Manila, May 6 -- President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered an immediate investigation into the installation and procurement of bollards or vehicle barriers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1, following a tragic incident that killed two people

In a press briefing at Malacanang on Tuesday, Palace Press Officer Claire Castro confirmed that the bollards, which failed to stop an SUV that rammed into people outside Terminal 1, were installed in 2019 during the administration of former president Rodrigo Duterte and under the leadership of then-transportation secretary Arthur Tugade.

"Nakakalungkot po na may mga nasawi dahil sa di umano'y depektibong bollard na na-install sa NAIA Terminal 1 (It is saddening that lives ...