CLARK FREEPORT, Pampanga — Business executives and locators here have lauded the fast government action on the reported pilferage of a passenger’s luggage at the Clark International Airport.
Newly-installed Clark Investors and Locators Association (CILA) chairman Irineo Alvaro Jr. said he personally conveyed his congratulatory message to Clark International Airport Corp. (CIAC) president Alexander Cauguiran for the agency’s fast action on the incident.
The incident stemmed from a viral post last week of one Jovinal dela Cruz, whose luggage was damaged and some contents were missing at Clark International Airport.
The CIAC immediately undertook appropriate measures where six ground handlers were placed under preventive suspension and now face criminal charges after being found to be involved in the reported pilferage.
Miascor, the employer of the suspects, also compensated dela Cruz for the lost items amounting to PHP82,824.
“It already happened so maybe the effort now is how to repair that damage to our image. Probably, what should be strengthened here is the action that CIAC did,” Alvaro said.
Meanwhile, Alvaro said he envisioned Clark’s continuous growth and development. “Whether we like it or not, it is inevitable that Clark will grow,” he said.
The CILA chairman also stressed that Clark is an accessible and fast business haven, noting that “there is a semblance of security when you’re here. There is a semblance of protection when you’re here.”
He enjoined the support of all sectors in helping project the image of Clark as a safe place to invest in and visit.
“We have to help each other to project to the whole world that Clark is a safe place to invest and visit. Because when you are in Clark, you are not in the Philippines but part of the international world,” he added.
Clark Freeport is currently one of the best freeports in Luzon and hosts 943 locators, with an all-time high of 107,000 workers since the inception of Clark Development Corp. as its administrator in 1993. (PNA)
