Six airport personnel at Clark International Airport were suspended for allegedly stealing valuable items from an overseas Filipino worker’s (OFW) luggage.
On Wednesday, Jovenil de la Cruz, who had been working in Canada, posted a video on Facebook saying valuable items in his luggage were stolen. In the video, he showed broken zippers on his suitcases and a box that was almost completely empty.
De la Cruz said he arrived in the Philippines on December 23 and his luggage arrived the next day. However, he was only notified on Wednesday to retrieve his gear, the Business Mirror reported.
The stolen items were reported to be valued at 82,824 Philippine pesos (US$1,648). Miascor Aviation Services compensated de la Cruz for his missing items.
Alexander Cauguiran, acting president and chief executive officer of Clark International Airport Corp, said CCTV footage showed that the luggage was still in a good condition until ground handlers brought the luggage to their office, GMA News reported.
On Thursday, the Clark International Airport suspended six employees of Miascor Aviation Services because of the incident.
An investigation has been launched into the incident, which drew widespread publicity – after de la Cruz’s video was viewed by millions of people.

Naman! Suspension lng? Yung ganitong kaso dapat ira mismo ikulong at kasohan then terminate sa trabaho…walang kwenta kung suspension lng…NAINTINDIHAN NYO!
Agree…kasuhandapat dahil tagal na yan di matapos tapos
Tanggalin at kasuhan ang mga hayup na magnanakaw!!! Kung hindi, ipa-salvage na lang! Mga bwisit na peste ng bayan!! Paging PDU30!! CLEAN UP THE AIRPORT MANAGEMENT PLEASE! T HE AIRPORT SHOULD SERVE AS THE ‘CLEANEST PORT OF ENTRY TO OUR COUNTRY BY VISITORS as well as our kababayans who CONTRIBUTE MUCH TO OUR ECONOMY.
Suspendido lang… dpat sa mga yan alisin na sa trabaho nla at pgktapos kasuhan, cgurado mraming beses na nlang ginagawa yan, kundi lang may ngreklamo kaya bistado cla
Kapal talaga ng mga mukha ng mga yan.. wala n tlg khhiyan
Pakiusap..pwede po ba pakilapat po ang parusang…PUTOL KAMAY! Para makamit ang HUSTISYA!!!! Ayaw nmin ang suspendido!!! F*#*!!!????
Bat hindi pa lang ninyo tinanggal mga yan xempre ulitin na nmn mga gawain nila pag makabalik sika nakatikim na ehhh ????????????
human rights violation yang iniisip tol, alam mo namang mas maraming right ang criminal sa atin kesa biktima????
Mga makakapal ang mukha ng mga to!bigyan agad ng karampatang parusa mga yan pra nd na pamarisan!dpat nga putulan pa ng mga daliri e mga kawatan dn lang!!!
Dapat tanggalin why suspindido lang babalik uli magnanakaw uli
suspended lang..they should put in jail..kakapal ng mukha
Dapat hindi suspension, sibak agad,at pagkatapos sampahan ng kaso
dapat putulan ng daliri
Pagkatapos ng imbestigasyon @ napatunayang nagkasala putulan ng kamay @ ng sa ganun dna pamaresan
Wala n talaga takot ang mga worker n ito. Pg nwalan ng trabaho maninisi kayo . Why dont you work with dignity and peaceful mind. God is good!
Suspended???? Hanep ang aksyon… suspended??? Maraming salamat po
Grabe me shud n mnnata sila bt magnnkw ok nnyn matnggl sila s serbisyo kesamabugbog kayo ..NG mga OFW…! MGA DAMUHO KYO!!
I agree dapt pa imbestigahan nang masusi…may kasabwat talaga
Suspendido lang??? Para nyo n rin kinukunsinte, subukan nyo kasuhan ng crminal baka sakali ikanta pa nila ibang mga kasabwat, hnd talaga mwwala mga ganyan kapag ganyan kayo umaksyon
Kapag hinde nyu ikinulong mga iyan…kawawa lahat ng mga balikbayan..mga hayop kayo…pinag hirapan ng tao para sa family nanakawin nyu.