Pampanga earns P25M per day from quarry operations
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — The quarry industry in Pampanga puts in some P25 million per day to the local economy, directly benefiting thousands of Kapampangans, aside from boosting Capitol’s coffers, a local official said on Tuesday.
Engr. Art Punsalan, Provincial Environment and Natural Resources officer, said during a meeting with around 60 quarry operators and permittees that the “ripple effect” of quarrying in the province benefits various sectors – from pedicabs, carinderias and vulcanizing shops — that pushes the wheels of Pampanga’s economy on a daily basis.
“More or less on our estimate, P25 million per day is being contributed by the quarry industry to various stakeholders. That is considering we have 3,500 trucks hauling our quarry materials to different points in Luzon and Pampanga,” he said.
Punsalan noted the amount of money put in circulation from cash transactions in quarrying starts with fuel or diesel purchases.
“With 3,500 trucks, you roughly have P14 million for the P4,000 cost of diesel. Then you have a driver and a helper taking home a combined P800 in wages, or about P2.8 million per day, which they share to their families who purchase goods from sari-sari stores and take rides on pedicabs and jeepneys. These two, when en route, also eat in canteens or roadside carinderias. With that number of trucks, P700,000 in meals is spent — in cash,” he told Sun.Star Pampanga.
He further said that there are also “hustlers” who get no lower than P100 per truck per day, or some P350,000 dished out daily. For the maintenance of trucks, an estimated P350,000 goes into circulation, apart from toll charges of about P1.6 million and passway fees of P700,000.
“So many stakeholders are able to send their children to school, live sufficiently daily and even get proper healthcare,” he added.
He said that a driver and a helper of the 3,500 trucks or a total of 7,000 workers, could immediately address their families daily average expense of about P300.
“That’s P2.1 million daily driving the local economy. In fact, with our 80 quarry sites, each with four helpers receiving P1,500, you have more or less another P480,000 going into the grassroots economy. And all these are apart from the contributions of quarrying to Capitol’s programs and projects. The ripple effect is really encompassing, if you take a careful look at it,” he said.
Luciano: CIA ready for emergencies
CLARK FREEPORT — Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC) president Victor Jose Luciano assured that major airport in Zambales is ready to handle any type of emergency situation.
Luciano issued the statement during the opening of the three-day 3rd Air Crash Drill Full Scale Exercise at the Officer’s Club here Tuesday.
“Yes, Clark Airport is ready to handle such emergency disasters as we are rated Category 9 by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO),” he said.
Luciano said the exercise, a requirement of ICAO, will be held every two years to prepare airport personnel as well as government people and private individuals of airport related emergency situations.
He said the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) will be providing two new fire trucks estimated to cost P200 million to boost the capabilities of the airport in handling airport emergency. At present, Clark Airport has four fire trucks and two ambulances.
He also said the actual exercise would be held on August 15, where participants will showcase their capabilities in handling disasters at the runways of the airport.
Close to 500 firemen, including several teams from airlines and medical institutions, will participate in the emergency simulation on Thursday.
The exercise is supported by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), and the Philippine National Red Cross (PNR).
The Clark Airport as an International Airport is mandated to conduct a full-scale aerodrome exercise, a requirement of ICAO on Airport Emergency Planning, to test the reliability of the approved and adopted CIAC Aircraft Emergency Rescue Organization Manual (CIAC-AEROM).
Luciano explained that the drill will test the adequacy of personnel in the event of aircraft accident, the efficiency of the installed communication facilities of the airport, and the response of teams from government and non-government organizations.
CIAC started holding Air Crash Drills since 2003 and in March 2008, fire fighters, security, airlines and medical teams showcased their skills and readiness in handling emergency crisis.
With this, Clark Airport was rated Category 9 by the ICAO.
Federico Primero Jr., CIAC Emergency Services Department (ESD) manager, said mocked-up aircrafts and two fire pits will be set up between the primary and secondary runways of the airport.
“This emergency simulation will take place during the exercise that will test the skills of the fire fighters, security, airlines and medical teams in dealing with the aircraft that crash landed at the runways of Clark Airport,” Primero added.
Participants include firemen, medical teams and rescuers from Angeles City; Magalang town and Mabalacat City in Pampanga province; and Bamban, Capas and Concepcion in Tarlac province.
The Philippine National Police, Angeles University Foundation Hospital, Mount Carmel Medical Center and Ospital Ning Angeles will also participate in the event.
Carriers including Air Asia Philippines, Air Asia Malaysia, Cebu Pacific Air, Tiger Air Philippines, Asiana Airlines, Dragon Air and Jin Air are also among the participants.
The air crash drill is also supported by Smart Communications, SM City Clark, Aerotech Industries Philippines Inc., and Ayala owned Marquee Mall.
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