Originally Posted by
hirohito888 (Post # 232)
Doubt it for MNL-SIN. The extra security is just some odd feature for US-bound flights. And I'm still unclear on what the reasons are. . . .
Does MNL-GUM also have secondary security?
Yes, to Guam, USA. To confirm what
jsloan mentioned, they were indeed looking in every one's carry-on bag last January.
I think this is a remnant of the terrorist bombing attempts in the late 1990s, perhaps a requirement imposed on the Philippines by the U.S.