Passengers at Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) are reminded to follow MCIA security measures and double-check their bags before boarding. This comes after the Office of Transportation Security (OTS) of the MCIA Authority (MCIAA) intercepted a 47-year-old woman…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Officials at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) denied allegations of a “tanim-bala” modus operandi following the apprehension of a 47-year-old passenger accused of possessing bullets in her bag. “For the record, there has…
MANILA, Philippines — Three personnel from the Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) Office of Transport Security (OTS) have been dismissed following an alleged “tanim-bala” (bullet-planting) scheme at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) on March 6, DOTr Secretary Vince…
MANILA, Philippines — Is an old harassment scheme making a comeback in an airport under new management? A 69-year-old woman has accused security personnel at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) Terminal 3 of trying to victimize her…
In a well-crafted State of the Nation Address (Sona), President Duterte laid out his action agenda — not grandiose plans that never get done and not promises that are not kept, but a list of things to…
The bullet found in the luggage of American missionary Lane Michael White was planted by someone other than the airport personnel, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said. In its 11-page resolution, the DOJ said there was not…
A CRIMINAL complaint has been filed before the Pasay Prosecutors Office against a wheelchair attendant and two members of the Office of the Transportation Security (OTS) at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport 1 for allegedly planting a…
Mactan Cebu International Airport general manager Nigel Paul Villarete yesterday confirmed that he received a formal complaint from the passenger who accused a police officer of extortion after a bullet was found in his backpack. The letter…
MACTAN Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) general manager Nigel Paul C. Villarete has ordered an investigation into an alleged “tanim-bala” incident at the airport. Senior Supt. Raul Bargamento, new head of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Aviation…
Bureau files criminal charges against airport personnel The National Bureau of Investigation has confirmed the existence of “tanim-bala” (bullet-planting) incidents at Ninoy Aquino International Airport, but these were perpetrated by groups of corrupt airport personnel and not…
VICTIMS of the alleged “tanim-bala” scam at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) recounted during a Senate investigation yesterday how airport security personnel tried to extort money from them and made them admit to owning the bullets…
Just as the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) assured the public that there is no tanim-bala (bullet-planting) racket operating within its premises, lo and behold, a Taiwanese man was arrested for illegal possession of firearms last Thursday…
