DUTERTE

A MEMBER OF THE BCDA GROUP PUBLISHED BY THE CLARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CORPORATION (CIAC) PHILIPPINES
ISSUE NO. 2

Directives
Delivered

DOTr, BCDA START NEW CRK TERMINAL

TASK FORCE ANTI-TRAFFICKING FORMED

JETSTAR NOW FLIES TO OSAKA

1.5 M PASSENGERS IN 2017

EXPLORING ILOILO
23.4 MILLION POTENTIAL PASSENGERS*
would rather fly here

OUR AIRPORT. OUR PRIDE.

crk.clarkairport.com [email protected] ClarkAirportPhilippines

* based on population of catchment areas of regions i, ii, iii, car and camanava
C ONT ENTS
4 CRK makes passenger record in 2017
Passenger traffic surpasses previous record set in 2012

5 Jetstar now flies Clark-Osaka route

Japan now accessible via CRK starting March

8 Exploring Iloilo
Know more about the “City of Love”

10 How Clark was then

A look back at the former Clark Air Base

12 BCDA, DOTr start CRK T2

Second terminal begins construction

CLARK IN-FLIGHT is the official quarterly

publication of the Clark International
Airport Corporation (CIAC) published by
the Corporate Communications Office
(CCO) featuring the latest developments
and updates at the Clark International
Airport and the CIAC family. No part
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PRESIDENT AND CEO

Alexander S. Cauguiran
EDITOR
Augusto M. Sanchez
CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
Raymond Rendy O. Isip
Josmin Jose C. Due
PHOTO EDITOR
Josmin Jose C. Due
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Eugene Ignaxius Reymond T. Orejas
PRODUCTION STAFF
Geraldine C. Reyes
Nove Jean C. Yu
DUTERTE DIRECTIVES DELIVERED

CRK breaks 1.5-M annual passenger mark

T HE CLARK International Airport (IATA Code: CRK) registered a total of 1,502,304
passengers in 2017 comprising both international and domestic travelers as two
major airlines started servicing new flights in January.
to the US, Japan, Beijing, Kuala Lumpur,
Taiwan and Thailand are ongoing.
As an update, an average of
450 aircraft fly in and out of CRK
weekly which makes it one of the
busiest airports in the country today.
At present, the airport hosts 300
weekly domestic flights, servicing
20 domestic destinations, and 152
international flights per week for 8
global destinations. It logs in a daily
average of 6,400 passengers and
growing.
Clark airport is expected to
get busier during the first quarter
of this year as more destinations
are expected to be introduced by
airlines.

Alexander Cauguiran, CIAC to be expected this year.

president and CEO, said the 1.5 million Last January 16, flag carrier
figure broke the previous record of Philippine Airlines started its Iloilo and CRK’s passenger
1,315,757 passengers set in 2012 for Naga routes, while Philippines AirAsia volume
this airport. will commence the Davao, Puerto
“What a fitting ending to a Princesa, Tacloban and Iloilo flights on 2017 1,502,304
successful 2017 for CIAC, and with February 2. 2016 950,732
more flights, destinations and “By January 2018, we are looking
passenger volume, we’ll be able at an unprecedented 380 weekly 2015 868,528
to generate more revenues for the flights which means more connectivity 2014 877,757
national government,” Cauguiran said, to tourism destinations around the 2013 1,200,582
adding that more flights and links to country,” Cauguiran said, adding that
local and international destinations are negotiations for direct flights from Clark
2012 1,315,757

