The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has assisted at least 3,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) after the air traffic management system of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) encountered a technical problem on Sunday, Jan. 1. 1672713294944blob DMW Undersecretary Hans Leo...
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) said Tuesday, Jan. 3, that it is prepared to face legislators for a possible inquiry into the power outage and technical glitch of its air navigation system that forced the closure of the country’s airspace on New Year’s Day. A standard...
Some senators on Tuesday, January 3 rejected calls to privatize the operations of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). Sen. Nancy Binay said the government should not privatize components of the country's national aviation system since it carries national security concerns. "Linawin lang...
The unmitigated disaster that was the New Year's flight cancellations at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) has one congressman worrying about whether or not the affected overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) would get fired by their foreign employers. A standard passenger at NAIA awaits news...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda said that the people who messed up and caused the disastrous technical glitch at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) over the weekend ought to be held accountable. Stranded passengers at the NAIA on Jan. 2, 2023 (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) “I...
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) should ensure that the thousands of passengers who were pestered by the technical glitch at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) over the weekend would be able to get a full reimbursement. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has established helplines to assist all overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) affected by the flight disruption at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Sunday, Jan. 1. DMW Secretary Susan "Toots" Ople said she had already instructed agencies under the...
Senators, through their oversight function, want to hold an inquiry on the service failure at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) that stranded thousands of domestic and international travellers on New Year’s day, Sunday, Jan.1. ‘'Give them time to restore normal flight operations....
Following the glitch that halted all air travel within Philippine airspace on New Year's Day, Go Negosyo Founder Joey Concepcion suggested reviving a 2018 proposal by the private sector to form a consortium to modernize the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). NAIA (FILE PHOTO/MANILA...
At least 48 more domestic and international flights were cancelled on Monday, Jan. 2, as aviation personnel continue to adjust flight schedules following the technical glitch at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) that affected around 65,000 passengers from nearly 300 flights. In an...
A member Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives smells something "fishy" with the technical glitch that paralyzed the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Sunday, Jan. 1. ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro noted in a statement Monday, Jan. 2 that the glitchwhich...
More than P13 billion is needed to upgrade the country's air traffic management which the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) describes as an outdated system that needs to be upgraded to a better system. Currently, the CAAP is using the Communication, Navigation and Surveillance/Air...
