DO MAPSA/MAKATI TOWING profile or select "victims"?

[midinite]

Why do i ask? Parang pag may hinuhuli sila certain type of cars lang at iba pinapalampas. Do they purposely not stop offenders who drive certain types of vehicles.

Yesterday sa harap ng MiniStop sa Legaspi Village may Pajero na nag double park. noon i-to-tow ng JV towing ba yun lumabas ang may ari at nag wawala dahil barkada daw niya ang anak ni Binay. Tumawag siya sa cel niya at napatunayan na friend niya ang anak ni Binay.

What kind of a law is it that will only be implemented to those who arent in power or related to or friends power?

what can "ordinary" citizens do against this?

[OTEP]

You don't see heavily tinted black Nissan Patrols towed, don't you?

Buwaya naman ang MAPSA kaya minsan kelangan madugas ka din lalo na kung alam mong wala ka namang maling nagawa. Yung nag-uusog nga ng sasakyan (nilabas isang sasakyan then kukunin yung isa pa sa loob) tino-tow ng mga kolokoy na ito, eh.

[Bry]

Why do i ask? Parang pag may hinuhuli sila certain type of cars lang at iba pinapalampas. Do they purposely not stop offenders who drive certain types of vehicles.

Yesterday sa harap ng MiniStop sa Legaspi Village may Pajero na nag double park. noon i-to-tow ng JV towing ba yun lumabas ang may ari at nag wawala dahil barkada daw niya ang anak ni Binay. Tumawag siya sa cel niya at napatunayan na friend niya ang anak ni Binay.

What kind of a law is it that will only be implemented to those who arent in power or related to or friends power?

what can "ordinary" citizens do against this?

In a way, yes, they profile their 'victims'. Depende sa car. If you drive an exotic car, malamang kahit sa towing zone ka pa pumarada, hindi nila hihilahin yan. Pero kung average lang to above average yung car na dala mo at wala ka sa parking line nila, pwede ka na hatakin.

I personally saw a Ferrari (Modena yata) in front of The Peak in Salcedo. Tiningnan lang ng mga towing boys, tumigil sandali, (I guess to admire the car?) tapos umalis din.

I guess they profile it on the looks of the car. On how expensive it looks, and not on how much it costs. Most people don't know the price of most cars anyway. For example: Most people don't know that a Porsche 997 Turbo (13M) costs more than some slightly used Ferraris (I saw two (2) 2003 Modenas for sale at 11M a piece) in the market, but if they had to choose, I bet they'd choose to tow the Porsche.

[afrasay]

Bribe...

...I wouldn't normally do this but I have work and time is important to me. Almost got towed kanina. One of my ofismate was behind me. Chain nila back of my samurai sa front ng lancer niya. Pagdating ko which was before 7am bawal na daw dun (back of delarosa paking lot) eh sa street sign 7am-9pm ang towing time and this is the first time na on the dot sila nag tow (mukhang may nag tip). My officemate gave his DR to the mapsa. I didn't. Kaya pati siya hiningan kahit sinabi ko para sa amin dalawa na yun. It would be easy to say na nag over ako sa 7am kasi we were still there up to 7:20am waiting for another tow truck to arrived, one had already lifted a third car which was behind us...haaay...buhay nga naman. Pinag mumura ko nga yun mapsa nun sumakay siya sa akin. Suwerte siya at di ako nightshift kundi diretso ako sa office nila. Smile lang siya kasi alam niya may pang kain na siya ng breakfast, lunch and dinner. Tignan natin bukas kung hahatakin nila yun Patrol.

[afrasay]

BTW, the mapsa officer is a certain NOLASCO.

[badsekktor]

hmm.... siguro much better if you look for the proper parking place kahit na medyo kailangan mo maglakad papunta sa pupuntahan mo.... anyway, frequent ako sa makati area and i always make it a point na meron ako pwede pagparadahan ng sasakyan bago ako pumunta sa pupuntahan ko....

anyway about padrinos.... i'd rather not use them kahit na iwas abala.... anyway kung may kotongero na pulis.... that is the time na magandang gamitin ang padrino mo not to avoid the kotong but to make sure this kotongero gets punished.....

[NazQ]

based on my observation they tow sedans, auvs and old cars.. pag may isang hilera ng vehicles, uunahin nilang i-tow yung mga ganitong types..

kahapon nakakita ako ng PLDT service vehicle na na-tow dahil sa pag park sa right side ng road, along the street beside Greenbelt 1, hehe. pati yun di pinatawad, ang lapit lang ng building ng PLDT dun.

IMO, ordinary citizens can do nothing about this.. iwas na lang sa places na red ang gutter. use pay parking lots..

[chua_riwap]

IMO, ordinary citizens can do nothing about this.. iwas na lang sa places na red ang gutter. Use pay parking lots..

Tama! Problem solved.

[russpogi]

BTW, the mapsa officer is a certain NOLASCO.

I remember that name! That's the same *$$hole that towed my car 2 years ago when I was buying plane tickets at PAL along Legazpi St.! On the dot 5:01pm!! Argh! Ni-reklamo ko pero syempre dahil ordinary citizen ako, walang namang nangyari!

