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First Congress of the Republic of the Philippines FIRST CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Second Session Begun and held at the City of Manila on Monday, the twenty- seventh day of January, nineteen hundred and forty-seven [REPUBLIC ACT No. 125] AN ACT GOVERNING THE USE OF AIR NAVIGATION FACILITIES AND PROVIDING THE PAYMENT OF THE USE THEREOF. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled: SECTION 1. Except, as herein expressly provided, only Government air navigation facilities shall, at reasonable charges to be fixed by the Director of the Bureau of Aeronautics, he open and available for use of duly licensed private or commercial air service operators, under such rules and regulations as may be issued by the Bureau of Aeronautics and approved by the Department Head. Private air navigation facilities shall be used only when the Government does not own any air navigation facility, unless permitted by the Director of the Bureau of Aeronautics, and under such rules and regula1Jiol1!sasmay be issued by him and approved by the Department Head, and at ,reasonable charges to be fixed by .the Public Service Commission after due hearing. SEC. 2. (a) The term "Air navigation faculty" shall include any airport, emergency landing field, light or other signal structure, radio directional finding facility, radio or other electrical communication facility, and any other structure or facility used as an aid to air navigation. (b) The term "airport" shall mean any locality, either on water or on land, which is adopted for the landing and taking off of aircraft, or a place used regularly for receiving or discharging passengers or cargo by air. SEC. 3. "Reasonable charges" are those which insure just and reasonable return on the capital invested, taking into' consideration the cost of construction, operation and maintenance, and non-aeronautical revenue of the air navigation facility affected, which shall be uniform. SEC.4. Charges collected for the use of the Government, air navigation facility shall accrue to the general fund of the national, provincial or municipal government financing said facilities: Provided, That for a period of five years from the date of the approval of this Act, all charges collected are hereby appropriated for the construction, repair and maintenance of such facilities. SEC.5. All acts or parts of act inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed. SEC.6. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. Approved, President of the Senate Speaker of the Representatives This Act, which originated in the Senate, was finally passed the same on May 22, 1947. Secretary of the Senate Finally passed by the House of Representatives on May22, 1947. Secretary of the House Of Representatives Approved: June 14, 1947 President of the Philippines FIRST CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Second Session Begun and held at the City of Manila on Monday, the twenty- seventh day of January, nineteen hundred and forty-seven [REPUBLIC ACT No 128 ] AN ACT REQUIRING DISTRICT HEALTH OFFICERS THEIR AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES TO INSPECT THE SANITARY CONDITION OF COASTWISE PASSENGER VESSELS CALLING AT PORTS IN THEIR DISTRICT AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled: SECTION1. The District Health Officers in the provinces, or their authorized representatives, are hereby required to inspect and investigate the sanitary condition of all coastwise passenger vessels calling at the ports of their respective districts. The District Health Officers are further required to submit a report, every 'fifteen days, to the Bureau of Health which shall immediately furnish a copy thereof to the Bureau of Customs for purposes of Republic Act Numbered Seventy. SEC.2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. President of the Senate Speaker of the Representatives Finally passed by the Senate on May 21, 1947. Secretary of the Senate This Act, which originated in the House of Representatives, was finally passed by the same on May 5, 1947 Secretary of the House Of Representatives Approved: President of the Philippines FIRST CONGRESS, OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Second Session Begun and held at the City of Manila on Monday, the twenty-seventh day of January, nineteen hundred and forty-seven [REPUBLICACT NO. 158] AN ACT TO AMEND SUBSECTION (d), SECTION SEVEN OF COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-EIGHT, KNOWN AS THE "CIVIL AVIATION LAW," AND TO GRANT LICENSES FOR AIRMEN TO NATIONALS OF ANY COUNTRY UNDER CERTAIN COINDITIONS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled: SECTION1. Section seven, subsection (d) of Commonwealth Act Numbered One hundred and sixty- eight is hereby amended to read as follows: "(d) Ownership of aircraft.-No person shall engage in air commerce and no aircraft shall be operated or navigated, without having been granted a license or permit therefor issued in accordance with the provisions of this Act. Except as may be necessary in the operation of an international air service, no permit shall be issued for the operation of any aircraft in air commerce that is registered under the laws of any foreign country, or any aircraft that is not absolutely owned and exclusively controlled by: "(1) A citizen or citizens of the Philippines; or "(2) A partnership or other joint 'enterprise of which. each member is a citizen of the Philippines; or "(3) A corporation organized under the laws of the Philippines, of which the directing head and at least two thirds of the directors and managing officers are citizens of the Philippines; and of which at least sixty-six and two thirds percent of the voting interest of the corporation is owned absolutely and controlled exclusively by citizens of the Philippines; or " (4) The Government of the Philippines or a political subdivision thereof: "Provided, however, That with the approval of the President of the Philippines, the Secretary of National Defense, upon the recommendation of the Director of Aeronautics, may allow the registration and issue permits for the operation of aircrafts owned by any person, corporation, or association for personal use only to Filipino citizens and to aliens whose countries allow reciprocal privilege to Filipino nationals." SEC.2. Any provision of existing law to the contrary notwithstanding, with the approval of the President of the Philippines, the Secretary of National Defense may grant for a period of five years from the. approval of this Act, licenses for airmen, to Filipino citizens and to aliens whose countries allow reciprocal privilege to Filipino nationals: Provided, however, That such licenses shall only, be granted to said aliens who have resided in the Philippines for at least three months: Provided, further, That during the said period of five years, the number of licensed alien airmen shall be reduced every succeeding year to one-half of the number of licensed alien airmen in the preceding year. SEC.3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. Approved, President of the Senate Speaker of the Representatives This Act, which originated in the Senate, was finally passed the same on May 17, 1947. Secretary of the Senate Finally passed by the House of Representatives on May16, 1947. Secretary of the House Of Representatives Approved: President of the Philippines FIRST CONGRESS, OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Third Session (REPUBLIC ACT No. 224 ) AN ACT TO CREATE A PUBLIC CORPORATION TO BE KNOWN AS THE "NATIONAL AIRPORTS CORPORATION", TO DEFINE ITS POWERS AND DUTIES, TO APPROPRIATE THE NECESSARY FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled: SECTION I. There is hereby created a public corporation to be known as the "National Airports Corporation", hereinafter called and designated the Corporation, to serve I as an agency of the Republic of the Philippines for the development, administration, operation and management of government owned landing fields in the Philippines. The said Corporation shall exist for a term of fifty years from the date of the approval of this Act, and shall have its principal place of business at Nichols Field, Municipality of Paranaque, Province of Rizal. SEC. 2. The "National Airports Corporation" shall have the following objects: a) To take over the use, management, operation, maintenance, development, control, regulation and policing of Nichols Field as a public airport for national and international air traffic, and of all other government airfields, except those controlled and/or operated by the Armed Forces of the Republic, and of any other airfields which it may acquire or construct; b) To plan, design, equip, expand, improve, repair, alter, or construct these airports or any navigation facilities appurtenant thereto with a view to providing the public with an efficient and modern air transportation service; c) To assist in the development and utilization of the air potential of the Philippines, and in the encouragement and promotion of civil aeronautics. SEC. 3. The said Corporation shall be subject to the provisions of the Corporation Law in so far as they are not inconsistent with the provision this Act, or the purposes for which the Corporation is formed, and it shall enjoy the general powers mentioned in said corporation Law in addition to the following powers: a) To enter into, make and execute contracts of any kind as may be necessary or incidental to
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