Pres. Bongbong Marcos Assures Gov’t To Build Better Transport System
BONGBONG MARCOS – The President spoke on the recent Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 and SCTEX Toll Plaza road accidents that cost lives.
The recent unfortunate incidents at NAIA Terminal 1 claimed two (2) lives — a 28-year-old man who was reported to be a breadwinner of their family and a 5-year-old female child who is very much loved by her parents. The man was a passenger for a flight while the child accompanied her mother in dropping off her father who is an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who is about to return to work.
Unfortunately, a vehicle from the parking lot went straight and rammed up the people at the entrance of the Departure Area of Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1. Many people were left injured. The NAIA bollard is also blamed over the accident as it was not able to stop the vehicle.
The recent NAIA Terminal 1 accident took place 10 days after the SCTEX Toll Plaza road crash claimed 10 lives including a couple who is survived by their 2-year-old son. Many netizens even raised that the happenings showed two (2) different situations — parents losing their daughter and a son losing both his parents into a tragic happening.
Department of Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon immediately went to NAIA Terminal 1 to check on the incident. Recently, Pres. Bongbong Marcos issued a statement on the two (2) recent accidents at the airport and in Tarlac that claimed lives and left many others injured.
Through a video message posted on social media, Pres. Bongbong Marcos expressed his heartfelt condolences to all the families who lost their loved ones to the NAIA Terminal 1 and SCTEX Toll Plaza accidents. He stressed that such incidents should have not happened.
“And now, we will ensure they never happen again. I have instructed Secretary Vince Dizon of the DOTr to move decisively,” the President said.
Pres. Bongbong Marcos said he ordered Sec. Dizon to identify and hold accountable those who are responsible over the accident and implement the changes to prevent further loss of life. According to him, they came up with the review of the driver licensing, a nationwide audit of bus operators, and a directive to the Department of Labor to crack down unsafe practices in the transport sector as among the reforms.
“We owe it to the victims and their families to act—not only with sympathy, but with resolve. These lives will not be lost in vain. We will make the changes that need to be made. We will demand accountability where it is due. And we will build a transport system that truly protects Filipino people,” he said through the video posted on social media.
The SUV driver of the vehicle that rammed the people at NAIA Terminal 1 will be facing multiple charges according to the authorities. With regards to the previous SCTEX Toll Plaza road crash, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) has the SCTEX Bus Crash Driver Banned for life.