4 People who shamed the country arrested for allegedly stealing the jewelry of Turkish foreign minister’s wife ~

Four people who shamed the country for allegedly stealing the jewelry of Turkish foreign minister’s wife have been arrested.

MIAA General Manager Ed Monreal expressed elation over the swift recovery of a pink jewelry box reportedly owned by Mdme Hulya Cavusoglu,  wife of the Foreign Minister of Turkey.

Based on information gathered, Mdme Cavusoglu departed for Turkey on board Turkish Airline flight TK85 last August 4, 2017.  Around 4pm of August 7, 2017, Messrs. Erhan Balaban and Ufuk Apaydin, Turkish Airline Country Manager and Station Manager, respectively, went to the Office of the MIAA Assistant General Manager for Security to report the matter.



A team of operatives from the MIAA Intelligence and Investigation Division (IID) led by APO2 Erick Mejia was immediately dispatched to work on the case. Inquiries were conducted. Through the help of MIASCOR Ramp Duty Manager Ms. Lorena Pateno and Ms. Jean Marie Bumidang, MIASCOR Ramp Duty Supervisor, the following were invited to the IID office for questioning:

• YVES RONALD BAGUION
• WILSON MATAGANAS
• RICARDO ALFARO
• JOHN ANDREWS RACOMA

In their affidavits, the suspects admitted to stealing a pink jewelry box from a passenger’s luggage at the bulk portion of the aircraft. The box contained the following presumably highly valuable pieces of jewelry:

• 1 piece white gold ring with diamond (Escada)
• 1 piece gold ring with five diamond ornaments
• 1 piece gold ring with big pearl ornaments
• 1 piece small gold ring with small pearl ornament
• 1 set of round pearl earrings
• 1 set of flat pearl earrings
• 1 piece round pearl earring
• 1 piece gold chain bracelet with diamond
• 1 set cross like earings
• 1 piece ring with precious stones

The items which were recovered at 12:30am of August 8, were personally handed over by MIAA IID to the Turkish Airline executives at the IID office.

The MIAA Authority has permanently banned the four from the NAIA premises by canceling their access pass privilege and including their names in its STOP LIST. The ban will also prevent their employment in any company within the NAIA premises.

Since they are not direct employees of the MIAA, they have been turned over to their employer, MIASCOR, which shall conduct their own investigation and impose administrative sanctions against them.



The filing of criminal cases against the subjects has been left to the discretion of the client, Turkish Airline and MIASCOR as the employer.

MIAA General Manager Ed Monreal is set to award plaques of commendation to the following during MIAA’s flag raising ceremony for their efforts that led to the fast resolution of the case:

• APO2 Roderick Mejia
• APO2 Jesus Ducusin
• APO2 Jessie Goforth
• APO2 Goldwin Cuarteros
• APO1 Bilial Rivera
• APO1 Marzel PangdaMIAA
• APO1 Diomedes Roca IIIMIAA
• Mr. Joymar Logronio
• Ms. Jean Marie Bumidang, MIASCOR
• Ms.Lorena Pateno, MIASCOR
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