Senator Grace Poe over the weekend known as for an unbiased probe into the outage that prompted the shutdown of Philippine airspace because the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) can’t be investigating itself.
Poe — who heads the Senate Public Services Committee — mentioned the President or the present administration might designate an unbiased physique to look into the incident that prompted the cancelation, diversion, or delay of not less than 282 flights on January 1.
“I hope an independent body will be formed to look into the incident, and definitely Captain (Director-General Manuel Antonio) Tamayo cannot sit there and all those under him,” she mentioned in an interview on Super Radyo dzBB.
“Pinagkakatiwalaan ko si (Transportation) Secretary (Jaime) Bautista, matagal na ‘yan sa pribadong sektor, iginagalang ‘yan ng marami, siguro puwede siyang magtalaga ng mga puwedeng mag-imbestiga diyan na wala namang kinikilingan,” she added.
(I belief Secretary Bautista. He has been with the personal sector for a very long time and is revered. Maybe he can assign neutral investigators.)
GMA News Online reached out to the CAAP for remark, however a consultant declined pointing to the congressional listening to scheduled later this week.
Tamayo earlier mentioned one of many uninterruptible energy provide (UPS) items failed at round 9:50 a.m. on January 1, and troubleshooting efforts had been initiated. Backup techniques weren’t instantly accessible.
Once the system was reconnected to the facility provide, nonetheless, warnings had been launched at round lunchtime attributable to over-voltage as 380 volts had been coming in as a substitute of 220 volts.
This then affected the very small aperture terminal (VSAT) which additionally needed to be addressed. The system was partially restored at 4 p.m. on Sunday, and operations resumed.
The day following the occasion, the CAAP mentioned its Aerodrome and Air Navigation Safety Oversight Office (AANSOO) was tasked to research the incident.
The AANSOO is an current workplace of the CAAP, made up of technical personnel from the CAAP itself, together with aerodrome engineers, electrical and communication engineers, air site visitors controllers, pilots, and a lawyer.
Tamayo has since mentioned that the CAAP took full duty for the occasion, with Deputy Director General for Operations Edgardo Diaz saying the company was prepared to face exterior investigations.
For his half, Bautista final week mentioned he would contemplate asking CAAP officers to take a go away of absence pending the outcomes of the probe. — DVM, GMA Integrated News
