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MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine conglomerate San Miguel Corp and another domestic firm have submitted offers to operate the country’s ageing main airport after the government turned down another joint venture’s 109 billion pesos ($2.27 billion) proposal.
Modernising the congested Manila airport and ending chronic flight delays were among the largest projects under President Rodrigo Duterte’s $180 billion infrastructure overhaul, his signature economic policy.
San Miguel and Philippine Airport Ground Support Solutions Inc (PAGSS) are in line for the project after separately submitting unsolicited bids, Ed Monreal, general manager of the Manila airport agency, said in a senate hearing.
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Transporation Secretary Arthur Tugade (ALI VICOY/ MANILA BULLETIN File photo)
During the Senate Public Services Committee’s hearing, Tugade said Megawide may still appeal to the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) to reconsider the revocation of its original proponent status (OPS) for the government’s NAIA rehabilitation program.
“Ang reading ko ho dito sa nangyari, hindi pa ho sarado completely ‘yong usapan ng original proponent status ng Megawide. Mayroon pa ho sila, halimbawa ho, kung gusto nila na mag-apela sa desisyon, sa aking pananaw, pwede pang mag-apela habang ginagawa ng MIAA ang kanilang reconstruction at rehabilitation program,” said the head of the Department of Transportation (DOTr), the mother agency of the MIAA.
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