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Philippine Probe Rules Out Sabotage in New Year’s ATC Power Outage
An Philippine Senate investigation found no evidence of sabotage or a cybersecurity attack relating to Manila’s January 1 air traffic control power outage.
Stranded passengers during Manila ATC outage on Jan. 1, 2023
Scores of flights were suspended New Year's Day following a power outage at Manila’s air traffic management center, impacting some 60,000 passengers. (Photo: Patrick Roque/Wikipedia)

Philippine officials confirmed on Tuesday that there was no evidence of sabotage or a cybersecurity attack following a Senate probe into Manila’s January 1 air traffic control (ATC) power outage. The uninterruptible power supply (UPS) data logs are now being analyzed in Turkey before the Senate committee releases its final ruling.

The New Year’s Day system failure at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) led to the disruption of roughly 280 flights, impacting some 60,000 passengers. NAIA’s air traffic management center (ATMC) oversees inbound and outbound traffic, as well as overflights within national airspace.

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