A glimpse on the interior of T2 in MCIA. | MCIA photo
CEBU CITY, Philippines – The House of Representatives on Thursday, March 25 passed on third and final reading a bill seeking to rename the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA).
The lower chamber of Congress announced that a total of 16 House Bills were approved on third and final reading on Thursday.
Among them was House Bill (HB) No. 8986, the bill that consolidated all proposals filed to change the name of the country’s second busiest airport in honor of Datu Lapulapu.
If approved into law, MCIA’s Terminal 1 will be renamed to Lapu-Lapu Domestic Terminal and Lapu-Lapu International Airport for its Terminal 2.
“HB No. 8986 honors the bravery and patriotism of Lapu-Lapu who led Filipinos in the Battle of Mactan 500 years ago by renaming the Terminals 1 and 2 of the Mactan Cebu International Airport to ‘Lapu-Lapu Domestic Terminal’ and ‘Lapu-Lapu International Terminal,’ respectively,” portions of the House’s statement read.
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HB No. 8986 stemmed from the bills introduced by the late Cebu City-North District Representative Raul del Mar, Lapu-Lapu City Representative Paz Radaza, and Parañaque 1st District Representative Eric Olivarez.
The Philippines will be celebrating the Quincentennial Anniversary of the Victory of Mactan this April 27, 2021.
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