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OTS spokesperson Kim Marquez said the agency will enforce the changes beginning Monday to enhance line supervision and emphasize accountability at each airport station nationwide.
To ensure adequate supervision and the needed check and balance in security screening operations, Marquez said, the OTS tapped “more responsible and capable regional chiefs, terminal chiefs, shift supervisors and checkpoint supervisors.”The OTS also deployed eight National Aviation Security Auditors to NAIA to conduct regular audits and inspections to ensure the sustained implementation of security measures.
“These were for various infractions committed ranging from violation of the OTS No Tipping Policy, improper disposal of security prohibited items confiscated at the security screening checkpoint, involvement in theft and extortion, facilitation, and failure to turn over left behind items,” said Marquez.
Meanwhile, SSO Valeriano Diaz Ricaplaza Jr, who was arrested by the PNP Aviation Security Group on March 1, 2023 for taking a watch owned by a Chinese national was also dismissed from the service. The OTS coordinates with law enforcement agencies to assist the victims in filing appropriate criminal charges against its personnel, to show its aggressive stance to address illegal activities perpetrated by its very own personnel.
“It is embarrassing, and it makes us mad. How can we encourage tourists to come over to our country if they are thieves watching over them at our airports? Attracting tourists should be a priority, and an incident such as this does not help us in encouraging visitors to our country,” he added.
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