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 JETSTAR NOW FLIES
CLARK-OSAKA ROUTE
H ot on the heels of the recently launched services
between Clark and Singapore, Jetstar Asia Airways
announces a new direct service from the Clark International
through Taipei to Osaka and up to 5 services through
Manila to Osaka.
“Clark International Airport will be the second
Airport to the Kansai International Airport in Japan. gateway in the region for Singapore and Japanese travelers
From March 27, 2018, Jetstar Asia will operate three to fly to the Philippines,” said Pasupathi.
weekly services between Clark in Pampanga province and Collective from Taipei, Manila and now Clark, Jetstar
Osaka located Asia and Jetstar
in the Kansai Japan will now
region. operate up to 23
Jetstar services to Osaka.
Asia CEO Bara Clark
Pasupathi International
said that this Airport Corporation
direct service (CIAC) President
is an exciting and CEO Alexander
development Cauguiran said:
and the first “This is another
connection good news this New
from Northern Year! Our business
Luzon to Japan. travelers or family tourists from the
“We are delighted to bring this service to all our Northern and Central Luzon area and those who wish
customers in this region,” Pasupathi said. to visit our popular local destinations may now fly Jetstar
Apart from the greater convenience for our travelers, Asia to and from Japan via Clark and at the same time enjoy
this service will increase Jetstar’s capacity up to three low fares.”
services a week to Kansai International Airport and Clark “Jetstar Asia is one of our partners in the development
will now be the latest gateway in the region for both of the Clark airport. The newest Clark-Osaka route is indeed
Singapore and Filipino travelers to fly to Osaka. a fresh development as it will be a welcome addition to
From Singapore, Jetstar Asia, a wholly owned the growing number of passengers and to Clark’s 166
subsidiary of Qantas, currently operates up to 12 services international weekly flights,” Cauguiran stressed.

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CLARK SHINES IN ASEAN 2017

T he Clark International Airport was given its time to
shine as the airport played a major role during the
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit
in November 2017, serving eight of the 10 ASEAN Heads
of State that came to the Philippines for the 31st ASEAN
Summit and Related Summits landed at the Clark airport.
The summits were held in the country as the
Philippines was the ASEAN 2017 chairman. The event
also coincides with a historic milestone — the 50th
anniversary of the founding of the association, and
described as “an occasion to set the tone for the next 50
years.”
Founded in 1967, ASEAN has since matured
into a community focused on economic integration
and growth, and consensus-building, which has been
described as “the ASEAN Way” that has resulted in
unprecedented growth, ASEAN being both the world’s
seventh-largest market and third-largest labor force,
and has been projected to become the fourth-largest
economic bloc by 2030.
Welcoming the arriving Heads of State to the
Clark Freeport Zone in Pampanga were Pampanga
Governor Lilia Pineda; Vice-Governor Dennis Pineda;
Angeles City Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan; Malabacat
City Mayor Crisostomo Garbo; Lubao Mayor Mylyn
Pineda-Cayabyab; Bases Conversion and Development
Authority (BCDA) President and CEO Vince Dizon; Clark
International Airport Corporation (CIAC) President and
CEO Alexander Cauguiran; and, Clark Development
Corporation (CDC) President and CEO Noel Manankil;
along with Cabinet members.
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1. Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull
2. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen
3. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
4. Indonesian President Joko Widodo
5. Lao PDR Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith
6. Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak
7. Myanmar First State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi
8. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern
9. Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
10. Thailand Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha
11. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc of the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam

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 Iloilo
Sweet Mangoes of Guimaras

Text and Photos by Jojo Due

Andana Resort, Guimaras Province

St. Thomas of Villanova (Miag-Ao) Church, a Heritage Site

The City of Love Andana Resort, Guimaras Province

T
The Molo Mansion he Central Philippines is known for its beaches, colorful festivals, scenic tourist
destinations, famous personalities, heritage and history. And one of the provinces
worth visiting as it features most, if not all, is the Province of Iloilo.
Residents from Northern and Central Luzon can now appreciate the rich
heritage and history of Iloilo, one of the provinces in the Western Visayas, with an
hour-long flight from the Clark International Airport thanks to AirAsia Philippines.
Iloilo takes its name from Irong-Irong, the old name of the city of Iloilo, a tract
of land that sticks out like a nose on the south of the Iloilo River. The Maragtas
Legend tells the story of Iloilo way back in the 13th century, when Datu Puti and his
fellow Datus fled from the tyranny of Sultan Makatunao of Borneo and landed at the
mouth of the Siwaragan River, now known as the town of San Joaquin, and eventually
Molo Feminine Church
settled there.
Also known as the “City of Love” because of its location in the “Heart of the
Philippine archipelago”, Iloilo has always been one of the country’s most important
provinces, with the Ilonggos having long traded with merchants from China and India
even before the Spaniards came, resulting in a flourishing civilization that is exhibited
in various museums and private galleries in the province. Iloilo proved an important
trading post because of its beautiful harbor with serene and calm waters safe for
navigation. This excellent port facility made Iloilo the center of trade at the turn of
the century, with the whole world doing business in this port, especially during the
heyday of the sugar industry. In fact, Iloilo was given the title of “Queen City of the
South” for being the Philippine’s second city, after Manila.
Iloilo’s history can be seen in its European and American-inspired buildings:
stately mansions, majestic century-old churches, and heritage commercial buildings
while its rich heritage is showcased in diverse festivals celebrated in the city and
various towns of the province, earning for Iloilo the moniker “The Province of
Festivals“.
Ilonggos are particularly proud of their nationally-acclaimed Dinagyang Festival,
together with smaller but similarly riveting festivities in the province that blend the
pagan and Christians in a street dance masquerade honoring the Sto. Nino.
A tour of Iloilo City, the provincial capital, will treat tourists, foreign and
domestic alike, on a ride in a time machine as the guide takes them back to the
province’s historic past to the present.
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 The author poses for a rare photo op
in San Lorenzo, Guimaras wind farm

