Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Friday insisted that someone must be held accountable for the Philippines airspace shutdown last January 1.
The lawmaker made the statement after the Senate Public Service Committee did not include any recommendations to file criminal or administrative charges against any officials or employees in its report on the New Year’s Day shutdown investigation.
“Ang masakit dito kung ang proposal e bili lang ng bili... ng equipment, tatlong levels ng equipment yon e, ang ginagawa nila bili na lang ng bili pagtapos walang maintenance at wala ring nakatutok. Eh naglolokohan lang po tayo dito,” he said. Among these underlying issues are the lack of engineering standards and guidelines for the maintenance and troubleshooting of the equipment, absence of system evaluation for the CNS/ATM, and the non-compliance of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines with the energy audit, which is a requirement under the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act.
Currently, Poe said the CAAP is expediting the construction of another CNS/ATM facility which will serve as the main facility, while the existing facility will be designated as a backup.
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