Senior Supt. Bargamento (left) and his predecessor, Senior Supt. Joselito Salido. (CDN PHOTO/NORMAN V. MENDOZA)
Senior Supt. Raul Bargamento assumed as new head of the Aviation Security Unit (AVSEU) of the Mactan Cebu International Airport yesterday.
He replaced Senior Supt. Joselito Salido, who is now Chief of Staff of the Aviation Security Group (Avsegroup).
Chief Supt. Pablo Francisco Balagtas, Avsegroup director, led the turn-over of command yesterday at the Waterfront Mactan Hotel and Casino.
During the ceremony, Balagtas awarded the “Medalya ng Kasanayan” to Salido for achieving zero aviation-related incident during his term.
Salido headed the AVSEU from 2009 to 2011 and from July 2015 to March 2016.
In his message, Balagtas asked Bargamento to perform competently and to maintain excellence in the aviation security. “We expect a lot from you,” Balagtas told Bargamento.
Prior to his new assignment, Bargamento was head of the AVSEU Clark Air Base in 2015 and AVSEU Zamboanga in 2014.
While at MCIA, Bargamento plans to increase police visibility at the airport. He also plans to work closely with MCIA general manager Nigel Paul Villarete and the Office of the Transportation Security (OTS) in the implementation of aviation security measures.