Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Norman Tansingco has urgently requested police and other law enforcement agencies to bolster security measures at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in a bid to combat human trafficking. Tansingco's plea comes in the wake of an alarming discovery wherein illegal recruiters have been reported providing their victims with counterfeit travel documents allegedly within the airport premises. Several recent incidents have been reported, with victims receiving forged papers right outside the airport terminals. One such case involved a female victim intercepted on July 17, who had been recruited to work as a house help in Dubai. However, she was found in possession of a passport for Singapore, and later revealed that she was handed the fake papers directly at NAIA's Terminal 1. Expressing his concern, Tansingco highlighted the gravity of the situation, stating that "we have to open our eyes because it is happening right under our noses and persisting for sometime and warranting immediate attention." To counter this troubling trend, Tansingco recommended an increase in undercover police presence around NAIA and other ports to detect and apprehend traffickers. He acknowledged the challenging and often unappreciated nature of the task but called upon everyone involved to step up their efforts against criminal syndicates to protect potential victims from exploitation.