They try to plant a bullet in your bag, while doing security screening and demand you pay up or go to jail - as PH Law is 12 years or so in Jail, even for 1 bullet.
Many caught never raised noise, those who made noise were accused of trying to bring live bullet on board plane.
And a woman in Wheelchair - she was also forced to pay up 500 peso or make her lose her Green card due to criminal record.
And airport boss says it is isolated incidents ...
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story...ion-activities
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story...ion-activities
So - when security screening, never lose sight of your bag, keep all zips secured, and if there is crowd, wait till the crowd moves - knowing Filipinos they have no qualms jumping queues and your bag may go and you may be stuck behind - and you never know what the screeners plant in your bag.
A regular forum member here, was jokingly told by the screeners they found a pocket knife. The member got away by not smiling and falling for it - as he said.
Never give in to these idiots.
I have been asked directly if I have any guns, ammunition, knifes- with a straight face. Make a smile and that's signal they gonna try something.
And this being PH, anybody caught red handed, even if recorded on CCTV, is entitled to a fair trial = they never get convicted. and the bosses defend their staff even if caught in the middle of crimes.