Senator Grace Poe said that some officials of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines and the Department of Transportation would be held liable for the technical glitch that paralyzed the country’s airspace on New Year’s Day. | MRamosINQ /PDI
“Accountability follows, and definitely, not cast aside,” she said. “Ultimately, all of these are judgment calls of the past heads of both DoTr and Caap, for which they must answer.”
She warned that just delving on finding fault might only force air traffic control personnel to leave the country for better-paying jobs abroad. Pimentel, a lawyer, said those responsible for the upkeep of Caap’s communication, navigation, surveillance and air traffic management system and other equipment should be held administratively responsible at least.
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