Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 4) — The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) said the technical issue that occurred on New Year’s Day at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport is not related to any cybercrime.
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The Department of Transportation said in a statement that the CAAP already informed the Department of National Defense about this, noting that “the affected electrical equipment could not be manipulated from outside the CAAP compound but a review will still be conducted by cyber-security experts.”
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At Tuesday’s CAAP briefing of several Cabinet officials regarding the airport glitch, the officials agreed that there is a need for the immediate upgrading of CAAP’s equipment.
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Information and Communications Secretary Ivan Uy expressed full support in helping resolve the issue and assisting CAAP in updating its system.
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Meanwhile, National Security Adviser Clarita Carlos suggested declaring the country’s air traffic management system vital to national security to facilitate purchase and prevent the incident from happening again.
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