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TALKS WITH MERALCO ONGOING TO PREVENT REPEAT OF NAIA POWER OUTAGE

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  Dateline Kamuning: The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and power distributor Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) are in talks to prevent the recurrence of another power outage at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 as well as other terminals, Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista said Monday. In a briefing, Bautista said transport officials met with Meralco representatives even before power at the terminal was restored. “We met with Meralco even before the power was returned. We also had discussions on how to move forward," he said. A team from Meralco arrived at the terminal in Pasay City to assess the situation, Bautista said. At 6 a.m., power from Meralco was restored, with the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) completing full energization by 8:46 a.m. Bautista said the MIAA turned on its generator sets and partially supplied power to the check-in system, immigration system, final security x-ray, arrival baggage carousel, elevators...