The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) which supervises Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia), the country’s main gateway, said on Friday that it would beef up security measures based on an assessment conducted by the Transport Security Administration (TSA). MIAA General Manager Ed Monreal said his agency was “strongly committed to enhancing airport security” and ready to work with their American counterparts “to boost security measures for the protection of passengers.”ADVERTISEMENTThe TSA is an agency of the US Department of Homeland Security tasked to protect American transportation systems. No detailsMonreal did not disclose the details of the report based on the assessment of Naia conducted by TSA from Sept. 26 to Dec. 5. MIAA access pass holders, on the other hand, would need to be cleared again by the National Bureau of Investigation. As the local counterpart of TSA, it supervises all law enforcement agencies and personnel providing security services in transportation systems, including in airports.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 21, 2018 21:11 UTC