BACOLOD CITY—An alliance of labor groups in Negros Occidental has vehemently opposed the proposal to rename the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) into the Ferdinand E. Marcos International Airport.
Wennie Sancho, General Alliance of Workers Associations secretary general, said Thursday, July 7, that it is another attempt to rewrite, if not distort, history.
“NAIA was named after former Senator Benigno ‘Ninoy’ Aquino Jr., who was assassinated on Aug. 21, 1983 on this airport, which now bears his name,” Sancho said.
“Ninoy was a symbol of the opposition against the dictatorship at that time. To change the name of NAIA for someone else is to demean the heroism and martyrdom of Ninoy Aquino,“ he added.
On June 30, Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. of Negros Oriental filed House Bill 610, seeking the renaming of the NAIA.