Retired Sandiganbayan Associate Justice and Governance Commission for Government-Owned and Controlled Corporations Chairperson Alex Quiroz (Photo courtesy of Senate PRIB)
MANILA – The Governance Commission for GOCCs (GCG) on Wednesday announced it has directed the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) to submit a report on the circumstances surrounding the air traffic management that led to the cancellation, delay or diversion of flights at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on New Year's Day.
CAAP, one of the 118 GOCCs under the jurisdiction of GCG, was given three working days, to submit the report on the air traffic glitch that affected more than 56,000 passengers.
According to the GCG’s records, the Communications, Navigation, and Surveillance/ Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) system of CAAP was a strategic target in CAAP’s 2017 Performance Scorecard; and its transition and implementation were the agency’s strategic target in its 2018 and 2019 scorecards, respectively.
GCG recalled that it authorized the creation of 136 Communication, Navigation, and Surveillance System Officer plantilla positions through GCG Memorandum Order No. 2017-08 which aimed to support the implementation of CAAP’s CNS/ATM.
“As partners in national development and public service, the said report will inform the Governance Commission, as the central oversight agency for GOCCs, on how it may further support CAAP to avoid the reoccurrence of such incidents,” said GCG Chairperson Alex Quiroz in a statement.
“Further, this report will help us ensure the functional operation and safe and reliable management of Philippine air navigation systems,” he added.
The GCG had recently recommended the abolition of 25 GOCCs currently under various stages of liquidation. (PNA)