And, of course, a tour of such a historic place would not be complete without a
visit to the various churches, old houses of illustrious families, museums, and popular
places to partake of the local fare, read: food.
Iloilo’ churches have been described by our tour guide as “fighting churches” as
these have been designed, along with five watchtowers on the Guimbal shoreline, to
ward off raiding Moro pirates and invaders.
Some of these actually are unique in the sense that they have features that can
only be seen in that part of the country.
The Miag-Ao Church, or the Santo Tomas de Villanueva Parish Church, for
example, is said to be the only church in the country that has been allowed by the
Spanish to depict the daily lives of the people of Miag-Ao on its pediment, making it
distinctly Filipino by featuring a coconut tree, banana tree, papaya tree and native
fauna.
The Miag-Ao Church is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a distinction it shares in an
exclusive group of very few Baroque-style churches in the country.
Another is the San Joaquin Parish Church that features a pediment depicting a
military scene: the victory of the Spanish over the Moors in the Battle of Tetouan in
remarkable detail. Photo by Lyn P. Sanchez
The Molo Church, or the Church of Saint Anne, is also called the Church of
Women. Like the San Joaquin and Miag-Ao churches, it is unique because the images A look at Old Iloilo
of saints in the church are all female.
Iloilo boasts of a list of “Firsts” in the country that include: the site of the first
Malayan landing in the country according to the Maragtas Legend; the site of the first
school for boys in Tigbauan founded by the famous Jesuit priest and historian Pedro
Chirino in 1592; the first place in the country to put up a Christian church; the first city
outside Manila to have a foreign business house, Loney and Co.; and reportedly the
first city outside Manila to have electricity, telephone, telegraph, railway, ice plant,
automobile and other modern conveniences, among others.

Iloilo Public Market A heritage tour of the province takes one to Calle Real, Iloilo City’s old
central business district as well as Plaza Libertad and the Iloilo Provincial Capitol
Grounds and the city’s ancestral houses that include the Molo Mansion, and the
house of former Philippine Vice-President Fernando Lopez Sr., Casa Mariquit,
among others.
Of course, after a tour of history, hungry tourists can partake of the culinary
specialties of Iloilo: the famous La Paz Batchoy; Pancit Molo; and a feast at the
Camina Balay nga Bato where we had dinner and coffee or hot chocolate at
Madge Coffee at the public market.
The famous La Paz Batchoy at Netong’s
The trip to Iloilo has one perk that will interest tourists: they can take a tour
of neighboring Guimaras Province via a 15-minute boat ride.
Known for having the sweetest mangoes in the world according to a Brix
scale that determines sugar concentration, our guide said Guimaras’s mangoes
are in the Guinness Book of World Records as being the sweetest mangoes in the
world and are the only mangoes allowed to be exported to the US and served at
the White House and in the UK, being served at the Buckingham Palace.
With over 250,000 mango trees in 600 square-kilometer Guimaras, there
would be no shortage of mangoes in the province for tourists.
Tourists can get really close and take pictures of the 27 wind turbines that
power the province as well as bask in the sun in the beautiful Andana Resort
which is already open but according to its developers, is still a work in progress.
So what are you waiting for? Book your flights now with AirAsia Philippines
and explore Iloilo and Guimaras provinces in the Western Visayas.
AirAsia files from the Clark International Airport in the Clark Freeport Zone
in Pampanga to the Iloilo International Airport every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday
and Sunday.
AirAsia Philippines also flies to Davao (DVO) six times a week; Boracay via
the Caticlan Airport (MPH) four times a week; Kalibo (KLO) and Tacloban (TAC)
three times a week; and, Puerto Princesa (PPS) four times a week.
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HOW CLARK
WAS THEN
BY JOJO C. DUE

