The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration (PAG-ASA) has finally found a place to temporarily position its equipment and facilities here following the ultimatum the Megaworld Corp. has given it to vacate its present office.
Raffy Tapales, officer in charge of PAG-ASA here, said the provincial government initiated to provide them a location to set up their equipment and facilities at the Iloilo Sports Complex.
"We temporarily ceased our operations starting today, Thursday. We will resume if we could already set up our facilities," Tapales told Panay News when reached through his mobile phone.
He said that their first option was to establish the weather forecast bureau at the New Iloilo Airport because of the presence of the International Civil Aviation Organization which they have to coordinate with "(but) the negotiations never materialized," he added.
The Air Transportation Office did not allow them, he added.
Tapales said they have started to dismantle their facilities at their office in Mandurriao district and hope that they will be able to transfer and set up weather forecasting in its new site on Saturday.
PAG-ASA will be housed temporarily at the covered court of the Iloilo Sports Complex.
Megaworld Corp., the winning bidder of the old Iloilo airport property, has started to demolish the structures in the area. It intends to convert the 54-hectare property into a business hub of the city. - Philippine News Agency
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