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Drone attacks: Sen. Raffy Tulfo airs his concern over the vulnerability of the country’s airports and military installations to drone attacks. Tulfo, during a public hearing conducted by the Committee on Public Services Tuesday, February 11, 2025, asked the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) if drone counter measures had been set in place to safeguard military installations and the airports from drone bomb attacks. “Drones had been used in the Russian-Ukraine war and there is a possibility that terrorists will use drones here for a specific target. So, nobody is safe. Do we have anti-drone measures in our airports installed for 24/7?” Tulfo asked. Capt. Ian Michael Del Castillo, head of the CAAP-Aerialworks Certification and Inspection Division (AWOCID) Flight Operations Department, replied that airports have no anti-drone measures at the moment because the technology involved is too expensive. For instance, he said one subscription-based anti-drone cost $1 million a month. Castillo told Tulfo that CAAP is currently studying other options. As technology progresses, Castillo pointed out, prices tend to go down. Under CAAP regulations, operating drones within the 10-kilometer aerodrome radius of an airport is strictly prohibited. Drones are also prohibited from flying above 120 meters. (Public Relations and Information Bureau)