Sa PH airspace shutdown,
DUTERTE ISALANG SA P10.8-B UNTRANSPARENT LOANS NG CAAP

DAPAT managot ang mga responsable sa naganap na PH airspace shutdown noong Linggo, kasama si dating Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte, ayon sa Bayan Muna.

“Heads must roll starting with Pres. Duterte who spent P10.8 billion in untransparent loans on CAAPs Communications Navigation Surveillance Air Traffic Management (CNS ATM) in 2018,” sabii ni Neri Colmenares, tagapangulo ng Bayan Muna.

               Ang kahina-hinala at malabong pahayag aniya ng Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) na isang teknikal na isyu sa navigation system, at ang kabiguan ng backup system na sumipa ang dahilan ng airspace shutdown ay nagpapakita ng lubos na kawalan ng pamahalaan ng kakayahan upang matiyak ang pampublikong transportasyon.

“The solution should have been more government spending on efficient public transport but negligence and privatization spelled doom on any effort for an efficient and affordable transport system. This breakdown can now be used by Pres. Marcos as a justification to pursue Pres. Duterte’s disastrous program of privatization,” ani Colmenares.

“There must be accountability among those responsible or the Philippines will surely go the way of failed states — a complete breakdown of accountability in the midst of a rudderless government,” giit niya.

Sinabi ng opisyal ng Bayan Muna, ang plano ng gobyerno na isapribado ang NAIA ay titiyakin ang pagkawala ng isa pang pangunahing pag-aari ng gobyerno at pagtaas ng gastos sa transportasyon na higit sa kaya ng mahihirap.

Binigyang-diin ni Colmenares, hindi na dapat maulit ang abala sa mga pasahero at dapat ay mabayaran sila batay sa Airline Passengers Bill of Rights.

“But from the reports we received, many passengers went hungry yesterday and others slept on airports. This should be addressed immediately and the incident should not be used to justify another sale of government asset and increase in airline rates,” ani Colmenares. (ROSE NOVENARIO)