THE Department of Transportation (DOTr) has directed the Office of the Transportation Security (OTS) to immediately file the necessary charges against security screening personnel found involved in a September 8 incident of baggage theft at Terminal 1 of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
Bautista expressed frustration and dismay at the incident at NAIA that the Secretary was recently trying to promote among potential foreign investors who may want to operate and maintain the country’s main gateway.
The Secretary further directed Undersecretary for Legal Atty. Reinier Yebra to assist in filing the complaints against those determined to have connived in stealing from the handcarried bag of a Chinese passenger.
The OTS, after concluding its investigation, had recommended to Sec. Bautista taking legal and administrative actions against the security screener caught on CCTV apparently swalllowing the stolen $300 in order to hide the evidence.
The Secretary has authorized imposing the maximum penalty to those found guilty to demonstrate the Department’s determined push to rid NAIA as well as other attached agencies of scalawags.
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