The Governance Commission for Government Owned or Controlled Corporations (GCG) has asked the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) to submit its report over the severe system failure at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).
In a statement released on Wednesday, Jan. 4, GCG Chairperson Alex L. Quiroz said CAAP has been given three working days to submit the report to the central oversight agency for state-owned companies.
Quiroz said the GCG wants to be apprised about circumstances surrounding the air traffic management, which led to NAIA flights being cancelled, delayed, and/or diverted on New Year’s day.
Based on the GCG records, the Communications, Navigation, and Surveillance/ Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) system of CAAP was a strategic target in its 2017 Performance Scorecard and its transition and implementation were the agency’s strategic target in its 2018 and 2019 scorecards.
To further support the implementation of CAAP’s CNS/ATM, the GCG authorized the creation of 136 Communication, Navigation, and Surveillance System Officer I plantilla positions through GCG Memorandum Order No. 2017-08.
“As partners in national development and public service, the said report will inform the Governance Commission, as the central oversight agency for GOCCs, on how it may further support CAAP to avoid the reoccurrence of such incidents,” Quiroz said.
“Further, this report will help us ensure the functional operation and safe and reliable management of Philippine air navigation systems,” he added.
As the central advisory, oversight, and monitoring body for government owned and controlled corporations, GCG monitors and evaluates the operations of these state-owned firms to be transparent and responsive to the needs of the public.