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Wednesday, May 17, 2006
MCIAA to file charges vs. claimants of airport lots
The airport board has decided to file criminal charges against “unscrupulous” claimants of airport lots, who could hamper projects, especially preparations for the Asean Ministers’ Summit in Cebu.
General Manager Adelberto F. Yap said the Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) will tap the services of the Office of the Government Corporate Counsel (OGCC) to file the cases.
The MCIAA board is fed up with people filing claims for airport properties even if they have no right to do so, because they are not the heirs of owners whose lots the government expropriated when Mactan airport was constructed in the 1950s, Yap said.
Settlement
The board believes these claimants surface every time big projects are implemented, thinking they can make money out of it if the MCIAA enters into an amicable settlement with them.
“The MCIAA will not make a compromise deal with unscrupulous people who have no right over airport lots. They are just filing claims to blackmail the government, and it’s time to send them to jail,” Yap said.
Yap also warned airport personnel to refrain from conniving with or speaking in behalf of lot claimants.
“We are here to defend the rights of MCIAA. We are here to protect the interests of the government,” Yap said.
Meanwhile, MCIAA received a commendation from the Cebu Provincial Board (PB) for organizing a Special Weapons and Tactics (Swat) team, a special team organized to fight terrorism and lawlessness.
The PB, in a resolution approved last May 5, said the elite Swat team can respond to any threats to the security of passengers, especially during the international summit in December.
“The efforts of the MCIAA officers and personnel to secure the people coming in and out of Mactan airport are indeed worthy of our appreciation and will serve as a model to other airports in the country,” the Cebu PB’s resolution added. (EOB)
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