The family of the late former Aklan congressman Godofredo Ramos is not amenable to renaming the Caticlan Airport, officially the Godofredo P. Ramos Airport, as “Boracay Airport.”
During the airport’s inauguration on Saturday, the San Miguel Corp. (SMC) announced that Caticlan Airport may be renamed as Boracay Airport.
However, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines will still have to approve the airport’s new name, according to SMC.
SMC’s affiliate, TransAire Development Holdings Corp., the airport’s developer, will reportedly use the “new name” as its marketing strategy.
But Anita Victoria Ramos-Antonino, head of the provincial tourism council and daughter of the late Ramos, expressed opposition on the move.
She said their family will negotiate with the SMC and TransAire to retain the “legal name” of the airport.
The Godofredo P. Ramos Airport became the official name of the Caticlan Airport by virtue of an approved House bill filed by Cong. Florencio Miraflores.
“Our family will insist (on retaining the official name of the airport). If they also insist (on renaming it), perhaps we will study if our protest can be elevated to the courts,” Ms. Ramos said.
On November 8 this year, Aklan will celebrate the centennial birth anniversary of Mr. Ramos.
Mr. Ramos authored the House bill that sought the separation of Aklan from Capiz province, which was later signed by then President Ramon Magsaysay as Republic Act No. 1414.
The move earned Mr. Ramos the recognition as the “Father of Aklan.”
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