MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte wants Sangley Point in Cavite to handle domestic flights immediately to ease congestion at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia), Malacañang said Tuesday. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Duterte agreed with the plan of Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade to transfer domestic flights from Naia to Sangley Point, a former US naval facility turned over in the 1970s to the Philippine Navy and Philippine Air Force. ADVERTISEMENT“To ease congestion at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, [Tugade presented] the plan to transfer general aviation or domestic flights to Sangley Airbase,” Panelo said in a statement. “The President directed the operations in Sangley Point to start immediately,” he added. On security concerns, Panelo said “Duterte prefers that airport security be handled by a single entity, either from the military or civilian force.”“Sec.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 11, 2019 02:37 UTC