Manila, April 19 -- A security screening officer has returned a gold ring left by a passenger at the Butuan Airport early this week, the Office for Transportation Security (OTS) said Friday.

OTS officer in charge, Assistant Secretary Jose Briones Jr. commended Gina Edera who found the ring under the inspection table at the final security screening checkpoint of the airport.

"[Edera] immediately informed Shift-In-Charge Novejig Batoon, who immediately coordinated with the Civil Aviation Authority Security and Intelligence Service to identify the owner of the item," Briones said.

The passenger later went back to the security screening checkpoint to claim the ring after presenting identification.

Briones reminded security screening offic...