IV.

Governing Board/Authority
CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY OF THE PHILIPPINES (CAAP)

The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines was created under the Civil Aviation
Authority Act of 2008. On March 4, 2008, Republic Act No. 9497 renamed the Air
Transportation Office which is a line agency of the Department of Transportation
(formerly, DOTC) to Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines headed by the Director
General of Civil Aviation.

Section 4 hereby states the creation of the CAAP as an independent regulatory body with
quasi-judicial and quasi-legislative powers and possessing corporate attributes. It is
referred to as the authority attached to the Department of Transportation for the
purpose of policy coordination. The agency also investigates aviation accidents via its
Aircraft Accident Investigation and Inquiry Board.

CAAP provides air navigation service in Manila Flight Information Region. The Air
Traffic Management services is provided by the Air Traffic Service (ATS) and the
Operation and Maintenance of Communication, Navigation and Surveillance Systems
and Equipments is done by Air Navigation Service (ANS).

CAAP also operate and maintain 80 out of 86 airports nationwide and performs oversight
functions to the six airports manages by separate authorities. The office who performs the
supervisions of the 80 airports is the Aerodrome Development Management Service
(ADMS).

How is air transport regulated in terms of safety? The CAAP, through its director general,
prescribes rules, regulations, or minimum standards governing practices, methods and
procedures that are necessary to provide adequately safe civil aviation.
The director general has the power, among others:
o to issue airmen certificates to individuals who possesses the proper qualifications
for, and are physically able to, perform the duties pertaining to the position for
which the airman certificate is sought;
o to issue airworthiness certificates for Filipino-registered aircraft, after it is found
that the aircraft conforms with the appropriate type of design and construction and
is in a condition allowing for safe operation; and
o to issue air operator certificates to air carriers that are properly and adequately
equipped and have demonstrated the ability to conduct safe operations.

Aircraft Accident Investigation and Inquiry Board (AAIIB)

 responsible for the investigation of air accidents and incidents involving civil aircraft
occurring within; or occurring outside the Republic of the Philippines
independent of the investigations by judicial authorities and of enforcement and legal
entities that apportions blame and liability in the Republic of the Philippines.
Mandates and Functions

Establish and prescribe rules and regulations for the inspection and registration of all
aircraft owned and operated in the Philippines and all air facilities;
Establish and prescribe the corresponding rules and regulations for the enforcement
of laws governing air transportation;
Determine, fix and/or prescribe charges and/or rates pertinent to the operation of
public air utility facilities and services;
Administer and operate the Civil Aviation Training Center (CATC);
Operate and maintain national airports, air navigation and other similar facilities in
compliance to International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO);
Perform such other powers and functions as may be prescribed by law.

CIVIL AERONAUTICS BOARD (CAB)

The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) is the agency of the government mandated to
regulate the economic aspect of air transportation, and shall have the general supervision,
control and jurisdiction over air carriers, general sales agents, cargo sales agents, and air
freight forwarders as well as their property, property rights, equipment, facilities, and
franchise (R.A. No. 776, as amended by P.D. 1462).

CAB is an attached agency of the Department of Transportation. In the exercise of its

regulatory powers, it is authorized to issue:
1. Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) to domestic carriers -
is a permit issued by the Board authorizing a domestic person or entity (60/40
equity) to engage in international and/or domestic, scheduled and/or non-
scheduled air transportation services. A grantee of a CPCN may operate even
without a legislative franchise.
o Foreign Air Carrier's Permit (FACP) - is a permit issued by the Board, and
approved by the President of the Philippines, authorizing a foreign air carrier to
engage in foreign air transportation services.
o Letters of Authority - to airfreight forwarders, general sales agents, cargo sales
agents who are fit, willing, and able to perform services as required by public
convenience and necessity.
MANILA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY (MIAA)
 Under Executive Order No. 778, Manila International Airport as the principal airport of
the Philippines for both international and domestic air traffic, is required to provide
standards of airport accommodation and service comparable with the best airports in the
world
There is hereby established a body corporate to be known as the Manila International
Airport Authority which shall be attached to the Ministry of Transportation &
Communications
By mutual agreement, the MIAA has jurisdiction over all so-called horizontal
infrastructure at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), such as the runways,
taxiways, runway lights and ramp areas. The CAAP maintains the radar, VOR, DME,
non-directional beacon, instrument landing system and related equipment.
Upgrade and maintenance of the facilities at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport
(NAIA) fall under the sole responsibility of the Manila International Airport Authority
(MIAA), not of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP).

Sources:
http://www.caap.gov.ph/
http://news.abs-cbn.com/business/11/02/12/leadership-problem-caused-caap-failure
http://opinion.inquirer.net/48549/caap-delivers
http://opinion.inquirer.net/75357/naia-is-miaas-responsibility
http://www.cab.gov.ph/faqs/general
https://www.canso.org/civil-aviation-authority-philippines
http://www.lawphil.net/executive/execord/eo1982/eo_778_1982.html