Dark clouds roll by as people arrive at the departure area of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 on September 4, 2024. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN NewsMANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. has ordered the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to investigate the alleged “tanim-bala” incident at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Malacañang said Monday.

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“Hindi po maganda kung ito man po ay mauulit. So, ito po talaga ay paiimbestigahan ng Pangulo at sa tulong na rin po ni DOTr Secretary Vince Dizon," Malacanang Press Officer Claire Castro said in a Palace briefing.

"Hindi po ito papayagan ng Pangulo, so may kailangan pong managot, kung mayroong dapat managot after thorough investigation.”

Dizon ordered the termination of 3 airport employees involved in the incident shortly after the issue went viral on social media.

Castro said the President was reserving his comments on the matter until after the investigation.

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Meanwhile, the Palace officer said Marcos was not taking lightly the recent controversy involving Bureau of Immigration employees who were caught aiding the escape of South Korean fugitive Na Ikhyeon.

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Philippine authorities rearrested the South Korean national Sunday morning in a residential area in Angeles City, Pampanga after he managed to slip BI custody during a hearing last week with the alleged help of BI personnel.