 During construction , the airport was officially called the New Iloilo Airport Development Project , or <unk> . However , as the airport was nearing completion , there were three main contenders for the airport 's name : Iloilo International Airport , the original name of the airport which had the support of the Iloilo provincial and city governments ; Panay International Airport , proposed by the President and supported by the RDC , which at the time was led by Antique governor <unk> Perez ; and Graciano Lopez @-@ Jaena International Airport , named after the Iloilo @-@ born Graciano López Jaena , proposed by the Dr. Graciano Lopez @-@ Jaena Foundation with the support of the RDC and Antique governor Perez , who is also a member of the foundation , and endorsed by the National Historical Institute . 
