K-9 units deployed at Manila airports
https://www.discoverphilippines.net/2010/08/k-9-units-deployed-at-manila-airports.html
08/06/2010 - MANILA, Philippines – Authorities have added 18 bomb sniffing dogs to beef up security at Manila airports following a bomb attack that killed 2 persons at the Zamboanga International Airport on Thursday.
Major General Vicente Guerzon, Assistant General Manager for Security and Emergency Services (AGM-SES) at the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA), said the dogs will be deployed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport terminals 1, 2 and 3 and at the old Manila Domestic Airport.
The dogs and members of the Airport police underwent a bomb detection seminar and recently emerged as champion in the Inter Law Enforcement Bomb Detection competition.
Airport Police handler Cardona Gerson demonstrated to ABS-CBN the skills of his German shepherd in detecting a magazine loaded with bullets.
Gerson said Airport Police Bomb Squad dogs can detect all kinds of bombs or explosives.
The deployment was in response to the bombing attack that killed 2 persons and left more than 20 others wounded at the airport in Zamboanga.
Meanwhile, MIAA authorities assured that security measures are in place at the airports
Major General Vicente Guerzon, Assistant General Manager for Security and Emergency Services (AGM-SES) at the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA), said the dogs will be deployed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport terminals 1, 2 and 3 and at the old Manila Domestic Airport.
The dogs and members of the Airport police underwent a bomb detection seminar and recently emerged as champion in the Inter Law Enforcement Bomb Detection competition.
Airport Police handler Cardona Gerson demonstrated to ABS-CBN the skills of his German shepherd in detecting a magazine loaded with bullets.
Gerson said Airport Police Bomb Squad dogs can detect all kinds of bombs or explosives.
The deployment was in response to the bombing attack that killed 2 persons and left more than 20 others wounded at the airport in Zamboanga.
Meanwhile, MIAA authorities assured that security measures are in place at the airports
(ABS - CBN news)
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