[oldblue]

Why do i ask? Parang pag may hinuhuli sila certain type of cars lang at iba pinapalampas. Do they purposely not stop offenders who drive certain types of vehicles.

Yesterday sa harap ng MiniStop sa Legaspi Village may Pajero na nag double park. noon i-to-tow ng JV towing ba yun lumabas ang may ari at nag wawala dahil barkada daw niya ang anak ni Binay. Tumawag siya sa cel niya at napatunayan na friend niya ang anak ni Binay.

What kind of a law is it that will only be implemented to those who arent in power or related to or friends power?

what can "ordinary" citizens do against this?

magkaibigan ka din ng anak ni binay

[HardCharger]

Hi All!

My brother was a victim of these banana boys and towing thugs.

They (my bro and some friends) parked near Bistro 110 and they made sure that the place was OK meaning not on the red zone, etc.

While inside the establishment, the waiter gave them a heads up that the L3 was being towed for some reason.

When they asked why there were being towed, the banana boy said that it was a red zone and that they were parked in front of a fire hydrant.

They looked and it was a legit zone with NO hydrant!

When they questioned it some more the guy threatened to charge them with being "drunk and disorderly" (they had 2 beers each and that's it since it was still early and that they had just pretty much gotten there)

One of the thugs pushed and they pushed back. Driver of the tow truck took out a pipe and when my bro challenged him, he wouldn't attack and they wound up going around and around the tow truck like some cartoon until the fat bafoon of a tow truck driver got rid of the pipe and got back into his truck.

At theis point, the banana boy radioed for reinforcements and two more tow trucks arrived.

My bro's friends were still talking with them when the tow truck started to leave with the L3.

My bro wrapped the chain around his arm to stop the truck but it didn't work and they almost wound up tearing his arm off!

They had to rush my bro to the hospital so they decided to ask for help from a konsehal or some other high political guy to get the L3 back.

They took pictures, statements, everything.

When their contact contacted the MAPSA, they claimed that no such tow truck existed and that the banana boy who was with the truck is not on their roster. Can you say cover up?

They wound up paying the ransom for the L3.

Taking things to the next level, they wanted to file a suit. When they went back to the place where they were towed, ther ewas fresh red paint on the side walk and a newly planted fire hydrant with matching fresh cement on the spot.

They have since decided not to pursue the case since it was cover ups galore.

They did mention though that if they ever saw that banana boy and tow truck again, they would be dead men.

They're all scum bags.

[oldblue]

what's a banana boy do?

[charJspeed]

hmmm... there's this hidden perk of employees of ayala companies, especially ayalaland employees. They are sort of untouchable inside the CBD. If one gets apprehended for a traffic violation then they just show their IDs and off they go hassle free.

[HardCharger]

MAPSA guys = banana boys

Their uniforms make them look like bananas

[HIFI]

You don't see heavily tinted black Nissan Patrols towed, don't you?

Buwaya naman ang MAPSA kaya minsan kelangan madugas ka din lalo na kung alam mong wala ka namang maling nagawa. Yung nag-uusog nga ng sasakyan (nilabas isang sasakyan then kukunin yung isa pa sa loob) tino-tow ng mga kolokoy na ito, eh.

Pilipinas talaga....hindi na natuto.

Reminder to self: Buy a Nissan Patrol, black....heavily tinted!
Or should I vote for Lito Lapid?....hehe

[Bogeyman]

So far, I've parked only in the following places in Makati CBD:

- Glorietta
- Greenbelt
- Dusit
- Shangri-La
- Manila Peninsula
- RCBC Plaza

Notice that these places have secure parking, kaya iwas-problema sa towing. I simply won't take my chances parking on the street there, unless nasa subdivision ako. Baka ma-bwisit din lang ako sa mga buwaya.

The only time I didn't bring the car to Makati was when we had to go to DTI, kasi coding ako nung araw na yun.

[Helios]

They had to rush my bro to the hospital so they decided to ask for help from a konsehal or some other high political guy to get the L3 back.

was this risk necessary for some measly savings in parking fee? have you noticed the crew always look or behave like they're ex-convicts when actually some of them are accdg to some source? i don't know about you but if there's no legit space "for rent" available even from a distance then i just drive away. it's "pay or the highway" on this side of town unless you have a driver or a friend on standby there's no point in allowing goons of those sort to take advantage of you bec they always will. i believe this profiling business happens in both manila and qc as well.

[3ple4]

I guess the banana boys also won't dare touch vehicles with diplomatic plates?!

[OTEP]

I don't even know if those banana goons honor the towing exemption granted to physicians by the MMDA. Meron kami ni wiretap_md nun dati but I never renewed.

I also don't park on Makati streets in those rare times that I have to go there. I always seem to wind up in Greenbelt and just taking public transport to wherever I'm really going.

[JAYarc]

ay nako! na victim narin ako ng towing nayan last feb sa parking space ng executive bldg. gulat nga ako ng pag labas ko ng bldg wala na yung bike ko iniisip ko naman bitbit bitbit ko yung ignition box/cdi + naka padlock pa yung wheel + secret switch pa kaya almost impossible na carnap or else isinakay sa van...then I aproach the guard "ay na wrecker kayo ser" hay malas hindi ko na isip na ma to tow ako kasi paralell yung parking ko sa poste ng mr.donut ... gggrrr