San Antonio Airport (Philippines)

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San Antonio Airport
Luparan han San Antonio (Waray)
Tugpahanan sa San Antonio (Cebuano)
Paliparan ng San Antonio (Filipino)
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Airport type Public
Serves Dalupiri Island
Location San Antonio, Northern Samar
Coordinates 12°25′04″N124°16′26″E / 12.41778°N 124.27389°E / 12.41778; 124.27389 Coordinates: 12°25′04″N124°16′26″E / 12.41778°N 124.27389°E / 12.41778; 124.27389
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San Antonio Airport
Location in the Philippines

San Antonio Airport, [1] unofficially known as Dalupiri Airport, is an airstrip on the island of Dalupiri, which is part of the municipality of San Antonio, province of Northern Samar in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines.

Municipalities of the Philippines administrative division of the Philippines

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San Antonio, Northern Samar Municipality in Eastern Visayas, Philippines

San Antonio, officially the Municipality of San Antonio, is a 5th class municipality in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 9,058 people.

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History

Harlin Abayon, the representative of the 1st District of Northern Samar, lobbied for the construction of the airport as early as 1996. [2] The airport's construction was approved and funded by virtue of Republic Act No. 9330, enacted on 8 August 2004. [1] The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) (now Department of Transportation, DOTr) was made the responsible agency for the San Antonio Airport Development Project. [1] [3]

Department of Transportation (Philippines)

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From 2007 to 2009 the amount of funds spent on the airport project totalled ₱30.4 million, spread across four contracts. [4] By 2014 the amount already spent by the government on the airport amounted to around ₱40 million; its status was questioned in the floor of the House of Representatives. [2]

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Even though a feasibility study conducted by the DOTC found that the airport was not viable at the time given the low rate of economic internal rate of return, [2] Rep. Abayon argued for its continued construction [2] and was able to secure in the General Appropriations Act of 2016 ₱50 million in funds for the DOTC to acquire the airport site. [5] [6]

The internal rate of return (IRR) is a measure of an investment’s rate of return. The term internal refers to the fact that the internal rate excludes external factors, such as inflation, the cost of capital, or various financial risks.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Republic Act No. 9330 - AN Act establishing the San Antonio Airport in the island-municipality of San Antonio, Province of Northern Samar and appropriating funds therefor". The LawPhil Project. 8 August 2004. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Congress of the Philippines (26 September 2014). "Congressional Record, 16th Congress of the Philippines, Second Regular Session - House of Representatives" (PDF). 1 (17h).
  3. ↑ "COA 2009 Audit Report - Department of Transportation and Communications" (PDF). Commission on Audit. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  4. ↑ Construction Industry Authority of the Philippines - Philippine Domestic Construction Board (CIAP-PDCB) (7 June 2010). "Consolidated Constructors Performance Summary Report - Ongoing and Completed Projects from July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2009" (PDF). Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  5. ↑ Congress of the Philippines. "General Appropriations Act, Fiscal Year 2016 - Chapter XXIII. Department of Transportation and Communications" (PDF). Department of Budget and Management. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  6. ↑ Department of Transportation (31 October 2016). "Status of Local Infra Projects (Oct 2016)" . Retrieved 25 September 2017.
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