A MAJOR reshuffle took effect at the Manila International Airport Authority covering key department heads and personnel as part of the agency’s reform program and improve public service.
In his Office Order dated Sept. 5, MIAA general manager Eddie Villanueva Monreal reassigned Airport Development and Corporate Affairs assistant general manager Raul Austria to the Office of the General Manager (OGM).
Austria was replaced by Cecilio Bobila, officer-in-charge of the Corporate Management Services Department and concurrent OIC of Systems and Procedures Improvement Division. Bobila will also stay as concurrent CMSD chief.
Internal Audit Services Office manager Arlene Britanico was reassigned to the Office of the Assistant General Manager for Finance and Administration and was replaced by Budget Division senior corporate accountant Cesar Villareal.
Ninoy Aquino International Airport-Terminal 2 manager Enrico Gonzalez, who was transferred to the OGM, was replaced by Finance Department manager Irene Montalbo. Miriam Ilarde, OIC of the Budget Division, replaced Montalbo.
Cashiering Division manager Ma. Felisa Dizon was reassigned as OIC of the Administrative Department and was replaced by head cashier Grace Puzon.
Also affected by the revamp were Ma. Consuelo Bungag, technical assistant at the Office of the Senior Assistant General Manager, who replaced Feliciana Santos as head of the Public Affairs Division while acting information officer Jesus Martinez was transferred as OIC of the Media Affairs Division. Santos, on the other hand, was transferred to the Public Assistance Division.
Administrative Department OIC Rosemarie Ereneta was reassigned as manager of the Human Resources Development Division while Finance Officer Victor Diokno replaced Ilarde at the Budget Division.
Public Assistance Division (PAD) OIC Gavine Mirador was reassigned as PAD supervisor of Naia-Terminal 1 and Grace Apolonio, PAD supervisor of Terminal 4, was reassigned to Terminal 2 replacing Aileen Ocampo who was reassigned to Terminal 4.
“In the interest of the service and effective immediately, the following designations and reassignments are hereby effected. Upon receipt of this Order, the above named personnel shall report to their immediate superiors,” said Monreal.
The revamp came few days after board of directors formally appointed Monreal to assume his duties and responsibilities as MIAA general manager in replacement for Angel Jose Honrado.
Upon assumption of office, Monreal instituted numerous reforms and improvements to better serve the passengers and airports users of the four terminals of the country’s premier airport.
Among the reforms initiated by Monreal was the reactivation of the Airport Security Center in close coordination with Police Aviation Security Group (Avsegroup) director Mao Aplasca.
“It’s been there for number of years but sometime about four years, nawala. General Aplasca and I discussed and agreed to reactivate this as soon as possible,” said Monreal.
ASC, under the supervision of the MIAA general manager, is tasked to protect the security regularity and efficiency of the Naia by developing and implementing the necessary procedures in compliance with the provisions of the National Civil Aviation Security Program for safeguarding persons, terminals, air navigations, aircraft and equipment against acts of unlawful interference.
Monreal also created a central desk connecting all agencies designed to provide immediate response to passenger complaints and concerns.Ӭ
In terms of decongestion, the airport chief with the help of the Civil Aeronautics Board and the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, had introduce restrictions on general aviation and aerial works traffic at Naia that, in turn, will increase the numbers of commercial flights per hour to minimize flight delays.
Monreal said he is also considering putting up state-of-the-art closed circuit televisions at the baggage build up areas particularly at the Naia Terminal 1 to replace the old which were installed in the 1990s.
Regular taxis were also allowed to pick up passengers at the arrival area under the new management of the airport.