NAIA terminals undergo urgent safety review following deadly crash

Bea Cuadra

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1746760420789naia.jpg" style="width:0px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1746760461540naia.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div><br/></div><div></div><p>MANILA (UPDATE) — The Department of Transportation has initiated an urgent safety review across all major airport terminals following last Sunday&#x27;s incident wherein an SUV crashed into the NAIA 1 passenger drop-off area, killing two people including a child. </p><p>DOTr Secretary Vince Dizon conducted an early morning inspection of NAIA Terminal 1 on Friday, May 9th, focusing on the changes made to the traffic flow and the integrity of safety installations. </p><p>“Napansin niyo, unang-una yung ating traffic flow, bago na hindi na tayo nakatutok katulad nung dati. So I think that’s a major development,” Dizon noted. </p><p>“Nakakaulungkot nga na kailangan natin dumaan sa napakabigat na trahedya para baguhin natin &#x27;to so kailangan talaga baguhin natin.”</p><p>The New NAIA Infra Corp said one of the immediate changes is the implementation of a parallel parking or drop-off system at both NAIA Terminal 1 and 2, aiming to improve traffic management and passenger safety. </p><p>The alteration directly addresses the circumstances that allowed the SUV to breach the previous drop-off area configuration.</p><p>“If you’re heading to T1, please follow the signs and directions from our traffic marshals,” NNIC said in a Facebook post.</p><p>A critical component of the safety review is the inspection of bollards or protective barriers designed to prevent vehicles from entering pedestrian zones. NAIA said the bollards were placed in 2019, and are now being reviewed as part of safety checks.</p><p>Secretary Dizon stressed the importance of these structures adhering to international safety standards. He has ordered comprehensive checks on all airport terminals to assess the adequacy and condition of existing bollards.</p><p>“Kahapon, chineck ko &#x27;yung bollards sa Mactan, iinspekin ko din bollards sa Clark bukas. May international standards &#x27;yan, kailangan sumunod tayo. Pag hindi sumunod, kailangan palitan.”</p><p>Concerns have been raised about the potential for substandard construction of these safety features. To address this, the DOTr has requested private operators of NAIA, Mactan-Cebu, and Clark to conduct independent engineering audits of all safety installations. The DOTr is expediting the replacement of inadequate safety measures. </p><p>“[Yung] pagpapaglit, we are fast-tracking… &#x27;Pag private sector, mabilis so we can expect from the NNIC,” he said.</p><p>The results of these investigations and audits will be made public as soon as they are available.</p><p>“We’re doing both the government side and private sector side para meron tayong comparison at independence,” Dizon added.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/s_BnNY9beKU?si=efcl7ZFjnMVeco_W" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br/></div>

<p>The Department of Transportation has initiated an urgent safety review across all major airport terminals following last Sunday's incident wherein an SUV<i> crashed into the NAIA 1 passenger drop-off area, killing two people including a child.</i></p>

The Department of Transportation has initiated an urgent safety review across all major airport terminals following last Sunday's incident wherein an SUV crashed into the NAIA 1 passenger drop-off area, killing two people including a child.

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NAIA terminals undergo urgent safety review following deadly crash

NAIA terminals undergo urgent safety review following deadly crash

Bea Cuadra,

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Published May 09, 2025 11:25 AM PHT

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Updated May 09, 2025 06:08 PM PHT

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