The Joint Foreign Chambers (JFC) joined by the STA and the IATA called on the House and Senate to reconsider the bill creating the Philippine Transportation Safety Board (PTSB) and approve the same in the 19th Congress.
After the air traffic system glitch at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport , the Joint Foreign Chambers joined by the Safe Travel Alliance and the International Air Transport Association called on the House and Senate to reconsider the bill creating the Philippine Transportation Safety Board and approve the same in the 19th Congress.
The legislation was approved in both Houses in the previous Congress but was vetoed during the early days of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.’s presidency. The statement noted that all investigations on transportation accidents are undertaken by the government agencies that have regulatory powers over the respective sector of the transportation industry. “Because most of these agencies are also tasked to regulate and/or operate the sector, there is an inherent conflict of interest in the performance of their duties as investigating bodies,” the statement said.
The stakeholders expressed optimism that the current Congress can refine the bill so that the reasons cited for the veto can be addressed.
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