Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC) President and CEO Atty. Emigdio Tanjuatco III has expressed support to incoming Transportation Secretary Arturo Tugade who plans to further develop both Clark International Airport (CRK) and the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).
“We (CIAC) will support the plans and programs of incoming Secretary Art Tugade. We are happy that his vision is in line with the vision of CIAC that CRK become the gateway for Central and Northern Luzon.”
“We support his plan to develop simultaneously CRK and NAIA. We are optimistic that the incoming administration will continue to support the development and growth of CRK,” Tanjuatco said.
Tugade said he will both develop CRK and NAIA during his term as Transportation Secretary, saying that both airports can co-exist, for their development.
According to Tanjuatco, he already worked closely with Tugade during his term as President and CEO of the Clark Development Corporation (CDC), “having worked closely with incoming Sec. Tugade, I am confident that his competent and no non-sense leadership will definitely be to the advantage of CRK.”
He said that Tugade knows very well the situation of CRK during his stay at CDC, adding that Tugade had been very supportive to the plans and programs of CIAC, including providing assistance to the airport and its employees.
China had earlier offered to incoming President Rodrigo Duterte to build a railway system from Manila to Clark wherein the new administration indicated that they will study the proposal.
Tanjuatco had said that “any plan to improve the connectivity between Manila and Clark is always a positive sign for the development of CRK.”
He also proposed a railway to the North of Luzon as well a rail for Clark and Subic for cargo to improve connectivity in those areas since CRK’s catchment area caters the North and Central Luzon.