A dream come true. This was how Senator Robin Padilla described the signing of a memorandum of agreement for the rehabilitation of the Daet Airport in his home province of Camarines Norte.
Padilla attended the signing of the MOA among Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista, Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines secretary general Manuel Antonio Tamayo, and the senator’s brother Camarines Norte Governor Ricarte “Dong” Padilla.
“Sa totoo po, this is a dream come true for us,” the legislator said during the signing at the DoTr office in San Juan City.
The lawmaker thanked his brother and Secretary Bautista and Undersecretary Reinier Paul Yebra, as well as Senators Sonny Angara and Win Gatchalian, for their support for the airport rehabilitation project.
The legislator said the airport would boost not just tourism in the province, but also investments.
“Sisiguruhin namin na ang pondong ibibigay ng pamahalaan ay ilalagay sa tama at maayos na implementation.”
“Sisiguruhin namin na ang pondong ibibigay ng pamahalaan ay ilalagay sa tama at maayos na implementation,” the senator stressed.
“I want the Daet airport to become a regional instead of a domestic hub.”
The governor also said he wants the Daet airport to become a regional hub instead of a domestic hub. He added they also plan to develop a seaport for Camarines Norte.
The rehabilitation project is funded under the 2024 budget of the DoTr.
It is a partnership of the DoTr, CAAP, and the provincial government.
