Category Archives: Criminal Law

On 12 April 2012, an Airphil Express flight bound for Puerto Princesa, Palawan  was forced to abort take-off after a  passenger said something about an explosion.  The controversy started when one of the passengers requested to have his daughter sit on his lap, but the flight attendant stated that airline rules prohibit more than one passenger from occupying the same seat, prompting the passenger to say, “O sige, kung ayaw mo, may sasabog.” The AirPhil plane was already taxiing on the runway when the pilot requested for assistance from the airport police, stating that “[a] passenger threatened to blow up the plane.”The plane and the baggage were subjected to a 4-hour inspection but no explosive device was found. The plane was later allowed to depart but the subject passengers were held for questioning and potential prosecution. Read more »