THE Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) apologizes to Terminal 3 passengers and other airport stakeholders for the inconvenience brought about by a power interruption that began on or about 11PM last night until early morning today.
The power outage disrupted airport operations as the airlines had to resort to manual check-in and loading of baggage while processing of passengers at immigration took longer than usual.
The MIAA Management together with Meralco conducted a joint probe to determine the cause of the problem which was traced to the Terminal 3 power substation.
As of 6AM today, the electric power in all areas of the Terminal has been restored.
16 international and 15 domestic flights were affected by the incident.
DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista and MIAA General Manager Cesar Chiong who were in the Terminal early morning today, assured the public that action is now being undertaken to prevent recurrence of the incident.
The following flights were affected due to power interruption:
Domestic Flights
Departure
5J 951 Manila-Davao
5J 473 Manila-Bacolod
5J 381 Manila-Cagayan
5J 635 Manila-Puerto Princesa
5J 961 Manila-Davao
5J 991 Manila-General Santos
5J 451 Manila-Iloilo
5J 551 Manila-Cebu
5J 651 Manila-Tacloban
5J 357 Manila-Roxas
5J 481 Manila-Bacolod
5J 851 Manila-Zamboanga
Arrival
5J 2506 Cebu-Manila
5J 3966 Davao-Manila
TK 265 Cebu-Manila
International Flights
Departure
EK 335 Manila-Dubai
QR 929 Manila-Doha
Z2 942 Manila-Kuala Lumpur
TK 265 Manila-Istanbul
5J 929 Manila-Bangkok
5J 813 Manila-Singapore
SQ 915 Manila-Singapore
EK 337 Manila-Dubai
5J 5038 Manila-Nagoya
Arrival
5J 827 Osaka-Manila
Z2 232 Denpasar-Manila
5J 502 Kuala Lumpur-Manila
5J 804 Singapore-Manila
SQ 918 Singapore-Manila
EK 336 Dubai-Manila
The newly created Office of the Presidential Chief of Staff (OPCOS) will be under the direct supervision of the President.
“The OPCOS shall have the primary function of supervising and ensuring the efficient and responsive day-to-day operational support to the Presidency to enable the President to focus on strategic national concerns,” read the A.O. No. 1, which took effect immediately.
Signed this week by the President, the Administrative Order provides for the PCS to have the rank and emoluments of a Cabinet secretary.
“The PCS will be assisted by a senior deputy chief of staff with the rank of secretary and two deputy chiefs of staff with rank of undersecretary, assistant secretaries and such number of directorial and other administrative staff as he deems necessary and upon the approval of the President,” read A.O. No. 1.
The immediate staff of the PCS will come from abolished agencies such as the Office of the Cabinet Secretary and the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission.
Rodriguez will immediately assume his new position as PCS. This, in effect, will leave vacant the Office of the Executive Secretary (OES).
There are names now being considered for the position of executive secretary, and these names are now under the process of vetting by the Office of the President.
As provided for in A.O. No. 1, the OES shall continue its supervision, control, and oversight function over all the agencies and offices under and attached to the OP pursuant to Executive Order No. 1.
A.O. No. 1 provides for the Presidential Management Staff (PMS) and the Office of the Press Secretary (OPS) to assist and support the PCS.
In a nutshell, the OPCOS will serve as the coordination mechanism of the Office of the President. It will be in charge of the President’s security monitoring system, which shall be responsible for providing regular situation reports to the President on a real-time basis.
The OPCOS will also supervise and coordinate closely with the PMS as the primary government agency directly responsible for providing substantive staff assistance in the Presidential exercise of the overall management of the development process.
The Presidential Chief of Staff will also coordinate closely with Presidential advisers and assistants, whose outputs shall be submitted to the President through the OPCOS copy furnished by the Executive Secretary.
