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This came after the confirmation made by Davao CAAP General Manager Engr. Rex A. Obcena during the regular city council session Tuesday, May 7 that the terminal fees collected at the airport are directly remitted to the CAAP national office and the P121 million fund for 2024 has yet to be downloaded.
"We are currently exerting efforts to have these funds downloaded," Obcena said.”
He said this fund is intended to repair comfort rooms and for the hiring of manpower for cleaning services, establishment of gender-neutral comfort rooms, and provision for additional air conditioners, among others.
Obcena said that since the funds are under the hands of the central office they do not have an "elbow room" for its use. They only receive enough funds for Personal services, MOOE, and Capital Outlay from CAAP.
Councilor Bernard Al-ag, the proponent of the resolution said that convening the DIAA is instrumental in the speedy download of these funds, highlighting that 'passengers should not suffer" as he cited the huge income generated through terminal fees with P687 million remitted to the national office in 2019 alone.
Al-ag urged the national government to expedite the appointment of the representatives of the private sector, as it is a requirement for the turnover of the DIA to the DIAA.
Based on R.A 11457, the corporate powers of the Authority shall be exercised by and vested in the Board of Directors, which shall be composed of a Chairman, a Vice-Chairman, and thirteen (13) members. The Secretary of the DOTr and the General Manager of the DIAA shall be the ex officio Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Board, respectively.
Additionally, seven members from the private sector who are residents of the provinces and cities of the Davao Region shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines for a term of one year, subject to the existing rules and regulations of the Governance Commission on Government-Owned or Controlled Corporations (GCG). Two of the seven private sector members shall come from the City of Davao. Davao del Sur, Davao del Norte, Davao Oriental, Davao Occidental and Compostela Valley shall have one representative each.
Republic Act No. 11457, which was approved on August 30, 2019, is an "An Act Creating the Davao International Airport Authority, Transferring Existing Assets of Francisco Bangoy International Airport to the Authority, Vesting the Authority with Power to Administer and Operate the Francisco Bangoy International Airport and Appropriating Funds Therefore"
The Authority shall principally undertake the economical, efficient, and effective control, management, and supervision of the Francisco Bangoy International Airport in Davao City, the existing airports in the Davao Region, and such other airports as may thereafter be established in any of the provinces of the same region.
Among the objectives of the Authority is to encourage, promote, and develop international and domestic air traffic in the Davao Region as a means of making the region a center of international trade and tourism, and accelerating the development of the means of transportation and communications in the country.
It also aims to upgrade the services and facilities of the Francisco Bangoy International Airport and formulate internationally acceptable standards of airport accommodation and service.

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