T hese photographs show that before it became

the busy “Airport of the North,” the Clark
International Airport (CRK) started life as part of a
US military base. Established in 1901, the following
years since have seen Clark, then known as the
4
Clark Air Force Base, grow to become the biggest
US military facility outside the US mainland and a
bastion of US military might in Southeast Asia.
Since its turnover to the Philippine government
following the abrogation of the RP-US Bases Treaty
and the eruption of Pinatubo volcano in 1991,
the baseland in shambles gradually transformed
into the dynamic and progressive Clark Freeport
Zone that now employs more than 100,000 civilian
employees, has billions of dollars in investments,
and home to the busy gateway that is the Clark
airport.

1. Aerial view of the Corporate Office Building,

the Control Tower, and the Flight Line.
2. Participants of the Cope Thunder Exercise at the 6 9
Clark AB Flight Line assemble for posterity.
3. Clark Air Force Base’s (AFB) main gate during the
1960’s.
4. Facade of the Military Airlift Command (MAC)
Terminal that would later become the Clark
International Airport.
5. The iconic Clark Air Base Control Tower
6. The Corporate Office Building, c. 1968
7. The CIAC Annex Building, seen here after being
ravaged by the 1991 Pinatubo eruption, served as 7
a hospital during the American’s stay at Clark.
8. Crash Station used by the Americans in August
1975.
9. A HH-3E helicopter, more popularly known as the
“Jolly Green Giant”, hovers around the Clark MAC
Terminal
10. A McDonnell Douglas C-9 Nightingale used for
Aeromedical Evacuation parked at the Flight Line
8
PHOTO CREDITS TO:
I WAS STATIONED AT CLARK AIR BASE
PHILIPPINES
I Remember Clark Air Base
Clark AB, Philippines

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Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea (4th from right); House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez (6th from right);
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III (2nd from right); Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade (5th from right);
and Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) President and CEO Vivencio Dizon (7th from right) lead
the groundbreaking and time capsule-laying ceremony for the new Clark airport passenger terminal at the Clark
Civil Aviation Complex in the Clark Freeport Zone along with (L-R): Sen. Pia Cayetano; Sen. JV Ejercito; Mabalacat
Mayor Crisostomo Garbo; Rep. Emi Calixto-Rubiano of Pasay City; Sen. Richard Gordon; Pampanga Governor Lilia
Pineda; and, Angeles City Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan. The project is expected to be completed by 2020.

DOTr, BCDA
airside facilities, the new terminal is design to accommodate
an additional eight million passengers every year. It is
expected to decongest the Ninoy Aquino International

BREAK GROUND FOR

Airport as well as spread development in the peripheries.
The expansion of the Clark airport is part of a

NEW CRK TERMINAL

bigger development plan for North and Central Luzon.
Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade said the new
terminal will complement other infrastructure projects in

T he construction of the New Passenger Terminal Building

at the Clark International Airport has finally been set
into motion.
the area: the Manila-Clark Railway; the Subic-Clark Cargo
railway; and, the New Clark City.
‘’Ikakabit po natin ang proyektong ito sa Manila-Clark
The Department of Transportation (DOTr), Bases Railway. Not later than January 6, 2018, we will mobilize
Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA), Clark construction for the Tutuban – Malolos segment and
International Airport Corporation (CIAC), and the Clark hopefully we will complete the entire line to Clark before the
Development Corporation (CDC) led the groundbreaking end of President Duterte’s term,’’ Tugade said.
and capsule-laying at the civil aviation complex grounds Tugade, who was a former president of the CDC,
last 20 December 2017. The ceremony marks the start of expressed his pleasure upon seeing a long-delayed project
finally expanding and developing what would be Asia’s next come to fruition.
premier gateway. ‘’Ngayon, binibigyan natin ng katuparan ang matagal
Spanning around 100,000-sqm including landslide and nang pangarap ng ating mga kababayan na magkaroon ng
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 “
“
Matagal na ho ang proyektong ito. Yung mga pakiusap
naming dating naitapon sa binging tenga. Pero ngayon,
binibigyan natin ang katuparan ang matagal nang
pangarap ng ating mga kababayan na magkaraoon ng
world-class international airport.
-DOTr SECRETARY ARTHUR TUGADE

world-class international airport,’’ he added.

