Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva and Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Tuesday filed separate resolutions which seek to launch an investigation into the supposed power outage that caused flight disruptions at the NAIA on January 1, 2023.
In filing proposed Senate Resolution 390, Villanueva said failure to address airspace traffic management will continuously impact the facilitation of cargo via air and it may also hinder the continuous promotion of tourism in the country whether to local or foreign tourists.
Villanueva said that the 2023 to 2028 Philippine Development Plan indicated the need to strategically develop airports to address future demands and meet aerodrome design safety standards, develop and connect gateway airports to feeder airports to facilitate access to various tourist destinations, adopt level of service standards in all airports to quantitatively measure the adequacy of facilities and plans for interventions, and to continue the "night-rating" of airports to alleviate...
The lawmaker raised the need for remedial legislation and urgent action from the authorities to "save it from becoming a national disgrace." "The ten-hour technical glitch spells massive losses for the national economy, not limited to the immediate aftermath of the fiasco, but hurts the overall image of the country as a viable tourism destination, commercial and investment hub," he added.
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