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Jamaine Punzalan

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:498px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17189344566671718933313802cash.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><em>Photos by Raoul Esperas</em></span></span></span></div><p dir="ltr">MANILA – Authorities are looking into who left two pairs of socks containing US dollar bills amounting to P1.1 million at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, its operator said Friday. </p><p>An airport cleaner had found the socks while she was sweeping under a gang chair used by passengers to put their shoes back on at the NAIA Terminal 3 early Thursday.   </p><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/6/20/airport-cleaner-sweeps-up-dirty-socks-stuffed-with-p1-million-cash-1317">Airport cleaner sweeps up dirty socks stuffed with P1 million cash</a></div><p>“Ni-review na nila ang CCTV, pero wala pang nagka-come forward to claim it. Yun ang hinihintay natin ngayon,”  Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) Public Affairs Department officer-in-charge Connie Bungag said. </p><p>Bungag could not immediately confirm if a man or woman had left the socks stuffed with 202 pieces of dollar bills. </p><p>“Panawagan po namin doon sa may-ari, if you want to claim yung inyong item, yung inyong naiwan, please bring proper identification and any proof that the amount we recovered from the area is truly yours,” she told TeleRadyo Serbisyo. </p><p>“Kailangan talaga positively ma-identify yan dahil malaking nga yung amount. We want to make sure na ibinigay namin yan sa tamang tao.” </p><div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="3057770"></ivs-player></div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script><p dir="ltr">It was unclear how the unidentified passenger slipped the airport security X-ray without the money being detected. </p><p dir="ltr">Under the Bangko Sentral regulations, passengers are only allowed to carry a maximum of $10,000 in their hand-carry luggage.</p><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/20/21/batang-nagsauli-ng-pouch-na-may-higit-p100k-hinangaan">Batang nagsauli ng pouch na may higit P100K, hinangaan</a><br/><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/19/21/construction-worker-isinauli-sa-mayor-ang-napulot-na-pera-sa-demolition-site">Construction worker isinauli sa mayor ang napulot na pera sa demolition site</a> </div><p>The money will eventually be forfeited and turned over to the national treasury if it remains unclaimed, Bungag said.<br/><br/>Rosalinda Celero, the cleaner who found the cash, would be given a certificate of commendation and incentives, the official added. </p>

<p> Authorities are looking into who left two pairs of socks containing US dollar bills amounting to P1.1 million at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, its operator said Friday. </p>

Authorities are looking into who left two pairs of socks containing US dollar bills amounting to P1.1 million at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, its operator said Friday.

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Who left socks stuffed with P1 million at NAIA?

Who left socks stuffed with P1 million at NAIA?

Jamaine Punzalan,

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Published Jun 21, 2024 09:48 AM PHT

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