BCDA

Despite challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) has retained its ISO 9001:2015 certification for meeting international standards on quality assurance and services.

The certificate, awarded by TÜV Rheinland Philippines Inc. on February 17, covers the provision of conversion and development services, as well as real estate management and engineering of land and assets under the jurisdiction of the BCDA. It is valid until September 3, 2023.

The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) made a record-high contribution to the AFP in the first five years of the Duterte administration. BCDA contributed Php 17.8 billion from 2016 to 2021 to the AFP, higher than the Php 13 billion turned over by the previous administration in six years. 

The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) is a step closer towards the completion of its over Php 3-billion plan to relocate and modernize the housing and support facilities of the Philippine Air Force (PAF). 

Projects tabled for construction include the Php 3-billion development of PAF housing and support facilities which will be relocated to a 65-hectare site in New Clark City. 

The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) and the Department of National Defense (DND) are targeting to transfer the Army Support Command (ASCOM) facilities in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig to a new P1.5-billion project site in Camp Servillano Aquino in Tarlac City by next year.

The Megawide-GMR Construction Joint Venture, Inc. (MGCJV) handed over the certificate for the completion of the Clark International Airport New Passenger Terminal Building’s Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) Works to the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) in ceremonies held at the airport site inside the Clark Freeport in Pampanga on Friday, January 22.

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) signed on Wednesday, January 13, a contract for lease of a parcel of land at the New Clark City’s National Government Administrative Center (NCC-NGAC) in Capas, Tarlac that will become the site for the new BSP Complex.

BSP Governor Benjamin E. Diokno and BCDA President and CEO Vivencio B. Dizon signed the contract of lease during a virtual ceremony.

The National Academy of Sports (NAS) is on track to open classes and start the development of young scholar-athletes within the year, officials said during a recent site visit at New Clark City.

A contingent from NAS led by Executive Director Prof. Josephine Joy Reyes, Department of Education (DepEd) and the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) visited New Clark City on December 4, Friday, to inspect the site of the academy pursuant to Republic Act 11470, as well as the sports facilities which will serve as the training ground of the student-athletes.   

The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) on Friday, December 18, to develop an inclusive agribusiness hub in New Clark City.