Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

368

HOUSE BILL Ni

Introduced by: HON. RACHEL MARGUERITE B. DEL MAR

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Bill seeks to amend Section 6 of Republic Act No. 6958 otherwise known as ‘An
Act Creating the Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority’, by including in the
composition of the governing Board of Directors of the Mayor of the City of Lapu-Lapu or
his duly authorized representative.

‘The Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority is situated in Lapu-Lapu City. This
fact alone would sufficiently warrant the inclusion of the Lapu-Lapu City Mayor or his duly
authorized representative in the composition of the Board of Directors. At the very least, the
representation of the city in the Board shall allow for a coordinated planning and
implementation of any measure or development plan of the Authority, particularly on safety
matters and questions of physical expansion, concerns that would surely affect, directly or
indirectly, the way of living and the qualify of life of the City residents. Ensuring that what
is good for the Authority should also be good for the City and vice-versa is, in the end, what
the proposed additional representation is all about.

In this light, approval of the proposed amendatory bill is earnestly sought.

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RACHEL MARGUERITE B. DEL MAR


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

AX : 368
HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by: HON. RACHEL MARGUERITE B. DEL MAR

AN ACT

AMENDING SECTION 6 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6958, OTHERWISE KNOWN
AS 'AN ACT CREATING THE MACTAN-CEBU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
AUTHORITY, TRANSFERRING EXISTING ASSETS OF THE MACTAN
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND THE LAHUG AIRPORT TO THE
AUTHORITY, VESTING THE AUTHORITY WITH POWER TO ADMINISTER
AND OPERATE THE MACTAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND THE LAHUG
AIRPORT, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES'

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

SECTION 1. Section 6 of Republic Act No. 6958 is hereby amended to read as
follows:

SECTION 6. Board of Directors. - The corporate powers of the
Authority shall be exercised by and vested in a Board of eleven (11)
members, which shall be composed of a chairman, a vice chairman and
nine (9) members. The Secretary of Transportation and Communications
and the General Manager of the Authority shall be the ex officio chairman
and vice chairman of the Board, respectively. The DIRECTOR GENERAL
[Assistant Secretary] of the CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY OF THE
PHILIPPINES [Air Transportation Office] and the secretaries of the

following executive departments or any undersecretary or assistant


secretary designated by the respective secretaries shall be ex officio
members, to wit: The Department of Finance; the Department of Justice
and the Department of Tourism. In addition, THREE (3) [four (4)]
members FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR recommended by the CEBU
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY [governor of the
Province of Cebu] shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines for
a term of THREE (3) [four (4) years from the private sector]: The
Governor of the Province of Cebu or his duly authorized representative
AND THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF LAPU-LAPU OR HIS DULY
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES as ex officio members shall be the
EIGTH and ninth [member] MEMBERS, RESPECTIVELY. IN THE
EVENT THE INTERNATIONAL PORT OF THE AUTHORITY SHALL
IN THE FUTURE BE TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER CITY OR
MUNICIPALITY, THEN THE MAYOR OF THE SAID CITY OR
MUNICIPALITY OR HIS DULY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
SHALL BE THE NEW ADDITIONAL TENTH (10TH) MEMBER.
“The Board shall promulgate its rules relative to meetings, quorum
requirements and compensation or allowances of the members of the
Board.

SEC. 2. All laws, executive orders, letters of instruction, rules and regulations or
provisions thereof which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby
repealed, amended or modified accordingly.

SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official
Gazette or in at least two (2) national newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,