News Roundup 02 January 2023
Jan 02, 2023 • 2 min Read
Officials aware ‘outdated’ air traffic system could fail. What was done about it? | PHILSTAR.COM – MANILA, Philippines — Transport officials had expected that the supposedly outdated air traffic system controlled by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines would eventually conk out, but no concrete plans to replace it or install backups were laid out.
Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista, himself a former airline executive, admitted that he had known about the problems with the Communications, Navigation and Surveillance Systems for Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) that went down on New Year’s Day, halting air traffic nationwide.
Speaking at a news conference Sunday night after over 56,000 passengers were affected by the technical failure, Bautista said he had raised the lack of a backup system for the CNS/ATM during a Cabinet meeting.
“You know, in one of our Cabinet meetings, we already presented this problem. And we said, ‘We really need to have this [backup] system,’” he said. “And with what happened today, we will be forced to hasten the building or procurement of a backup for our CNS/ATM system.”
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MVP Group ready to assist rehab efforts following NAIA crisis | PHILSTAR.COM – MANILA, Philippines — Tycoon Manuel V. Pangilinan has extended any support his conglomerate could provide the national government, just a day after a power outage crippled air travel in and out of the Philippines.
In a tweet from his personal account on Monday, Pangilinan said that the MVP Group is open to support the rehabilitation efforts after power issues shut down operations in the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
Pangilinan controls PLDT Inc., one of the country’s largest and oldest telcos providers.
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Model-trader slay stirs Davao City | INQUIRER.NET – DAVAO CITY—Who killed Yvonette Chua Plaza?
This was the question foremost in the mind of residents here following the murder of a 38-year-old model and businesswoman just outside her home in Green Meadow subdivision of this city on Dec. 29.
The police on Sunday announced the creation of a task group to look into her murder following allegations that were getting viral on social media about the alleged involvement of a prominent law enforcement personality in the case.
Full Story at Model-trader slay stirs Davao City | Inquirer News
