Saying that CAAP cannot be investigating itself, Poe hopes an independent body will be formed to look into the incident. READ:
himself from the ongoing investigation of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport air traffic fiasco to ensure an impartial scrutiny of the incident.
Poe also said Department of Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista can perhaps lead the investigation. He noted that the country’s transportation officials only need to prove to the international body that existing facilities “are not reasonably adequate for the safe, regular, efficient, and economical operation of international air services, present or contemplated,” as stated in Article 69 of the 1944 pact.
The Senate public services committee led by Poe earlier held an inquiry on the incident, but the panel could not yet make a conclusion.
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