Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon at the joint presscon of DOTr and OTS officials. PHOTO

Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Vince Dizon fired three employees of the Office of Transportation Security allegedly involved in the “tanim-bala” incident at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).

In a press conference on Monday, Dizon made the announcement following the complaint of a 69-year old woman set to travel to Vietnam with her family accusing NAIA security personnel of “tanim bala” or bullet planting just as about they were about to board their flight.

In a social media post that has gone viral, 69-year old Ruth Adel said she and her family almost missed their flight after NAIA security claimed they have an x-ray image of an “anting-anting” or amulet in the form of a bullet casing inside their luggage.

However, a physical inspection of the said bag did not find any bullet casing.