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Republic of the Philippines

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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BILLS AND INDEX SERVICE

House Bill No. 463

Introduced by RANEO E. ABU

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The bill seeks to include the Fernando Air Base in Lipa City, Province of
Batangas in the conversion of military reservations into other productive uses,
amending for the purpose Republic Act (RA) No. 7227, as amended, otherwise
known as the “Bases Conversion and Development Act of 1992.”

The Fernando Air Base (FAB) was originally constructed by the Japanese
Imperial Army before the Second World War and later became training base
called the 100" Training Wing where training units and other support units of the
Philippine Air Force (PAF) were grouped. In 1999, the Training Wing was
deactivated to establish the Air Education and Training Command (AETC) of the
PAF with a greater responsibility and under scope of training task.

The bill calls for the inclusion of the FAB in the coverage of military
reservations which shall be subject of conversion to other productive and
commercial uses pursuant to RA 7227. The proposed measure shall convert the
FAB into a dual-use airport which shall serve the Southern Tagalog Region and
shall function as subsidiary airport to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. The
administration of the alternative productive projects will be with the Bases
Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA), but the military use will continue
to be with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Furthermore, it is the
intention of this bill to keep the ownership of the property with the AFP, not to be
transferred to the BCDA. Thus, the adjoining areas may be developed through
Public-Private Partnership (PPP) to hasten economic development in the Cavite,
Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon (CALABARZON) areas.

In view of the foregoing, passage of this bill this 17" -Congreds is earnestly
sought.

REP./RANEO E. ABU


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

17" CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bill No. 469

Introduced by RANEO E. ABU

AN ACT
PROVIDING FOR THE INCLUSION OF THE FERNANDO AIR BASE IN LIPA CITY,
BATANGAS IN THE CONVERSION OF MILITARY RESERVATIONS INTO OTHER
PRODUCTIVE USES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7227,
AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “BASES CONVERSION AND
DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1992”

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in
Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Section 2 of Republic Act (RA) No. 7227 is hereby amended to read
as follows:

“SEC. 2.Declaration of Policies. — It is hereby declared the policy of the
Government to accelerate the sound and balanced conversion into alternative
productive uses of the FERNANDO AIR BASE, Clark and Subic military
reservations and their extension (John Hay Station, Wallace Air Station,
O'Donnell Transmitter Station, San Miguel Naval Communications Station and
Capas Relay Station), to raise funds by the sale portions of Metro Manila military
camps, and to apply said funds as provided herein for the development and
conversion to productive civilian use of the lands covered under the 1947 Military
Bases Agreement between the Philippines and United States of America, as

amended


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SEC. 2. Section 4 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows:
“SEC. 4.Purposes of the Conversion Authority. The Conversion Authority
shall have the following purposes:
a) To own, hold and/or administer the military reservations of John
Hay Station, Wallace Air Station, O'Donnell Transmitter Station, San
Miguel Naval Communication Station, Mt. Sta. Rita Station (Hermosa,
Bataan), INCLUDING FERNANDO AIR BASE and those portions of Metro
Manila military camps which may be transferred to it by the President;
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c) To encourage the active participation of the private sector in
transforming the FERNANDO AIR BASE, Clark and Subic military
reservations and their extensions into other productive uses;
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f) To establish mechanism in coordination with the appropriate local
government units to effect meaningful consultation regarding the plans,
programs, and projects within the regions where such plans, programs
and/or project developments are part of the conversion of the FERNANDO
AIR BASE, Clark and Subic military reservations and their extensions and
surrounding communities as envisioned in this Act; and

SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the
Official Gazette or in newspaper of general circulation,

Approved.