Business backs House bill on airports authority
Published May 18, 2021, 3:57 PM The Joint Foreign Chambers (JFC) and industry associations laud the approval by the House committees on Government Enterprises and Transportation of House Bill 7976 creating the Philippine Airports Authority (PAA). At the same time, JFC urged the Senate to initiate hearings on the reform with a view to approving it by the end of 2021. The two House committees are chaired by Rep. Eric Olivarez and Rep. Edgar Mary Sarmiento, respectively. In his sponsorship of the bill, Chairperson Olivarez (Paranaque City, 1st District) stated “the differences between the op...