The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is fast tracking the privatization of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) with the completion of the terms of references (TOR) of its contract, Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista announced Friday, Jan. 13. “We will work to fast-track the...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista on Thursday, January 12, disclosed that the administration of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has plans to privatize the operations of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). Bautista made the disclosure during the...
Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri on Thursday, January 12 questioned officials of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) over their lack of security measures, particularly the absence of closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras in the areas that housed the supposed...
The Senate Committee on Public Services followed a “non-punitive tone” in investigating the technical glitches that happened on January 1, New Year’s Day at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) that caused a shutdown of the country’s airspace. Sen. Grace Poe, chairperson of the...
Senator Ramon ‘’Bong’’ Revilla Jr has filed a bill seeking to strengthen the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) and amending the Civil Aviation Act of 2008. Revilla filed the bill following the technical glitch at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) that led to the...
For Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers, law enforcers should always try to outwit drug traffickers to prevent illegal and dangerous substances from entering the country. Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) "Ang mga sindikato...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday, January 12 said another agency, and not the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), should lead the investigation on the New Year’s Day air traffic shutdown. Hontiveros pointed out that the aviation body has backtracked on several statements...
A 25-year-old Filipina was arrested by a combined team of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA)-Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group (IADITG) and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Las Piñas on Wednesday, Jan. 11. Police said the suspect, identified as Jolle Ann Cuer, was...
A "Magna Carta of Air Passengers' Rights" is being sought by the Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives on the heels of the disastrous Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) New Year's day crisis. The scene at NAIA on Jan. 2, 2023, a day after the critical system glitch (Noel Pabalate/...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Wednesday, January 11 said government should be the one in control of public utilities that are considered vital to national security. Ejercito made the remark as he opposed proposals that seek to privatize the country’s airport operations following the...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista proved to congressmen Tuesday, Jan. 10 that the agency was taking the issue of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) New Year's day crisis very seriously. DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista (Facebook) This, after Bautista spent six...
Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) officials--most notably Director General Manuel Antonio Tamayo--ought to go on leave while the jury is still out on the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) New Year's day crisis. Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (MANILA...
