Four senators have filed separate resolutions for an investigation into the shutdown of the country’s airspace on New Year’s Day due to what the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) called a technical glitch. READ:
The chairman of the House committee on transportation also committed to file a separate resolution this week.
“The malfunction that affected the NAIA Communications, Navigation and Surveillance Systems for Air Traffic Management had a domino effect that not only affected those traveling that day but in effect affected other industries such as logistics, tourism and even our OFWs . So this should be investigated,” said Revilla, vice chairman of the Senate committee on public services.
The investigation should identify the needed infrastructure, as well as possible government or private sector support, to modernize and fully equip NAIA at the soonest possible time. “Maybe we also have to invite former Secretary Tugade to shed light on it If he really spent it on other items. Although I think he already gave a statement that the P13 billion was not spent for something else,” Estrada said.
Senator Risa Hontiveros said the human and economic cost of the recent New Year’s Day meltdown at the country’s airports was incalculable.She said many Filipinos working overseas were worried about losing their jobs because of flight cancellations.She added that dismissing Sunday’s meltdown as the result of an ordinary glitch was to ignore the systemic problems at the countryu’s airports.
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