Day 8 (July 8 2010)
Malacanang Palace
Malacanang Palace
P-Noy wants NAIA repairs fast tracked
President Benigno S. Aquino III wants repairs on the Ninoy Aquino International Airport's (NAIA) navigational equipment fast tracked to prevent foreign governments and international aviation organizations from issuing another downgrade rating on NAIA for failing to satisfy international airport safety standards.
In a press briefing in Malacanang last Wednesday, President Aquino said he is leaving up to the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) and the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), to come up with ways and means to implement immediate repairs on the country's premiere international gateway.
President Aquino appointed retired Major General Jose Angel Honrado of the Philippine Air Force to head the MIAA with hopes that he, together with the CAAP, will be able to do something about the navigational equipment problems.
Yung CAAP, binigyan ng mga kapangyarihan para maibalik yung estado ng ating mga paliparan sa tamang baytang para naman makakalipad tayo sa ibang mga bansa at hindi tayo ma-downgrade, he said.
The President lamented the dismal state of the NAIA, saying these problems could have been prevented had the previous administration acted promptly.
The NAIA's Doppler Very High Frequency Omni-Directional Radio Range (DVOR), which helps pilots take off or land during nighttime, low visibility and bad weather, broke down last July 4 (Saturday), which caused the disruption and delay in the departure and arrival of international and domestic flights.
President Aquino said that he had received a report two years ago on the possibility of the NAIA's navigational equipment conking out anytime due to old-age and the usual wear and tear of equipment.
But, he said, instead of acting on it upon receipt of the report, the former administration only began looking for suppliers at the last minute.
I'm not happy, obviously, with what they have done, the President said. Bakit pinabayaan na sobrang problema muna bago kumilos?
In November 2007, the Philippine aviation sector was accorded a Category 2 rating by the United States Federal Aviation Authority, resulting in the suspension of flights by Philippines carriers into the United States.
As a result of this downgrade, the European Union's air safety committee, last April forbade Philippine planes from traveling to Europe and discouraged Europeans from traveling on Philippine airlines.
President Benigno S. Aquino III wants repairs on the Ninoy Aquino International Airport's (NAIA) navigational equipment fast tracked to prevent foreign governments and international aviation organizations from issuing another downgrade rating on NAIA for failing to satisfy international airport safety standards.
In a press briefing in Malacanang last Wednesday, President Aquino said he is leaving up to the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) and the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), to come up with ways and means to implement immediate repairs on the country's premiere international gateway.
President Aquino appointed retired Major General Jose Angel Honrado of the Philippine Air Force to head the MIAA with hopes that he, together with the CAAP, will be able to do something about the navigational equipment problems.
Yung CAAP, binigyan ng mga kapangyarihan para maibalik yung estado ng ating mga paliparan sa tamang baytang para naman makakalipad tayo sa ibang mga bansa at hindi tayo ma-downgrade, he said.
The President lamented the dismal state of the NAIA, saying these problems could have been prevented had the previous administration acted promptly.
The NAIA's Doppler Very High Frequency Omni-Directional Radio Range (DVOR), which helps pilots take off or land during nighttime, low visibility and bad weather, broke down last July 4 (Saturday), which caused the disruption and delay in the departure and arrival of international and domestic flights.
President Aquino said that he had received a report two years ago on the possibility of the NAIA's navigational equipment conking out anytime due to old-age and the usual wear and tear of equipment.
But, he said, instead of acting on it upon receipt of the report, the former administration only began looking for suppliers at the last minute.
I'm not happy, obviously, with what they have done, the President said. Bakit pinabayaan na sobrang problema muna bago kumilos?
In November 2007, the Philippine aviation sector was accorded a Category 2 rating by the United States Federal Aviation Authority, resulting in the suspension of flights by Philippines carriers into the United States.
As a result of this downgrade, the European Union's air safety committee, last April forbade Philippine planes from traveling to Europe and discouraged Europeans from traveling on Philippine airlines.
President Benigno S. Aquino III swears in Rico Escalona Puno as Undersecretary for Peace and Order of the Department of Interior and Local Government during oath-taking rites Wednesday (July 8) at Malacanangs' Ceremonial Hall. (EXEQUIEL SUPERA-OPS/NIB Photo)
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