Biz groups: PH needs transpo safety board

By Othel V. Campos

SEVEN members of the Joint Foreign Chambers (JFC) together with the Safe Travel Alliance (STA) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on the House and Senate to reconsider the bill creating the Philippine Transportation Safety Board and subsequently approve the same bill in the 19th Congress.

American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (AmCham), AustralianNew Zealand Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ANZCHAM), Canadian Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (CanCham), European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines ECCP), Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Philippines, Inc (JCCII), Korean Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, Inc. (KCCP), and Philippine Association of Multinational Companies Regional Headquarters, Inc. (PAMURI) issued the call Monday.