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"NAIA is a strategic public service that the Philippine government must manage and operate to serve the interests of the traveling public – not to become a profit center for elite corporations.”
The Makabayan bloc emphasized the direct effect of privatization of public transport to the Filipino people as fees will increase.
From water, electricity, up to transportation, the government’s public-private partnership (PPP) projects continue to be “profit-driven,” which, according to multisectoral groups, is the culprit behind the increasing prices of social services and basic commodities.
A public policy think tank has urged the Philippine government to prioritize the rehabilitation of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, dubbed as one of the world’s worst, as moves to privatize its operations continue.
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld If the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA 1) isn’t the worst in the world, it should certainly rank among the worst. On any given day, it looks more like a street during market day at Divisoria district than...
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