The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has honored some of its employees for honesty.
Awarded were security officers Dianalyn Ignacio, Jessie D. Amoroso and Dewnil L. Husada, and security guard Steward Lapatan.
Ignacio, a CAAP Security and Intelligence Service (CSIS) personnel assigned at the departure area of Roxas Airport, together with Cebu Pacific staff Victor Aragon and an Aviation Security Group police officer named “Ejercito," returned a sling bag containing cash amounting to P200,000, medicines and important documents owned by a former Capiz Governor.
Husada and Amoros, two of the awardees from CSIS in Roxas Airport turned-over a valuable baggage containing high-value jewelry and important documents left behind by a foreign passenger at Roxas Airport's arrival area.
The three CSIS personnel were able to identify the owners and immediately facilitated the return of the baggage.
Lapatan, a security guard on duty returned a lost file organizer that contained P32,000 and other important documents that were left by a pilot client last March 24 in the Flight Standards Inspectorate Service (FSIS) building in Pasay City Central Office.
"These actions remind us that the culture of honesty is alive and well within our agency. I hope that these examples will inspire the rest of the CAAP community to emulate their honesty and do the same in every way possible, especially as we are civil servants," said CAAP Director General Manuel Tamayo.
"They should make us all proud by exemplifying the absolute aspiration for integrity and honesty in public service," he added.
During the flag raising ceremony, Tamayo also gave awards to employees who rendered at least 40 years of dedicated service in CAAP.