PPP eyed in operation of Sandoval Airport in Taytay, Palawan

• Source:http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?nid=2&rid=860311
• Wednesday, February 24, 2016

By Celeste Anna R. Formoso [(PNA), JMC/CARF/EDS]

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Feb. 24 (PNA) -- A provincial board member in Palawan has filed a resolution at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan seeking the help of public-private partnership (PPP) in the operation of the Sandoval Airport in the northern town of Taytay.

The resolution, filed Tuesday morning by Sangguniang Panlalawigan Board Member Winston Arzaga, requests Palawan Gov. Jose Alvarez “to open the Sandoval Airport in Taytay for public-private partnership,” and to accept proposals.

Arzaga explained that the development of the Sandoval Airport will be sped up if the private sector leads its operation.

“We can speed up the development of the airport if its operation will be led by the private sector, particularly those that have technical expertise,” he said.

"When the operation of the facility has been opened to commercial flights, the tourism industry in northern Palawan will experience a huge change, as well as the economic activities in the area," he added.

Sandoval Airport is strategically located in Barangay Sandoval in an area between Taytay and El Nido.

Arzaga said private entities that are interested might send their proposals to the Office of the Governor to become eventual basis in implementation.

Taytay is a first class municipality in the province of Palawan. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 70,837 people.