This, he made in his speech during the induction ceremonies for the new officers of the Pampanga Press Club (PPC) here. Gov. Lilia “Nanay Baby” Pineda, who graced the event, was thankful to Romualdez whom she vowed to support.
A shared senatorial candidate of Vice President Jejomar Binay, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago, Romualdez zeroed in on the urgent need to fully tap the potentials of the Subic freeport in Zambales and Clark freeport in Pampanga amid worsening congestion in Metro Manila.
“Modernizing these two airports will be a compassionate act to decongest the air traffic problem in Metro Manila. The improvements that could be done there by upgrading the facilities would translate to developments,” said Romualdez, a former chairman of the House committee on ethics and privileges.
“Fully developing Clark and Subic will further boost Pampanga and Zambales as one of the best tourist destinations in Luzon,” said Romualdez, head of the House Independent Bloc and a three-term congressman who is running for the Senate under a platform anchored on compassionate governance.
He recalled that the Subic International Airport was used as back-up airport for the delegates of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit during the Ramos administration.
Romualdez reiterated his call for the country’s aviation officials to immediately address the serious air traffic congestion at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
“Many passengers have been experiencing scariest flight where aircraft are asked to fly overtime or beyond flight schedules because of traffic congestion,” he noted.
The government has failed to make progress because of too much details, tweaking, brainstorming, research and among others in making important decisions that would benefit the poor people,” said Romualdez.
“They only have almost four months left in office. Time is up for studying. That studying line went on for too long that it has become an analysis leading to paralysis,” he lamented.
“At the end of the day, whatever the President’s decision he will arrive at will make or break his advocacy in championing the interest of his bosses. He will be accountable for that,” Romualdez added.
