Title
Renaming Busuanga Airport to Francisco B. Reyes Airport
Law
Proclamation No. 1665
Decision Date
Nov 10, 2008
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo renames Busuanga Airport in Coron, Palawan to Francisco B. Reyes Airport to honor former Mayor Francisco B. Reyes, who donated the land for the airport and served as Mayor of Coron from 1936 to 1939.
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Parties, location, and factual basis

  • Busuanga Airport is physically located within the territory of the Municipality of Coron, Province of Palawan.
  • The total land area of Busuanga Airport was donated by the late Francisco B. Reyes, former Mayor of Coron (1936 to 1939).
  • The airport’s location in Northern Palawan is recognized as playing an important role toward business and tourism development in the area.
  • The residents and local leaders of Coron and Palawan recognized that such development was due to the benevolent act of Francisco B. Reyes.
  • The Sangguniang Bayan of Coron and the Panlalawigan of Palawan adopted Resolution Nos. 26-A and 4449-00 dated August 7, 2000 and January 27, 2001, respectively, requesting the renaming.

Legal authority and what the President does

  • Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, President of the Republic of the Philippines, acts “by virtue of the powers vested in me by law” to rename the airport.
  • The proclamation renames Busuanga Airport to Francisco B. Reyes Airport.
  • The proclamation covers the airport located in the Municipality of Coron, Province of Palawan.
  • The President authorizes the change/placing of the appropriate markers and signages of the newly named airport terminal.

Scope of the renaming

  • The renaming applies to the specific facility known as Busuanga Airport.
  • The renaming applies to the airport terminal in the context of the authorized change/placement of markers and signages.
  • The geographical coverage is the airport’s location in the Municipality of Coron, Province of Palawan.

Operational consequences and implementation effect

  • The authorization to change/place markers and signages applies to reflect the newly named airport terminal as Francisco B. Reyes Airport.
  • The proclamation establishes the operative naming outcome: Busuanga Airport becomes Francisco B. Reyes Airport for official reference and signage purposes.

Repeal of inconsistent issuances

  • All orders, rules, regulations and issuances, or parts thereof, that are inconsistent with Proclamation No. 1665 are repealed or modified accordingly.
  • The modification/repeal operates only insofar as inconsistency exists with the renaming and the signage/marker authorization.

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