But what I do know is that when they started, the regulations concerning MPL applicability here in the Philippines were not yet fully ironed out. Since we take our regulations from western aviation governing bodies, I guess its natural to have a rough start since even the FAA and JAA are still thinking about it because of missing framework.
found this on the net.
In December 2006 the JAA formally adopted the
proposals concerning training for the MPL, which
were included in amendment 7 to JAR-FCL1. Some
of these proposals are controversial, going beyond
the requirements set forth by ICAO and have created
much debate across the industry. The MPL is,
however, now firmly embedded within the
international flight crew licensing framework and
training has commenced for the issue of the first MPL.