12 YEARS IMPRISONMENT OVER 1 BULLET

The penalties if you are caught with a single live bullet can range from 6 to 8 years imprisonment or up to 10 to 12 years, depending on the type of ammunition according to the PNP Aviation Security Group.

A live ammunition refers to a complete unfixed unit consisting of a bullet, gunpowder, cartridge case, and a primer or loaded shell for use in any firearm. For example a single 22-caliber bullet, can be considered dangerous because it can be fired using pliers or even a hammer. Source

Bail for this can cost a Filipino P80,000 or P120,000 for foreigners. 

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VIDEO: NAIA PERSONNEL ACCUSED OF THEFT

Elenita Casim complains at the Police Intelligence and Investigation Division of the Airport Police. Photo by Raoul Esperas

MANILA, Philippines – A returning overseas Filipino worker (OFW) got a rude welcome home when her money was stolen after undergoing x-ray screening at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 4.

Elenita Casim, 39, disclosed in a complaint filed with the Police Intelligence and Investigation Division of the Airport Police Department that she arrived in the Philippines last September 23, and was on a connecting flight to General Santos City, when she accidentally left her back pack at the Terminal 4 security x-ray at around 7 p.m.

The back pack contained two years' worth of Casim's savings, electronic gadgets, her passport, tickets, and other important work documents.

Airport investigators reviewed the CCTV on the evening of September 23, and discovered the two airport security screeners were able to recover Casim's back pack, and placed it on top of the airport x-ray machine.

Casim was unable to retrieve her luggage when she returned to the airport x-ray machine, however.

Airport police investigators are now coordinating with the Office of Transport Security (OTS), the agency under the Department of Transportation and Communications that handles airport security screeners, to determine the identity of the OTS personnel involved in the disappearance of Casim's back pack.

Casim is also set to file a formal complaint at the Pasay's Prosecutor's Office on Monday morning.

Just last week, two passengers complained of being victimized by the alleged "Laglag Bala" gang, a modus operandi wherein bullets are allegedly dropped or planted into the luggage of passengers. -

Source: ABS-CBN News

The initial report, three security personnel of the Office for Transportation Security are filed with a qualified theft case. Also, another 4 employees of the OTS at NAIA are suspended because of the LAGLAG BALA incident. 

screenshot from ABS-CBN TV Patrol

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2 KASAMBAHAY CASE OF ABUSED IN KUWAIT

From Arab Times: 

 Two Filipino household service workers (HSWs) working in the same household escaped from their employer and sought refuge at the Philippine Embassy shelter in Hateen area after enduring allegedly eight months of severe physical abuse from their female Kuwaiti employer leaving them with bruises and scars all over their body.

She allegedly abused them verbally, bit them, poked their eyes till blood oozed out, hit them with a broom, hose or other hard objects. Worst of all, she almost cut the tongue of one of the two HSWs and even inserted a small bottle filled with chili hot sauce and other spices into her private part...

When asked by the Arab Times, embassy case officer Mar Hassan denied the allegations of the two HSWs regarding the case settlement. “That’s not true. They might have taken everything out of context. I took them to the police station because the CID has been calling me so they can identify their employers. This is one of the legal procedures. I left the room because I was asked by the investigator to leave. Then it turned out that they have an absconding case so the police detained them I tried to talk to the police on duty but they won’t let them out. I even told them not to sign any Arabic paper and not to settle. We will fight for justice,” explained Hassan.

Read the whole news account here via Arab Times:

Video from ABSCBN News

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