ato becoming caap (civil aviation AUTHORITY of the philippines).
with ato, the collected revenues go straight to the national treasury. the government gives back to ato a fraction of it as their annual budget. this budget is used for employee salaries, airport and navaids maintenance, personnel training, etc. the budget is really small and it doesn't make ends meet.
you might ask, why go on overtime when it is not being paid? well, if they dont do it, shifts will be under compliment. as a result, radar sectors are combined; towers will be working a single position instead of 2 or 3. this means delays and limited operations for all flights.
with caap, the authority will be in-charge of the revenues.