The Office for Transportation Security (OTS) must enforce a one-strike policy against its personnel found involved in wrongdoings, Senator Grace
She said the measure will weed out the undesirables from the good ones at the agency and will help restore the integrity of the office tainted by corruption and controversy.
The chairperson of the Senate committee on public services said the toughest actions should be put in place against erring OTS personnel to send a signal that the office is serious in reforming its ranks. Poe said the latest incident involving a female OTS staffer who swallowed US$300 worth of bills supposedly stolen from a passenger showed how some could do the unthinkable to carry out an illegal deed.
Poe suggested a review of its recruitment policies alongside the conduct of extensive background checks on current employees.
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