Cavite cancels award for China Communications' $10-B Sangley airport project

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/sports/02/15/20160415-proposed-sangley-point-international-airport.jpg"/><figcaption>An artist&#x27;s rendition of the proposed Sangley Point International Airport. <em>Handout</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA (<strong>UPDATE</strong>) - The local government of Cavite has canceled its award of a $10 billion airport deal, local project proponent MacroAsia Corp disclosed on Wednesday.</p><p>China Communications Construction Co (CCCC) and MacroAsia in 2019 won the auction to partner with the Cavite provincial government to upgrade the Sangley airport.</p><p>&quot;The notice of selection and award for the Sangley Point International Airport Project issued on 12 February 2020 was canceled,&quot; MacroAsia told the stock exchange on Wednesday. </p><p>Cavite Governor Juanito Victor Remulla told Reuters the consortium&#x27;s documentation was &quot;deficient in three or four items&quot;.</p><p>&quot;We saw it as a sign they were not fully committed to the project,&quot; Remulla said.</p><p>The Cavite government would start new negotiations for a private sector partner to pursue the airport project, he said in a Facebook post.</p><p>In December 2019, the CCCC-MacroAsia consortium were the sole bidders for a $10 billion airport just outside the capital, one of two big projects that aim to take pressure off the four terminals of Manila&#x27;s notoriously packed international airport.</p><p>CCCC was among the Chinese firms blacklisted by the United States in August for their roles in constructing and militarizing artificial South China Sea islands. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/08/26/20/us-blacklists-chinese-companies-individuals-for-south-china-sea-work">US blacklists Chinese companies, individuals for South China Sea work</a></li></ul><p>Remulla said the blacklisting had nothing to do with the cancellation.</p><p>China&#x27;s CCCC was not immediately available for comment.</p><p>MacroAsia&#x27;s shares sank as much as 19 percent to a three-month low in the first 10 minutes of trade following the cancellation. </p><p>In August last year, Remulla said the airport was a &quot;<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/08/28/20/duterte-guidance-sought-in-airport-deal-with-us-banned-chinese-firm">national security issue</a>&quot; and that the province was ready to cease the agreement if President Rodrigo Duterte wanted to do so. </p><p>In September however, Duterte gave the <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/09/01/20/duterte-greenlights-sangley-airport-project">go signal</a> for the airport project even after the US blacklisted CCCC.</p><p>Lawmakers and security analysts had earlier expressed concern that a Chinese firm linked to the militarization of the West Philippine Sea would build a facility that may <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/10/20/navy-says-sangley-airport-project-to-displace-base-naval-station-vital-to-counter-china-sea-presence">displace</a> a Philippine Navy station guarding Manila Bay.</p><p>Sangley Point is just 10 kilometers away from the Philippine capital and provides “easy access” for ships patrolling the West Philippine Sea, a Navy official said last year. </p><div><strong>- With a report from Reuters</strong></div><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/01/15/21/us-imposes-sanctions-on-chinese-officials-oil-giant-over-south-china-sea-coercion">US imposes sanctions on Chinese officials, oil giant over South China Sea &#x27;coercion&#x27;</a></li></ul><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RmHpv7To_mQ?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>Cavite Governor Juanito Victor Remulla told Reuters the consortium's documentation was "deficient in three or four items".</p>

Cavite Governor Juanito Victor Remulla told Reuters the consortium's documentation was "deficient in three or four items".

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Cavite cancels award for China Communications' $10-B Sangley airport project

Cavite cancels award for China Communications' $10-B Sangley airport project

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Published Jan 27, 2021 09:10 AM PHT

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Updated Jan 27, 2021 10:28 AM PHT

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