Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 (File photo) MANILA - The proposal to rename Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) back to its original name, Manila International Airport (MIA), requires "congressional action," Malacanang said Tuesday. This, after Duterte Youth Rep. Ducielle Cardema filed House Bill 10822, seeking to revert the airport's name to MIA to make is "easier" for travelers to locate the country's international gateway and give Filipinos a "sense of pride". "There has to be a Congressional action to repeal Republic Act (RA) No. 6639 which renamed MIA to NAIA," Communications Secretary Martin Andanar, also acting presidential spokesperson, said in an online Palace press briefing. Andanar issued a statement as he acknowledged that the Supreme Court (SC) in 2020 junked a petition seeking to nullify RA 6639 that renames MIA to NAIA. "It can be remembered that the Supreme Court in 2020 already junked a petition
Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 (File photo) MANILA - The proposal to rename Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) back to its original name, Manila International Airport (MIA), requires "congressional action," Malacanang said Tuesday. This, after Duterte Youth Rep. Ducielle Cardema filed House Bill 10822, seeking to revert the airport's name to MIA to make is "easier" for travelers to locate the country's international gateway and give Filipinos a "sense of pride". "There has to be a Congressional action to repeal Republic Act (RA) No. 6639 which renamed MIA to NAIA," Communications Secretary Martin Andanar, also acting presidential spokesperson, said in an online Palace press briefing. Andanar issued a statement as he acknowledged that the Supreme Court (SC) in 2020 junked a petition seeking to nullify RA 6639 that renames MIA to NAIA. "It can be remembered that the Supreme Court in 2020 already junked a petition