QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Former President and now Pampanga representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is advocating for the creation of a transportation security commission.
In her House Bill No. 592 or Philippine Transportation Act of 2017, Arroyo recommended the transformation of the Office of Transportation Security under the Department of Transportation (DOTr) into the National Transportation Security Regulatory Commission (NTSRC).
“An independent and single authority performing oversight function, the transportation security, becomes essential given the network characteristics of international and domestic travel and the consequent accountability challenges that exist in the transportation sector,” she said.
Arroyo explained that the NTSRC would act to ensure the safety of all modes of transportation, prevent conflict of interest, as well as regulate transportation government agencies with quasi-judicial functions.