AIRPORT authorities again cautioned returning overseas Filipino workers, especially this holiday season, not to bring in packages with unknown items or of commercial quantities saying they could be held legally liable.
“We are expecting thousands of returning OFWs and ‘balikbayans’ this Christmas holiday from around the globe. As port courtesy, OFWs luggage will be excluded from examination and inspection unless there are commercial goods and illegal items such as guns, drugs,” Customs-Ninoy Aquino International Airport collector Ed Macabeo said.
Macabeo, however, warned that the custom’s courtesy policy is subject to change anytime. He urged the OFWs to carry their own luggage and not to accept things from persons they did not know personally.
This developed as Manila International Airport Authority general manager Eddie Villanueva Monreal tapped all managers to ensure the safe, reliable and convenient operations at airport terminals, where thousands of OFWs and balikbayans are expected to arrive this Christmas.
