After more than two decades, the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) is bringing back the removal of shoes for security inspection of passengers leaving the country, according to the Office of Transportation (OTS).
OTS spokesperson Kim Marquez said that the “mandatory shoe removal policy” was initiated on July 10 as part of their intensified “security arrangement” in all NAIA terminals.
It was first implemented in December 2001 when it became a “global policy” after the attempted detonation of a bomb hidden in a terrorist’s shoe while he was on an American Airlines flight to Miami from Paris.
In preparation for the new rule, Marquez said that on December 1, 2022, almost all but one of the X-ray machines at NAIA Terminal 1 were removed to make room for departing passengers and their luggage for such security check.
“There will be only one security check and that is at the final check right after the immigration area where high-tech X-ray machines, body scanners and metal detectors are in place to ensure all passengers are well screened,” explained Marquez.
By removing the X-ray machines, the OTS is said to have resolved the complaint of the travelers about the excessive number of security checks they go through at the airport. But now, they have to take off their shoes.
President Marcos’ ‘Bagong Pilipinas’ brand of governance launched
As a new sign of the governance brand, the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. launched the “Bagong Pilipinas” campaign.
In memorandum circular no. 24 signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, “Bagong Pilipinas” will be the new sign of the Marcos administration’s brand of governance to promote the country’s economic growth plan.
The said campaign is set to be adopted by every national government agency (NGA).
The Marcos administration launched the ‘Bagong Pilipinas’ campaign.
“Bagong Pilipinas is the overarching theme of the Administration’s brand of governance and leadership, which calls for deep and fundamental transformations in all sectors of society and government, and fosters the State’s commitment towards the attainment of comprehensive policy reforms and full economic recovery,” the statement said. of the Presidential Communications Office (PCO).
Such a logo will be placed on every website, correspondence and other assets of government agencies.
“All NGAs and instrumentalities, including GOCCs and SUCs, shall adopt the ‘Bagong Pilipinas’ logo and incorporate the same in their letterheads, websites, official social media accounts, and other documents and instruments pertaining to flagship programs of the government,” he said in PCO.
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