Security personnel of the Manila International Airport
Authority (MIAA) on Monday began training on illicit financial flows in efforts
to enhance its capability to identify security loopholes in the country’s
financial system.
The training program, which will be hosted by the United
States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from Feb. 22 to 26, is meant to
provide specialized training in investigations against the illegal movement of
money used by criminal groups operating around the world.
It also covers the various aspects of money laundering, the
movement and smuggling of currency, and the conduct of related investigations
in the international setting.
Classroom instructions will be conducted at the Manila
Marriot Hotel in Pasay
City
The DHS will conduct a Cross Border Financial Investigations
Training to be attended by six MIAA personnel from the Intelligence and Access
Management Department, Investigation and Detection Section, and ID and Pass
Control Division.
Such training is given to law enforcement personnel and
intelligence agencies among others.
Other program participants include the Philippine National
Police, Bureau of Customs, Bureau of Immigration, National Bureau of
Investigation, Anti Money Laundering Council, and the Philippine Drug
Enforcement Agency.
MIAA General Manager Jose Angel Honrado, in a statement,
thanked the US Government for the partnership it continues to foster with the
Airport Authority.
“Safeguarding financial regulations is hard work especially
in a highly interconnected world. We thank the US Government for ensuring that
needed mechanisms are in place among agencies and in crucial places of
financial flows such as the airport,” Honrado said.
This program comes after the two-week training earlier this
month of the Australian Government’s Office for Transport Security also with
MIAA security personnel.
An Airport Quality Control Inspector Course and an Aviation
Security Refresher Course were conducted which covered airport procedures on
surveillance and security planning, access control, screening, baggage
handling, and passenger profiling.
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