Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

19
HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by: REP. RAUL V. DEL MAR

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Mactan (Cebu) International Airport is located in Mactan Island,
Lapu-Lapu City, Province of Cebu. The airport is about 600 kilometers of
the Ninoy Aquino (Manila) International Airport (NAIA) and serves as the
southern hub of the air transportation system of the Philippines. It is a vital
international gateway to the country's economic prosperity.

It started operations in the mid 1960's as the replacement of the
Lahug Airport, which was situated within Cebu City and had no more room
for expansion due to safety and physical constraints. It was then expanded
and further developed to truly deserve to its name - Mactan (Cebu)
International Airport. Due to the steady increase of traffic and passenger
volume and the introduction of wider bodied aircraft coupled with the
emergence of modern aviation technology, some airport facilities have
become obsolete and inadequate. This gave rise to the conception and
materialization of the Mactan (Cebu) International Airport Development
Project (MIADP), completed in 1995.

Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) was created
through Republic Act 6958, approved on July 31, 1990. The MICAA is a
government-owned and controlled corporation and is an attached agency to
the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC). The
Authority shall principally undertake the economic, efficient and effective
control, management and supervision of the Mactan (Cebu) International
Airport, and other airports that maybe established in the future.


MCIA has gone a long way since the time the MCIAA was created in
1990 up to the present. In 1991, the airport handled a total of 1,459,669
passenger movements and 23,281 aircraft movements. Last year (2012), the
passenger movements throughout reached 6,771,318 with 58,888 aircraft
movements. As of October 2010, MCIA has 419 departing domestic flights
per week and 69 departing international flights per week, up to 140 aircraft
movements per day (KOICA Pre-FS/MP 2011).

MCIA is serving one of the fastest growing metropolis in the country.
Metro Cebu is considered the second largest urban center of the Philippines
and one which is internationally known and recognized. Cebu is a top
tourism destination for the Philippines and is also the home to a very brisk
BPO Industry. According to the Department of Tourism (DOT), in 2012,
Cebu has received 2.2 Million guest arrivals. In a study, “Top 100
Outsourcing Destinations Report for 2013,” released January 17, 2013, by
Tholons, a global advisory firm for information technology (IT), Cebu was
ranked in eighth place worldwide. The remarkable dominant attractiveness
of Cebu and Central Visayas resulted in the consistent strong growth of
passenger movements at MCIA in the last three years: 15% for 2010 and
2011, and 9% for 2012. The sharp increases of both passenger movements
and aircraft movements has resulted in heavier utilization of the airports
single runway, making it the second busiest in the country.

One rule of thumb is that a Single-Runway can cater to passenger
traffic of around 15 Million passengers per year. This maximum is possible
especially if the flights can be evenly smothered out over the 24-hour period
in a day. Considering all the flight movements ~ domestic and international
commercial flights, together with General Aviation and Military aircraft
movements, it can be seen that the Runway Capacity at MCIA may only be
sufficient till 2024.

Another benchmark provided in the IATA Airport Development
Reference Manual mentions that a realistic capacity of a single runway is
approximately 202,000 aircraft movements annually, on the assumption of a
16 hour operations and also considering that aircraft movements are spread
across the operational hours. Considering this criteria, and assuming that
aircraft movements at MCIA would be spread across operational hours in
future, runway capacity will be reached by the year 2024.

It is noted, however, that aircraft movements are generally not spread
out over the entire day, considering the differing demand across the different
routes and the fact that routes are approved by another agency, the Civil
Aeronautics Board (CAB). In reality, the existing MCIA runway is expected
to breach it's capacity much earlier than 2024.


With due consideration for the pre-investment and pre-construction
activities necessary in government projects such as this, it is very important
and prudent to already establish the necessity and the project development
process right now.

This same measure was already approved on third and final reading in
the House of Representatives during the 16th and 17th Congresses but was
not approved by the Senate for lack of time upon congressional
adjournment. Hence, refiling of this bill with the earnest hope that approval
of the same be given the highest priority it deserves.

In view of the foregoing, the approval of this bill is earnestly requested

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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

19
HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by: REP. RAUL V. DEL MAR

AN ACT
PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF A
SECOND RUNWAY AT THE MACTAN-CEBU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
(MCIA) WITH ITS CONCOMITANT ACCESS TAXIWAYS AND RAPID EXIT
TAXIWAYS (RET), RUNWAY LIGHTING SYSTEMS, AND
NAVIGATIONAL/LANDING EQUIPMENT, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS
THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. There shall be established and constructed, under the
supervision of the Department of Transportation (DOTr), through the
Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA), the second
aerodrome runway of the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA, ICAO:
RPVM, IATA: CEB), located in the City of Lapu-Lapu, Province of Cebu.

SEC. 2. The DOTr, in coordination with the MCIAA, shall finance and
conduct the feasibility studies and the formulation of the detailed
engineering designs, standards, and specifications of the proposed runway
as well as the concomitant access taxiways and rapid exit taxiways (RET),
runway lighting systems, navigational/landing equipment, and other
appurtenances as may be necessary for the effective implementation of this
Act.


SEC. 3. The Secretary of Transportation shall include in the
Department's programs the procurement, construction, operationalization
and maintenance of the second runway at the MCIA, the funding of which
shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication
in two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,