National Organization

Air Transportation Office

- is an agency of the Philippine government under the Department of Transportation and Communications,
responsible for implementing policies on civil aviation to assure safe, economic and efficient air travel.
History
Legislative Act No. 3909 passed by the Philippine Legislative on November 20, 1931 created an Office under
the Department of Commerce and Communications to handle aviation matters, particularly the enforcement of
rules and regulations governing commercial aviation as well as private flying. It was amended by Act 3996 to
include licensing of airmen and aircraft, inspection of aircraft concerning air traffic rules, schedules and rates
and enforcement of aviation laws.
From 1932 to 1936, there were no standard procedures as to the licensing of airmen, registration of aircraft and
recording of various aeronautical activities connected with commercial aviation. There were attempts made to
register planes and their owners without ascertaining their airworthiness and to record names of pilots, airplane
mechanics and other details.
In 1933, the Office of Technical Assistant of Aviation Matters was enlarged into the Aeronautics Division under
the Department of Commerce and Industry, the functions of which were embodied in Administrative Order No.
309, a joint bulletin issued by the Department of Public Works and Communications and the Department of
Finance. In October 1934, Act 4033 was passed to require a franchise from the Philippine government in order
to operate an air service and to regulate foreign aircraft operations.
On November 12, 1936, the Philippine Legislative passed Commonwealth Act No. 168, better known as the
Civil Aviation Law of the Philippines which created the Bureau of Aeronautics. After the liberation of the
Philippines from Japanese occupation in March 1945, the Bureau was reorganized and placed under
the Department of National Defense. Among its functions was to promulgate civil aviation regulations.
In October 1947, Executive Order No. 94 reorganized the government, transferring the Bureau of Aeronautics
to the newly created Department of Commerce and Industry and renamed Civil Aeronautics Administration
(CAA). On June 5, 1948, Republic Act 224 created the National Airports Corporation which was charged with
the management and operations of all national airports.
On June 20, 1952, Republic Act No. 776, otherwise known as the Civil Aeronautics Act of
the Philippines reorganized the Civil Aeronautics Board and the Civil Aeronautics Administration. It defined the
powers and duties of both agencies including the funds, personnel and the regulations of Civil Aviation.
On October 19, 1956, Executive Order No. 209 placed the Civil Aeronautics Administration under the
administrative supervision and control of the Department of Public Works, Transportation and Communications.
On January 20, 1975, Letter of Instruction No. 244 transferred to the Department of Public Highways the
responsibilities relative to airport plans, designs, construction, improvement, maintenance and site acquisition.
Responsibilities related to location, planning, design and funding were later returned to the CAA.

On July 23, 1979, Executive Order No. 546, the CAA was renamed the Bureau of Air Transportation (BAT) and
placed under the Ministry of Transportation and Communications.
On April 4, 1987, Executive Order No. 125 renamed the Bureau of Air Transportation the Air Transportation
Office headed by the Assistant Secretary of Air Transportation.

Abolition
On March 4, 2008, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo signed into law the Civil Aviation Authority Act of 2008,
abolishing the Air Transportation Office and creating the Civil Aviation Authority. This was in response to the
downgrading by the U.S. Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) of the Philippine aviation status from Category 1 to
Category 2 over concerns about the safety of the country's airports and air carriers.

Civil Aeronautics Board

The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) is the agency of the government mandated to regulate the economic aspect of air
transportation, and shall have the general supervision, control and jurisdiction over air carriers, general sales agents,
cargo sales agents, and air freight forwarders as well as their property, property rights, equipment, facilities, and
franchise (R.A. No. 776, as amended by P.D. 1462). CAB is an attached agency of the Department of Transportation
and Communications (DOTC). In the exercise of its regulatory powers, it is authorized to issue Certificates of Public
Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) to domestic carriers, Foreign Air Carrier's Permit (FACP) to foreign carriers, and
Letters of Authority to airfreight forwarders, general sales agents, cargo sales agents who are fit, willing, and able to
perform services as required by public convenience and necessity. CAB likewise performs quasi-judicial functions.

is a government agency of the Philippines tasked to regulate, promote and develop the economic
aspect of air transportation in the Philippines and to ensure that existing CAB policies are adapted to
the present and future air commerce of the Philippines.
The Board has supervisory and jurisdictional control over air carriers, general sales agents, cargo
sales agents, and airfreight forwarders, as well as their property, property rights, equipment, facilities
and franchises.
It is attached to the Department of Transportation and Communications.

Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Aviation_Authority_of_the_Philippines