Palace downplays ‘tanim-bala’ modus: ‘Iilan-ilan lang naman’

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Malacañang’s Communication Secretary Sonny Coloma says the public should calm down about the “laglag bala” airport scam because it’s only happened a few times and those incidents are already being investigated.

“Kailangan din nating ilagay sa tamang konteksto. Libu-libo ang gumagamit ng paliparan at iilan lang naman ‘yung mga nakitaan ng bala at lahat ng insidenteng ito ay sinisiyasat nang naaayon sa batas at nagbibigay ng sapat ng pagkilala sa karapatang-pantao at mga legal rights ng mga sangkot na indibidwal,” he said.

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He implored Filipinos to instead focus on improvements at the airport.

”Kaya ilagay natin sa tamang perspektibo, libu-libong mga Pilipino at mga dayuhan ang dumadaan sa ating international airport at mainam naman ang daloy ng tao sa ating mga paliparan.” With reports from ABS-CBN News Online

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