Following Tuesday's Senate hearing on trafficked OFWs in Myanmar, MIAA General Manager Cesar Chiong has directed a thorough probe into the alleged use of fake airport passes.
The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) is investigating fake access passes which were used in human trafficking attempts.
MIAA General Manager Cesar Chiong on Wednesday directed a thorough probe on the modus of fake access passes following Tuesday's Senate hearing on trafficked Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Myanmar.
The airport manager said that on four separate occasions in October and November, the MIAA contracted security guards in Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 who stopped four passengers who went through illegal processing posing as employees of an airport concessionaire and attempted to leave the country without immigration formalities.
On November 6, two women and a male attempted to board separate flights for Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok and Singapore.
The three were intercepted by security personnel who doubted their presence as concessionaire employees.
"MIAA deplores this act against humanity and vows to fully support multi-agency initiatives to bring the perpetrators of this heinous crime to justice," the MIAa said in a statement.
But on Tuesday, a MIAA official skipped a Senate panel deliberation on human trafficking after the Senate invited the NAIA terminal manager to attend the hearing. But reports said he failed to attend the hearing because of Covid-19 infection.
"With the continued help of law enforcement agencies, the Bureau of Immigration and the intelligence community, the MIAA shall continue to beef up security measures to further safeguard the lives and uphold the dignity of our Overseas Filipino Workers passing through the Ninoy Aquino International Airport," MIAA added.
The passengers have already been endorsed to the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking for disposition.
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