House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, himself a former
transportation secretary, also echoed Tugade’s sentiments
as he expressed his excitement over the many opportunities
that the new airport terminal will be bringing to the
Philippines.
‘’The expansion of the Clark International Airport will
expand growth and opportunity outside Metro Manila. This
means more business and more jobs for everyone. The Clark
airport will be the gift that keeps on giving,’’ he said during
the ceremony.
“ The Clark expansion project is considered the fastest

“
to be implemented by the national government. It broke
ground just six months after getting National Economic and
Development Authority (NEDA) Board approval.
It’s quite sad that it took this long. The last six or seven The construction of the new terminal is the first hybrid
years, things didn’t move. But we forget about the past. project under the Build Build Build Infrastructure Program
of the Duterte administration. Under the hybrid model, the
That’s water under the bridge, because we move forward.
government will build the infrastructure using its own funds
-BCDA PRESIDENT & CEO VINCE DIZON to ensure fast delivery of the project.

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THE PRESIDENT VISITS CRK...

President Rodrigo Duterte is received by CIAC chief Alexander
Cauguiran to the “2017 Pamaskong Salubong Para sa OFW” at
the Clark airport Passenger Terminal Building organized by the
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Overseas
Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA). (Top photo) The
president distributes tokens to returning OFWs accompanied by
DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III.

AND THE VICE-PRESIDENT, TOO

Vice President Maria Leonor Robredo and Cauguiran confer at the
Clark airport Passenger Lounge while she waits to board her flight to
Batanes (top photo). Cauguiran touring the Vice-President inside the
CRK Passenger Terminal Building.

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PHILIPPINES-SWEDEN AIRPORT COLLABORATION
CIAC boss Alexander Cauguiran exchange pleasantries with
Sweden’s Ambassador to the Philippines Harald Fries during the
Philippines-Sweden Airport Colalboration.

KOREAN AMBASSADOR VISITS CRK

His Excellency Han Dong-Man, the Korean Ambassador to the
Philippines, was warmly welcomed by Cauguiran at the airport’s
terminal building and accompanied by Pampanga Governor
Lilia Pineda. The CIAC chief said he hopes to continue the long
cherished Korea-Philippines friendship and the mutually beneficial
partnership in trade and investment of the two countries.

CNN PHILIPPINES’ “THE SOURCE” FEATURES CRK

Broadcast journalist and host Pinky Webb in a photo op with Cauguiran, Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) President
and CEO Vivencio Dizon, and Clark Development Corporation (CDC) President and CEO Noel Manankil (seated 1st left, 3rd right and 4th
respectively) after taping for “The Source”, aired via CNN Philippines, where Clark’s future plans and projects are featured. Joining them
are officials and employees of CIAC that include AVP for Strategic Development and Corporate Management Darwin Cunanan, Corporate
Communications office head Oji Sanchez, and BCDA AVP for Corporate Communications Leilani Macasaet (standing 2nd, 3rd and 5th
respectively).
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INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION DAY RECOGNITION
A plaque of recognition is presented to the Clark International Airport for ranking as
22nd Best Asian Airport during the International Civil Aviation Day 2017 held at the
Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) grounds, Pasay City by CAAP Deputy
Director General for Administration Ricardo Banayat, Flight Standards Inspectorate
Service Captain Donaldo Mendoza, Deputy Director General Manuel Antonio Tamayo
and Director General Jim Sydiongco (1st-4th left). Joining Cauguiran are CAAP-Davao
City Area Manager Agnes Udang, CAAP-Iloilo Airport Area Manager Efren Nagrama and
Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority General Manager Atty. Steve Dicdican
(2nd Right- 4th right).

