FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
SENATE 
Senate Bill No. B 1. 7 
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INTRODUCED BY SEN. JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The world famous resort Boracay of Province of Aklan is one of the top 
tourist destinations of the Philippines. Business activities also flourish in the area 
to cater to foreign and local visitors. 
Records show that volume of passenger air traffic flying the Kalibo-Manila-
Kalibo, Manila-Caticlan-Manila and Kalibo-Cebu-Kalibo routes have steadily 
grown. There are now also a number of airlines operating along these routes. 
Hence, the need to improve, expand and upgrade the facilities in the two airports 
including night landing and all weather airport equipment and system. This bill 
seeks to achieve this by establishing the "Aklan Airport Authority" which shall 
have the power to administer and operate the Kalibo and Catiklan airports in the 
Province if Aklan. 
The approval of this bill is earnestly sought. 
, 
Senator 


FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
SENATE 
Senate Bill No. 81 7 
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INTRODUCED BY SEN. JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA 
AN ACT 
CREATING THE AKLAN AIRPORT AUTHORITY, AND FOR 
OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Title. This Act shall be known and cited as the "Charter of 
Aklan Airport Authority". 
SEC. 2. Creation of the Aklan Airport Authority. There is hereby 
established a body corporate to be known as Aklan Airport Authority which shall 
be attached to the Department of Transportation and Communications. The 
principal office of the Authority shall be located at Kalibo, Province of Aklan. 
The Authority may have such branches, agencies or subsidiaries as it may 
deem proper and necessary. 
SEC. 3. Primary Purpose and Objectives. The authority shall principally 
undertake the economical, efficient and effective control, management and 
supervision of the Kalibo Airport in the Municipality of Kalibo and the Caticlan 
Airport in the Municipality of Malay, herein after collectively referred to as the 
airports, such as either airports as may be established in the province of Aklan. 
In addition, it shall have the following objectives: 
(a) 
(b) 
To encourage, promote and develop international and air traffic 
in the central and western Visayas regions as a means of 
making the regions centers of international trade and tourism, 
and 
accelerating 
the 
development 
of 
the 
means 
of 
transportation and communication in the country; and 
To upgrade the services and facilities of the airports and to 
formulate internationally acceptable standards of airports 
accommodation and service. 
SEC. 4. Functions, Powers and Duties. The Authority shall have the 
following functions, powers and duties: 
(a) 
To formulate a comprehensive and integrated development 
policy and programs of the airport and to implement, review and 
update such policy and program periodically; 


(b) 
To control supervise, construct, maintain, operate and provide 
such facilities or services as shall be necessary for the efficient 
functioning of the airports; 
(c) 
To promulgate rules and regulations governing the planning, 
development maintenance, operation and improvement of the 
airports, and to control and supervise the construction of any 
structure of the rendition of any service within the airports; 
(d) 
To exercise all the power of a corporation under the Corporation 
Code of the Philippines, insofar as those powers are not 
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act; 
(e) 
To acquire, purchase, own administer, lease, mortgage, sell or 
otherwise dispose of any land, building, airport facility, or 
property of whatever kind and nature, whether movable or 
immovable, or any interest therein: Provided that, any asset 
located in the Kalibo Airport important to national security shall 
not be subject to alienation or mortgage by the Authority nor to 
transfer to any entity other than the National government; 
(f) 
To exercise the power of eminent domain in the pursuit of its 
purposes and objectives; 
(g) 
To levy and collect dues, charges, fees or assessment of the 
use of airport premises, works, appliances, facilities or 
concessions, or for any service provided by the Authority; 
(h) 
To retain and appropriate dues, and charges collected by the 
Authority relative to the use of airport premises for such 
measures as may be necessary to make the Authority more 
effective in the discharge of its ~ssigned tasks; 
(i) 
To invest its idle funds, as it may deem proper, in government 
securities and other evidences of indebtedness; and 
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To provide services, whether on its own or otherwise, within the 
airports and the approaches thereof as may be necessary or in 
connection with maintenance and operation of the airports and 
their facilities. 
SEC. 5. Policy Authority. The Authority shall have the power to exercise 
such police authority as may be necessary. 
SEC. 6. Composition of the Board. The Board shall consist of: 
the Secretary of Agriculture and Food, Chairman; 
the Secretaries (or representatives) of the Department of Science and 
Technology, Environment and Natural Resources, Education and 
CultUre and Sports, and Local Goverfiment; 
the Chairman of the Fertilizer and Pesticides Authority (PFA) 
two (2) representatives of small farmers; 
two (2) representatives of non-government organizations involved in 
sustainable agriculture for at least three (3) years; and 
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two (2) representatives of agriculture state and private colleges and 
universities, Members. 
The representatives of small farmers and of NGOs, and of agricultural 
state and private colleges shall be chosen by the Secretaries of Agriculture and 
Food and Science and Technology, respectively, from among nominees 
submitted to the agency concerned by their respective national organizations. 
They shall be conversant with bio-organic farming and committed to the policies 
and program provided wnder this Act. 


