COCKTALES | Sorry, Diosdado Macapagal: PNoy allies move to rename Clark as another 'Aquino' airport
It looks like the Philippines will have two Aquino international airports before PNoy steps down in mid-2016.
A bill renaming Clark as the "Corazon C. Aquino International Airport" and the Clark International Airport Authority into the "Corazon C. Aquino International Airport Authority" sailed through the joint transportation and government enterprise and privatization committee hearings on Wednesday.
The main proponent of the bill, which will now move to the floor for deliberations, is staunch Aquino ally Pampanga Rep. Joseller "Yeng" Guiao.
Guiao's father, Bren, was a long-time Pampanga governor first appointed to the position by Cory Aquino after Edsa 1.
It was not clear why the young Guiao wanted to rename Clark after the Edsa 1 heroine when the Cojuangco and the Aquino clans are from the neighboring Tarlac province.
"With the pressing problem of congestion at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Metro Manila, the (Cory Aquino International Airport) is being envisioned to be the Philippines' next premier international airport," Guiao said in the bill's preamble.
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