MAN OF THE YEAR

CIAC chief Alexander Cauguiran named Punto
Central Luzon’s Man of the Year

CAB CITES CIAC

Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) Legal Division
Chief Atty. Wyrlou Samodio confers a Certificate
of Appreciation to Cauguiran “for continuously
supporting the implementation of the Air
Passenger Bill of Rights (APBR) and all related
activities that redound to the benefit of air
passengers and the whole aviation industry”.
An attached agency of the Department
of Transportation (DOTr), the CAB is the
government agency mandated to regulate
the economic aspect of air transportation,
and performs the general supervision, control
and jurisdiction over air carriers, general sales
agents, cargo sales agents, and air freight END RED TAPE!
forwarders as well as their property, property Cauguiran (5th from left) join heads of other government agencies in the cutting of
rights, equipment, facilities, and franchise. a symbolic red tape to emphasize the efforts of the National Competitive Council
(NCC) to end red tape that breeds corruption and to repeal and review outdated,
burdensome, and unnecessary laws or issuances imposed on businesses and citizens
that affect the country’s global competitiveness ranking and investment climate. The
effort, known as Project Repeal, is a government-wide regulatory reform initiative of
various government agencies that include the departments of Trade and Industry (DTI),
Finance (DoF), Tourism (DOT), Education (DepEd), Labor and Employment (DOLE), the
Civil Service Commission and the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA),
and the private sector represented by businessman Guillermo Luz as NCC co-chairman,
among others, to change the way government institutes policies and regulatory
reforms with aim of institutionalizing an effective government-wide deregulation
system that will reduce the cost of doing business to attract more foreign direct
investments in the country.

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SERVICE RECOGNIZED
President and CEO Alexander Cauguiran; VP Lauro Ortile; AVP Darwin Cunanan; and, AVP Atty. Jep Miranda pose with 10 and 20 years
service awardees during the CIAC 23rd anniversary.

GRAB LAUNCHES SERVICE AT CRK

Grab, Southeast Asia’s leading on-demand transport provider,
officially launched its service from the Clark International
Airport. Leading the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Meeters’-
Greeters’ Area yesterday are: Cauguiran (2nd from right) and
Grab Philippines Country Manager Brian Cu (3rd from right). With
them are: (L-R) Maria Theresa Busmente, Grab head of Business
Development; Cindy Toh, Grab Marketing head; Grab Public Affairs
head Leo Emmanuel Gonzales; and, CIAC AVP for Legal Governance
Josep Jepri Miranda.

CAMI GOES TO CIAC

Members of the Capampangan in Media Inc. (CAMI) led by Jake
Espino and acting president Ernie Tolentino (seated l-r) present a
token of appreciation to Cauguiran after a media forum was held
at the CIAC boardroom. Joining them are (l-r) CIAC Corporate
Communications head Oji Sanchez and veteran journalists Ding
CIAC, DENR SIGN PACT VS ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADING Cervantes, Romy Dizon (partly hidden), Tonette Orejas, Ner Dayrit,
Cauguiran (2nd from right) and Department of Environment and Eric Jimenez, Joe Cortez, Noel Tulabut, Deng Pangilinan, Abel Cruz,
Natural Resources (DENR) Region 3 Assistant Regional Director Narciso Sula Jr., Vit Vitug, Lyndon Susi and Ashley Manabat.
Arthur Salazar (3rd from left) exchange documents following the
successful signing of a memorandum of agreement (MOA) at
the Azzurro Hotel which activated the Regional Wildlife Traffic
Monitoring Unit (RWTMU) at the Clark International Airport. The
unit focuses resources, expertise and awareness to ensure that the
illegal global trade of species of wild plants and animals is not a
threat to the conservation of nature. Witnesses to the signing are:
(L-R) DENR-3 Enforcement Division Chief Fred Sadueste; DENR-
NCR Assistant Regional Director for Management Services Amelita
Ortiz; DENR-NCR NAIA Wildlife Traffic Monitoring Unit Head Glen
Pastorfide (background); and, CIAC Special Concerns Dept. Head
ret. Col. Marcelino Ibañez, Jr.

