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General aviation terminals, Chiz renews call to set up
By Nidz Godino
“I have been asking CAAP ,Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines and DOTr ,Department of Transportation for long time in relation to our lack of general aviation terminal since airport was invented in the Philippines,” Senate President Francis Escudero said on sidelines of 30th Defense and Sporting Arms Show at SMX Convention Center in Pasay City on Wednesday with escape of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo apparently on chartered flight.
Escudero renewed his call for establishment of general aviation terminals, where customs and immigration could check aircraft catering, rented and exclusive flights.
Escudero said without general aviation terminals, persons like Guo or Chinese national Guo Hua Ping can slip in and out of the country without going through standard inspection by customs and immigration officials. He underscored gap in the system that allows wealthy to bypass usual checks ordinary citizens face.
Escudero expressed suspicion that Guo likely used chartered plane to escape, though he acknowledged myriad ways someone with means could leave Philippines, given its archipelagic nature.
“That’s probably what she did…unless she also took ship, without general aviation terminal, individuals with private planes can bypass standard procedures, including inspections by customs and immigration, right now, anyone who has private plane, those rich people, will just go to their hangar, send their passport, get it stamped, go to their lounge and get on the plane to leave…landing back in the Philippines like this again,” Escudero lamented noting various escape routes available to well-connected.
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada threatened to push for cut in intelligence funds of Philippine National Police (PNP) for its failure to locate and arrest Guo.
Estrada said PNP leadership should justify that police force deserves intelligence funds they have requested for 2025.
“That’s big thing to focus on, I warned NBI ,National Bureau of Investigation and PNP, their intelligence is weak since subject of manhunt remains free…let’s cut their intel fund if they can’t track that person,” Estrada said during Kapihan sa Senado forum.
Estrada also expressed belief that officials and personnel of Bureau of Immigration and CAAP should be held accountable for escape of Guo.
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