SEC. 7. Organization of the Board. Within sixty (60) working days form 
the effectivity of this Act, the national organizations of small farmer, of NGOs, 
and agricultural colleges and universities shall submit respective nominees the 
Secretary of Science and technology, as the case may be, who shall evaluate 
the qualifications of the nominees and appoint the most qualifies member of the 
Board. 
The Chairman shall call the members of he Board, or a majority thereof in 
not all have designated, a meeting organize themselves and prescribe its rule 
and procedures for the attainment of the objectives of this Act. A majority if al the 
members of the Board shall constitute a quorum. 
They shall also determine its budget, including travel expenses, 
allowances and per diems of its non-governmental members when attending 
official Board meetings or attending to them, and costs of office space, 
equipment and supplies. 
The Board may appoint full-time assistants, Secretaries, and other 
employees, subject to existing Civil Service rules and regulations. 
SEC. 8. Executive Directorate. The Executive Directorate, hereinafter 
referred to as the Directorate, shall be headed by a full-time Executive Director 
who shall appointed by the President of the Philippines not later than thirty (30) 
working days organizational meeting and whose compensation shall be fixed by 
the Board. The Executive Director shall be assisted the members of the 
Directorate, who shall be composed of the following officials and public 
representatives of private groups, and who are hereby directed to full support 
and cooperation; 
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The Director, Bureau of Soils and Water Management, DAF 
The Director, Bureau of Plant Industry~ DAF 
The Director, Agriculture Trading Institute, DAF 
The Director, Bureau ResearCh. DAF 
The Executive Director, Fertilizer Pesticide Authority (FPA) 
A representative, to be designated by the Secretary of the Department 
of Science and Technology; 
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A representative, to be designated by the Secretary of the Department 
of Environment Reosurces 
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A representative, to be designated by the Secretary of the Department 
of Education. 
A representative, to be designated by the Secretary of the Department 
of Interior and Local Government; 
The Executive Director, Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and 
Natural Resources Research and Development (PCARRD) 
A representative from the Farmers Cooperative Sector; 
Two (2) other NGOs involved in sustainable agriculture or development 
from the past three (3) years be chosen by the Secretary of Agriculture 
and Food from among the nominees of the NGOs sector; 
A representative each of agricultural state and private collages and 
universities, to be chosen from among the nominees of national 
organizations of said colleges universities; and 
Three (3) representatives of small farmers to be chosen by the 
Secretary of Agriculture and Food from among the nominees of 
national organizations of small farmers; 


