THE Manila International Airport Authority celebrated its 35th anniversary with the awarding of 39 workers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport for their outstanding performance, responsibilities and honesty in the line of duty.
MIAA general manager Ed Monreal led the commendation of the honest airport-based rank-and-file employees from different government and private agencies who returned gadgets, cash and other valuable items which were left behind by passengers.
He said the workers are personnel of Airport Police Department (APD), Office for Transportation Security, Police-Aviation Security Group, Bureau of Customs, some security personnel of different agencies, transport and job-order personnel.
The airport authority also lauded three APD personnel airport policemen who were responsible for the apprehension and prosecution of a robbery hold-up suspect.
A special citation was also given to the Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center for its generous contribution and services in the Community Outreach Program as part of the MIAA’s Corporate Social Responsibility held last Dec. 29 at the APD headquarters wherein 184 indigents from six barangays were benefitted in the medical mission.
Also part of the celebration was the Walk for a Cause project over the weekend participated by more than 500 airport employees.
“The MIAA initiated the walk to raise funds for employees with debilitating illnesses that needs continued medical assistance,” said Monreal.
Last month, Transportation Secretary Arturo Tugade visited the Naia Terminal 1 and personally commended two airport employees and a regular taxi driver who returned big amount of money they found while performing their duty.
The three workers were Antonio Infanta, driver of Bram regular white taxi; Rizalde Ocde of Integrated Workers Service Coop and security guard Alfredo Baldoza.
Tugade gave them P10,000 each as a reward for their honesty and good deeds.
Ocde turned over a sling bag containing $11,000 and P11,000 which he found at the money changer inside Naia Terminal 3 last Jan. 21 while Infanta turned over another sling bag containing gadgets and cash amounting to P220,000 which was found inside his taxi last Jan. 19.
Baldoza, on the other hand, turned over some US$5, 000 cash he found at the unloading area of Naia Terminal 3.
