Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri on Wednesday asked President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to issue an ultimatum to the management of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to fix the problems at the country’s main gateway.
Zubiri said the Philippines’ main airport can be handled by the group that manages Singapore’s Changi Airport, which was hailed as the“Under the Public Service Act, we approved the law, it can be run already by internationally known corporation. So that is an option kung hindi kaya ng mga kababayan, mga genius na nandodoon ngayon ay baka pwedeng ibigay na lang natin sa iba,” he said.
“Parang ina-angguluhan nila na national security issue ito. Hindi natin alam hangga’t matapos [ang imbestigasyon] pero sa tingin ko hindi e. Kasi alam nga nila na 30% power lang ang pwedeng mag-function pag nagkaron ng blackout. So obviously, talagang may kakulangan,” she went on. Meanwhile, Senate finance committee chairman Sonny Angara said the Department of Budget and Management should include MIAA’s request when they submit the proposed budget for fiscal year 2024 because this is considered “critical infrastructure.”
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