The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) said Tuesday 844 of its employees were reassigned to the New NAIA Infrastructure Corp., following MIAA’s new role as the regulatory authority for the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).
“As part of the process, those employees will be given their separation incentive pay [SIP], ensuring that they are fairly compensated for their departure from MIAA,” MIAA general-manager Eric Jose Ines said.
He said MIAA’s proposed new organizational structure was submitted for the approval of the Governance Commission for GOCCs (GCG).
Once cleared, the new structure will help streamline operations and strengthen MIAA’s regulatory capacity, ensuring that the agency can effectively monitor the progress and development of NAIA.
Ines called on the continued support and active participation of MIAA’s remaining employees, saying that their role would be critical in ensuring the success of the transformation and the effective regulation of the country’s main international gateway.
“I hope you will be a part of our new duty and our new role because we can’t do it on our own,” Ines said.
“Please help me, I’m asking for your help, let’s divide what we’re going to do because we won’t be able to do it if there are only a few of us. So, each and every one is really responsible for our new role,” he said.
The government turned over the operations and maintenance of NAIA to NNIC on Sept. 14, 2024.
The company committed to spending P170 billion to execute its phased, but ambitious plan to elevate NAIA to world-class standards. This includes plans to increase passenger capacity from 43 million to 62 million annually and air traffic movements from 42 to 48 per hour.
The government stands to gain about P1 trillion in revenues from the PPP project over the 25-year concession period.
