Filipinos slam NAIA's 'poor' security after daring ambush
MANILA, Philippines - Cyberspace exploded with comments slamming the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) and the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) for the supposed insufficiency of security measures and the lack of security cameras within the perimeter.
Social media users blamed the "poor" airport security for Friday's shooting incident where unidentified gunmen ambushed and killed Zamboanga del Sur Mayor Ukol Talumpa, his wife and a baby outside NAIA Terminal 3's arrival area.
Authorities said the crime could be politically motivated.
Read: Mayor, baby, 2 others dead in NAIA shooting
Five other people sustained gunshot wounds from the attack, while the gunmen on motorcycle escaped without a trace.
An airport official admitted there was no closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras installed outside Terminal 3.
Shortly after incident, the topics "NAIA" and "no CCTV" trended on microblogging network Twitter as users flooded timelines with angry posts against the country's violent politics the airport's lax in security.
What happened to you NAIA?! How embarrassing! No CCTV, Poor security. Wow!!
— Miguelito (@miguelights) December 20, 2013
May nangyari sa NAIA & no CCTV? WHAT?! :O
— Cheska ★ (@yowcheskaa) December 20, 2013
NAIA wag na lang magkabit ng cctv kung hindi naman gumagana!! pwedeng palitan yun,papalitan nyo lang pag may trahedya ng nangyari eh! tsktsk
— Dorothy Ablay Labro (@dotburaot) December 20, 2013
NAIA is one of the world's worst airport. And now it's famous for being a battlefield :/
— â£MyHappyVirus21⣠::✈ (@MrsRahYangLee) December 20, 2013
Investigation on the brawl between columnist Mon Tulfo and former celebrity couple Claudine Barretto and Raymart Santiago in in May 2012 revealed that CCTV cameras at the Terminal 3 were not functioning.
Heard there is no CCTV working at NAIA T- 3 where the murders happened. Wow! You would think they'd fix it after the Tulfo-Barreto thingy
— Vince Hizon (@VinceHizon12) December 20, 2013
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