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Filipino government investigating ENHYPEN airport

frisking incident after fan uproar
A video showing a female airport employee giggling as she patted down members of the boyband went viral

By Scott Ng 7th February 2023

ENHYPEN at the 2022 MAMA Awards. Credit: Christopher Jue/Getty Images

The Filipino government will investigate the frisking of K-pop

group ENHYPEN at the Manila airport which was captured in a
viral video and incited an uproar among fans.

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The TikTok video, which was taken as ENHYPEN prepared to

depart from Manila following their three concerts in the city,
shows an employee of Manila Ninoy Aquino International Airport
(NAIA) giggling as she pats down the band members. Body
checks are not encouraged under the Manila International Airport
Authority’s no-contact protocols, which state that patdowns
should only be conducted in “exceptional cases”.

Fans of ENHYPEN took to social media to accuse the staff seen

in the video of unprofessionalism and violating the group’s
personal space and privacy. Some also noted that the filming of Advertisement

the patdown itself violates etiquette guidelines posted by the

group’s agency Belift Lab, which asks that recording not be
conducted at airport checkpoints.

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It has come to the attention of the Office for Transportation Security (OTS) that
there is a video circulating on social media, showing that airport Security
Screening Officers allegedly exhibited unprofessional behavior and the
unwarranted filming during the conduct of security screening procedures on a
group of departing Korean artists at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
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The Philippines’ Office for Transportation Security has since

confirmed that it is “investigating the matter to determine the
extent of violation committed”. The transport authority added
that it will “impose appropriate administrative sanctions, should it
be necessary”.

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Its statement concluded: “While we understand the excitement

brought about by the presence of these Korean artists, we
remind not only our personnel, but all airport users, that
unauthorised filming at our security screening checkpoints is not
allowed as a matter of policy.”

The viral video can be seen below.

—
@forjay_only · Follow

nakakahiya maging pilipino kung ganto lang gagawin niyo.

proper work ethics where? professionalism where? bakit
ganto mga staffs niyo? bakit ganyan yung nagiinspect why
is she smiling like that? is that how is it really supposed to
be done? no right :))

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1:48 AM · Feb 6, 2023

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Office for Transportation Security Administrator Ma. O. R.

Aplasca also weighed in on the situation in an interview with
Filipino TV station GMA, Manila Bulletin reported. The
administrator explained that “as much as possible, the conduct
of the pat down is male to male, female to female,” adding that
though in some provinces female staff are allowed to pat down
male passengers due to lack of staff, the Manila airport had more
than enough personnel.

The administrator also told DZMM TeleRadyo that if the person

who filmed the viral video was a staffer, they could be fired. Per
Inquirer, Aplasca said, “For us, it’s like a breach of security. That’s
a very serious violation of our protocols and procedures, it could
amount to separation from our service.

“If we tolerate that, it’s possible for other people, even if they’re
not VIPs, to film our screening checkpoint activities. And that is
posing a danger to the traveling public.”

ENHYPEN had been in Manila to perform three shows as part of

their ‘Manifesto’ world tour. The concerts took place at the SM
Mall of Asia Arena on February 3, 4 and 5, with the third date on
February 3 added in response to fan demand. The group
previously performed in Osaka, Japan on January 21 and 22, and
in Bangkok, Thailand, on January 28 and 29 prior to the Manila
concerts.

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