All the members or representatives in the Executive Directorate shall 
conversant with bio-organic farming and committed to the policies and program 
provided under this Act. 
The Executive Director is hereby empowered to call upon any government 
agency for assistance in the performance of his tasks. 
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The Department of Agriculture and Food and of Science and Technology 
shall jointly provide an office and staff for the Directorate. 
The salary and office expenses of the Executive Director and the 
members and staff of the Directorate well as the' traveling expenses, allowances 
and per diem private representatives in the Directorate attending official 
Directorate meetings and performing other tasks aSSigned to them, shall be 
taken from the appropriations provided under this Act. 
SEC. 9. Appointment of TaSk. The Executive Director shall apportion 
and coordinate the tasks embraced by the program provided in this Act among 
the various members of the Directorate according to their field(s) of 
specialization. Such shall include, but are not limited to education, research, 
extention, training of farmers, training of trainors including the giving or 
acquisition scholarships and observation grantS of here and abroad, pesticide-
free IPM, small scale and commercial production of organic farm inputs, an 
accreditation system to insure sustained their quality, and sustained promotional 
campaigns. The members the Directorate shall at all times observe cooperation 
with one another, complement and/or supplement offices and/or organizations in 
the accomplishment of such tasks. 
SEC. 10. Bio-organic Farming and protection of the Environment. 
Within sixty (60) working days after assuming office and after the first 
organizational meeting of Directorate, the Executive Director shall and after the 
first organizational meeting of Directorate, the Executive Director shall submit top 
the office of the President for approval. 
(a) A report on the setting-up and organization of the Directorate and staff; 
(b) A scheme of distribution and complementation of functions among the 
members Directorate; 
(c) A plan of bringing the program down to the grassroots, utilizing 
available personnel and facilities on the local level and those of local 
government units; 
(d) A pattern of cooperation and mutual assistance with local Government 
units, POS and NGOs, which will maximize people empowering and 
participatory approaches to program formulation, implementation and 
monitoring; and 
(e) A schedule pf short-term, medium-term, and long-term targets. 
SEC. 11. Bio-organic Farming and Protection of the Environment. 
The BOFA shall constantly devise implement ways and means not only 
producing bio-organic of fertilizers other farm inputs and needs on and off the 
farm but also of helping alleviate to the problems of industrial waste and 
community garbage disposal through appropriate methods of sorting, collecting, 
and composting. 


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Likewise, the BOFA in coordination with the Department of Education shall 
set-up Bio-organic demonstration farms in various schools nationwide. 
The Executive Director shall conduct continuing studies, with consultations 
among the people and officials as Pas and NGOs, in order to advise local, 
governments, from the Barangay to the Provincial level, on collection and 
disposal of garbage and waste in such a way as to provide for the production of 
organic fertilizer and other farm inputs. 
SEC. 12. Incentives. The Government shall extend incentives for 
manufacture and propagation of bio-organic farm inputs by maximizing their use 
in all government-supported agricultural production, research and programs. The 
Department of Agriculture (OAF), Department of Science and Technology 
(DOST), Department of Education (DepEd), Department of Interior and Local 
Government (DILG), Department of Trade and'industry (DTI), Land Band and 
other government lending non-leading institutions shall assist organic input 
procedures through marketing and other services and resources. 
SEC. 
13. 
Appropriations. 
The 
sum 
of 
Fifty 
Million 
Pesos 
(P50,OOO,OOO.OO) for the effective implementation this Act is hereby appropriated 
out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Thereafter, 
such amount as maybe necessary for the continuous implementation of the 
program shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act. 
At least seventy-five percent (75%) of the' BOFA's percent budget shall be 
allotted holistic and integrated scientific research, information, and training of 
farmers and demonstrations on the farm level, including the provisions of full-time 
bio-farming extention workers who will work with farmers' associations and 
cooperatives, Pos, NGOs, barangay assemblies, rural communities, and other 
groups. 
SEC. 14. Separability Clause. If any provISion of this Act or the 
application of such provision to any person or circumstance is held invalid for any 
reason, the other provisions or their application to other persons or 
circumstances and effect. 
SEC. 15. Repealing Clause. All laws, decrees, orders, rules, regulations 
and issuances or parts thereof inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or 
amended accordingly. 
SEC. 16. Effectivity. This shall take effect upon its approval. 
Approved,