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SENATOR Grace Poe exhorted the management of the Office for Transportation Security (OTS) to enforce a one-strike policy against its personnel found involved in wrongdoings.<\/p>\n
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Poe said the measure will weed out the undesirables from the good ones and will help restore the integrity of the office tainted by corruption and controversy.<\/p>\n
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“Ang kailangan natin sa ating mga airport ay mga bantay sa ating seguridad, hindi bantay-salakay,” Poe said.<\/p>\n
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The chairperson of the Senate Committee on Public Services said the toughest action should be in place against erring OTS personnel to send a signal that the office is serious in reforming its ranks.<\/p>\n
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Investigations should be conducted swiftly and backed by solid evidence to leave no room for intervention, she said.<\/p>\n
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Poe said the latest incident involving a personnel who swallowed $300 worth of bills supposedly stolen from a passenger showed how some could do the unthinkable to carry out an illegal deed.<\/p>\n
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She reiterated the OTS management must show its mettle in carrying out an overhaul in its system plagued with inefficiency and corruption through the years.<\/p>\n
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Poe suggested a review of its recruitment policies alongside the conduct of extensive background checks on current employees.<\/p>\n
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The agency should also work towards improving the compensation and benefits of personnel, she added.<\/p>\n
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“We have to distinguish the bad eggs who are spoiling the image of the OTS. This is not fair to those faithfully doing their duties and a stumbling block in providing better service to our people,” Poe said.<\/p>\n
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