proposed increase of terminal fee at Caticlan Airport, the Committee recommends it favorably, considering the proposal to increase the terminal fee at the Caticlan Airport to P200.00 appears to be fair and reasonable under the circumstance and considering further that no objections to said increase were heard or raised during the conduct of the public hearings therefore;

WHEREFORE, Resolved, as it is hereby RESOLVED, with the procedural and substantive requirements having been complied with, the proposed increase of terminal fee otherwise known as Passenger Service Charge from the amount of Twenty Pesos (Php 20.00) to Two Hundred Pesos (Php 200.00) per passenger at Caticlan Airport, as recommended by management after taking cognizant of the Committee Resolution dated 27 October 2011, is hereby APPROVED.

RESOLVED FURTHER, this increase in the terminal fee in the amount of Two Hundred Pesos (Php200.00) per passenger at Caticlan Airport, shall be valid and effective upon completion of the requisite publication in the Official Gazette or newspaper of general circulation and a copy filed with the University of the Philippines Law Center- Office of the National Administrative Register (UP-ONAR).

Adopted and approved during the 20th Regular Board Meeting held on 23rd day of November 2011 at the CAAP Conference Room, Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, Old MIA Road, Pasay City.
   
 

(SGD.) HON. MAR A. ROXAS
Chairman/Secretary, DOTC
(SGD.) HON. RAMON S. GUTIERREZ	(SGD.) HON. LEILA M. DE LIMA
Vice-Chairman/Director General, CAAP	Secretary, Department of Justice
(SGD.) HON. JESSE M. ROBREDO	(SGD.) HON. CESAR V. PURISIMA
Secretary, DILG	Secretary, Department of Finance