Did PNoy receive campaign money from Lucio Tan for the 2010 elections? ~SHARE

I have always wondered why the Aquino Administration did not collect the P6.4 billion or so debt during his administration. Noynoy Aquino was President from 30 June 2010 to 30 June 2016, yet based on my research PAL's last payment was in 2007.

According to President Rody Duterte in a speech he made during the 56th anniversary of the Philippine Constitution Association, he said he turned down the campaign money offered by PAL chair and chief executive officer Lucio Tan because of his debts.

So the question comes to mind is did Lucio Tan offer campaign money to Noynoy Aquino for the 2010 elections and did Aquino accept the money?

If the money was accepted by Aquino then people will wonder if that was the reason why Aquino did not effectively collect from Mr. Tan.



Another question is also whether Mar Roxas was aware of the outstanding obligations of Lucio Tan, if so did he make attempts to collect the amount?

I would like to issue a disclaimer here. The source of my information may be inaccurate, but so far the information shown above is what I have discovered.

If you can offer me information to prove me wrong, I will immediately correct the information and issue an apology.

The Payment of PALS Debt.

FLAG-carrier Philippine Airlines said on Friday October 7, 2017 that it paid in full its P6-billion debt to the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) and the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA).

According to PAL, “The DOTr has accepted the offer of PAL to pay in full the P6 billion claims of the CAAP/MIAA, and PAL commits to keep all transactions updated and current with the CAAP/MIAA.”

Two weeks ago, President Rodrigo Duterte warned tycoon Lucio Tan to settle its liabilities or the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2 would be shut down.

PAL has been using the Terminal 2 exclusively since 1999. Metro Manila.

At first, Philippine Airlines offered to pay the government only P4 billion to finally settle a years-old issue on unpaid navigational charges which was less than half or P3.6 billion of the P6.91 billion being demanded by the Department of Transportation (DOTr).



Background of the Dispute.

Many years back, PAL said the same legal issues were the subject of a court case between PAL and the MIAA years ago, where the court ruled in favor of PAL.

Despite the favorable ruling, PAL said it opted to amicably settle with the MIAA.

The Court of Appeals in 2007 upheld a compromise deal between the MIAA and PAL for the settlement of P2.93 billion in unpaid aeronautical fees in tranches for seven years.

It reversed a 2003 decision by the Pasay regional trial court for the MIAA to stop collecting fees from PAL. PAL was a government-owned and controlled corporation with tax privileges and exemptions prior to its privatization in 1992.

PAL said it received an August 2016 letter from the DOTr demanding payment of navigational charges amounting to P6.63 billion.



The DOTr on Wednesday said PAL must now pay over P6.91 billion, down from P7.28 billion, after it made initial payment of P370 million to the CAAP.

The DOTr said the payment was a result of discussions after it sent letters to PAL in August 2016 "demanding full payment of all unpaid charges" at the order of DOTr Secretary Arthur Tugade.

However, the DOTr said it has denied PAL's requests to pay over P6 billion in arrears in seven years.

"Thus, final demand for full payment of all unpaid charges has been sent to PAL, preparatory to the filing of appropriate legal action in order to protect the interest of government," the DOTr said in its Facebook post.



Duterte: I'll have to shut down NAIA terminal if PAL won't pay debts The issue on PAL's unpaid fees gained steam after President Rodrigo Duterte warned PAL to settle its debts or he will have to shut down the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2, which PAL exclusively uses for most of its regional and international flights.

"Sabi ko, you are using government buildings, airport, you have a back…utang diyan sa runway 'di mo binabayaran," Duterte said. (Translation: "I said, you are using government buildings, airport, you are not paying your debts there for the use of the runway.")

Duterte said he gave Tan 10 days to pay his debts. "Sabi ko (I said), 'You solve the problem yourself. I will give you 10 days. Bayaran mo.

'Pag hindi mo bayaran, eh 'di sirahan ko.' Wala nang airport (Pay them. If you don't, I will shut it down. No more airport). So what?" Duterte said.



He said he will be left with no choice but to order the closure of NAIA Terminal 2 even at the expense of Filipino passengers. "Kayo Pilipino (You Filipinos) have to travel overland from Luzon to Davao… I do not mind.

If we sink, we sink. But I said, 'We have to enforce the law.' So guys, you guys, if you are put into a great discomfort, sorry.

Wala akong magawa (I cannot do anything). The law is the law," Duterte added.

In August last year, Duterte said he turned down campaign money from business magnates like Tan, not because it is "a bad practice," but because it is difficult to be compromised as a leader.