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SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
‘Third Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 8170

Introduced by:

BENHUR L. SALIMBANGON, RAMON “RED” H. DURANO
JONAS C. CORTES and PETER JOHN D. CALDERON

EXPLANATORY NOTE

‘The Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA), created by
Republic Act 6958 of 1990, bears the name of the airport that it administers,
which is located in Lapu-Lapu City. The city was named after the native chieftain
Lapu-Lapu who is regarded as the country's first hero who repelled the Spanish
invader Ferdinand Magellan.

‘To honor Lapu-Lapu and be consistent with the city's name and location of
its airport, the change of the airport name from Mactan to Lapu-Lapu and the
corresponding change in the name of the authority will serve two purposes: give
Lapu-Lapu the recognition that the outstanding Filipino deserved. and in the
same thrust, improve the choice of name.

It is prudent and beneficial to keep the name "Cebu" in the airport name
and the name of the authority that manages it. "Cebu" is better known in the
world historically, economically and culturally. For branding and marketing and
as locator of the airport as destination for tourists and other visitors, "Cebu"
serves a crucial function.


Thus the need to shift in name from Mactan-Cebu Airport to Lapu-Lapu-
Cebu International Airport (LCIA) and, correspondingly, from Mactan-Cebu
Airport Authority (MCIA) to Lapu-Lapu-Cebu International Airport Authority
(LCIAA).

REP. AILEEN C. RADAZA
Lone District, Lapu-Lapu City
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REP. G! NY V. GULLAS, JR.
Ist District Cebu

REP. JO! . CORTES
6th District\Cebu



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTTIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
Third Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. __ 8170 __

Introduced by:

Reps. RAUL V. DEL MAR, AILEEN C. RADAZA, RODRIGO A.
ABELLANOSA, GERALD ANTHONY “SAMSAM” V. GULLAS, JR.,
WILFREDO 8. CAMINERO, GWENDOLYN F. GARCIA, BENHUR L.
SALIMBANGON, RAMON “RED” H. DURANO VI, JONAS C. CORTES and
PETER JOHN D. CALDERON

AN ACT

AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6958 CHANGING THE WORD MACTAN
APPEARING THEREIN TO LAPU-LAPU REPEALING THE NAME OF THE
AUTHORITY FROM MACTAN-CEBU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY
(MCIAA) TO LAPU-LAPU-CEBU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY
(LCIAA), AND REPEALING CORRESPONDINGLY THE NAME OF THE
AIRPORT FROM MACTAN-CEBU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MCIA) TO
LAPU-LAPU-CEBU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (LCIA)

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

SECTION 1. Amending Republic Act No. 6958 changing the word
Mactan appearing therein to Lapu-Lapu repealing the name of the authority
from Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) to Lapu-Lapu-
Cebu International Airport Authority (LCIAA).

SEC. 2. Amending Republic Act No. 6958 repealing the name of the
airport from Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) to Lapu-Lapu-Cebu
International Airport (LCIA).


SEC. 3. 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. 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication
in at least two (2) national newspapers of general circulation.

Approved.