MANILA, Philippines — As a concerned citizen, voter and taxpayer, lawyer Lorenzo “Larry” Gadon has asked the Supreme Court to nullify a 33-year-old law renaming the Manila International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). While there is the hierarchy of courts — meaning initiating the original action before the lower courts before going up to the appellate courts and eventually the Supreme Court — the high court in several instances have disregarded the hierarchy and acted on extraordinary writs. He said there is nowhere in the law that mentioned funding for the change of the airport’s name. Next, he said the change of name disregarded the 2007 National Historical Commission of the Philippines’ guidelines in renaming streets, public schools, plazas, buildings, bridges, and other public structures. He only tags the Office of the Solicitor General as another party aside from him.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 27, 2020 11:26 UTC