Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) general manager Eric Ines ordered the immediate suspension of two Airport Police Department (APD) officers after they were caught illegally passing through the EDSA Bus Carousel Lane Sunday afternoon.
The two were identified as APO2Raymond Anuran and APO1 Michael Lilis, who were said to be on an official mission.
“We cannot just tolerate this kind of abuses. It is embarrassing and this must stop,” Ines was quoted by his aides after learning about the incident.
The new GM ordered them relieved from their assignment after instructing Retired BGen. Manny Gonzales, the Assistant General Manger for Security and Emergency Services, to personally handle the investigation.
“Violation pa rin ‘yung going through the Bus Carousel,” Ines said.
On January 21, 2024 the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) flagged down an APD vehicle for violating the rules and regulation of the EDSA Busway.
The airport policeman who was driving the marked vehicle refused to surrender his driver’s license when requested by the apprehending enforcers, resulting in a dispute.
The EDSA busway is exclusively for public passenger buses, ambulances, and marked government vehicles responding to emergencies and the following:the President, Vice President, Senate President, Speaker of the House of Representatives and Chief Justice.