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INTER-AGENCY TASK FORCE SIGN MOA AGAINST TRAFFICKING

CIAC chief Alexander Cauguiran (center in checkered shirt); Department of Justice Assistant Secretary and Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking
(IACAT) head Atty. Juvy Ramirez-Manwong (5th from left); Regional Prosecutor Atty. Carolyn Dumlao-Amis of DOJ-Central Luzon (6th from left);
Deputy City Prosecutor Atty. Percival Atinaja (7th from right); Visayan Forum Foundation Inc. Executive Director Ma. Cecilia Flores-Oebanda
(5th from right); and, Angeles City Gender and Development Office head Purita David (not in photo), representing Angeles City Mayor Edgardo
Pamintuan, lead the signing of the memorandum of agreement (MOA) creating the Clark International Airport Task Force Against Trafficking
(CIATFAT) during a ceremony at the Clark International Airport domestic arrival lobby. Also signing the MOA were officers and representatives of
the PNP Aviation Security Group; Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA-III); the Department of Social Welfare and Development
(DSWD); the Ing Makababaing Aksyun (IMA) Foundation; Bureau of Immigration; the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI); the National
Intelligence Coordinating Agency Regional Office 3 (NICA3); and, the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group-3 (CIDG3). Also signed during
the event was the iFight Trafficking Movement that will provide a halfway house and holistic aftercare intervention for victims of trafficking.

BASCO, BATANES FLIGHTS INAUGURAL

PAL officials led by Ismael Augusto Gozon, PAL
Senior VP for Airline Operations (center) and
CIAC officials led by Cauguiran (3rd from left) and
CIAC VP Arnulfo Pan of the Airport Operations
Management Group (2nd from left) cut the
ceremonial cake launching the Basco, Batanes
service from CRK. With them are: PAL Branch
Manager Raphael Loui Romualdo (extreme left);
CIAC VP Lauro Ortile of the Administration and
Finance Group (4th from right); Genaro Velasquez,
PAL Senior Assistant VP for Sales-Philippines (3rd
from right); and Michael Villaflor Jr., Area Manager
for Sales for Metro Manila and Luzon (2nd from
right).

CIAC CHIEF WITH CATANDUANES OFFICIALS

Catanduanes Representative and House Committee Transportation
Chairperson Cesar Sarmiento (center) and Catanduanes Gov. Joseph
Cua (right) are briefed by Cauguiran about the Clark International
Airport during the PAL Clark-Virac inaugural flight.

TAGBILARAN FLIGHTS NOW AVAILABLE

PAL VP for Corporate Communications Jose Perez de Tagle (left) and
Cauguiran lead the ribbon-cutting ceremony officially launching PAL’s
daily service between CRK and Tagbilaran.
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BACOLOD, TAGBILARAN FLIGHTS
LAUNCHED
Pampanga Governor Lilia Pineda
(3rd from left) leads the cake-cutting
ceremony during the launch of the
Philippine Airlines (PAL) flight service
between CRK to Bacolod and Tagbilaran
on December 15, 2017. Cheering on
are: (L-R) PAL Clark OIC-Station Manager
Marlon Calasin; PAL Vice President for
Corporate Communications Jose Perez
de Tagle; Pampanga Boards Members
Fritzie David-Dizon of the 2nd District
and Cherry Manalo of the 1st District;
and CIAC Chief Alexander Cauguiran. PAL
flies four times weekly to Bacolod and
PALEx daily to Tagbilaran from CRK.

JETSTAR ASIA KICKS OFF NEW CLARK ROUTES

Cauguiran and Jetstar Asia Airways CEO Bara Pasupathi exchange
tokens of appreciation during a press conference following the
inaugural flights of Jetstar Asia to Osaka,Japan and Singapore from
CRK.

FLY CAGAYAN DE ORO VIA CLARK

Cauguiran (2nd left) and PAL Senior AVP for Sales-Philippines
Genaro Velasquez (1st right) lead the ribbon-cutting ceremony
officially launching PAL’s Clark-Cagayan De Oro flight. Joining them
are PAL Branch Manager Raphael Loui Romualdo (extreme left) and
PAL Area Manager for Sales for Metro Manila and Luzon Michael
Villaflor Jr. (extreme right).

NEW AIRASIA ROUTES

INAUGURATED
Department of Tourism (DOT)
Region 3 Director Carol Uy,
Cauguiran, Philippines AirAsia
Chief Pilot for Training and
Standards Capt. Darren Acorda
(2nd-4th left, respectively)
and flight attendants celebrate
AirAsia’s Tacloban, Iloilo and
Puerto Princesa inaugural
flights at the domestic terminal
of the CRK. Earlier, Philippines
AirAsia also launched a daily
service between the Clark
airport and Caticlan.

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