First Brush With Corrupt Traffic Enforcer, Pasay City

[greenlyt]

why would the traffic enforcer ask for another ID, when he already had the driver's license? i have been driving for over 20 years, and had been accosted a number of times.. but never did the officer ask for another ID..

baka dating guard sa isang subdivision si TE, nakasanayan lang

[_Qwerty_]

no id no entry!

baka dating guard sa isang subdivision si TE, nakasanayan lang

[d'flash]

parang bank teller dati si te ah, kailangan 2 valid IDs

[dr. d]

exactly where did this incident with pipefish occur?
if this occured along the new road passing in front of our newest airport going to nichols slex , around the rotunda.. yes, i agree that place is so poorly designed for motorists, mulcters would make a killing there. and since many motorists passing there are new to the area, ... heh heh.

[aijie28]

Bakit kaya hindi ka na lang bumalik ng Japan? Mukhang mas maganda mga kalsada doon.

oo nga naman! babalik nalang ako sa japan! ang hirap kasi mag tanong ng maayos sasagutin ka ng ganyan.. PO!

[jon777]

And for those who asked why I had to flash my media ID, read my original post again. Kung di n'yo maintindihan dahil Ingles, use Google translate. Hindi ko na 'yan tatagalugin para sa inyo. Good luck na rin sa Google transalate. Ayan, pinatulan ko na kayo. And yes, I'm rolling my eyes. >>:->

so pag may iba pang hiningi si TE ibibigay din kasi TE ang nanghingi? Kung gustong makita ni TE yung brief mo ipapakita mo din?

Kalokohan yan. Gusto mo lang makalusot kaya pinakita mo media ID mo.

why would the traffic enforcer ask for another ID, when he already had the driver's license? i have been driving for over 20 years, and had been accosted a number of times.. but never did the officer ask for another ID..

Just like the other tsikoteers, I have never been asked for an ID except my license and registration. Tagal ko na din nagda-drive. Hiningi niya lang ID mo dahil sinabi mong media ka.... Bakit naman manghihingi ng ibang ID ang traffice enforcer maliban sa drivers license? :bwahaha:

[holdencaulfield]

baka naman medias ang ipinakita ni ts, typo media lang:::

[Pipefish]

Just like the other tsikoteers, I have never been asked for an ID except my license and registration. Tagal ko na din nagda-drive. Hiningi niya lang ID mo dahil sinabi mong media ka.... Bakit naman manghihingi ng ibang ID ang traffice enforcer maliban sa drivers license? :bwahaha:

Hindi ba kayo nakakaintindi ng Tagalog?!?!? At ba't ko naman ipangangalandakan na media ako?!? Hindi porke may preconceived ideas na kayo tungkol sa media, eh lahat nang journalists pasok sa stereotype ninyo. Kung gusto n'yo malaman kung bakit hiningi ng traffic enforcer 'yung ID ko, pumunta kayo sa Pasay sa Andrews Avenue at hanapin n'yo si Mr. Kikil at siya ang tanungin n'yo. Tagalog na 'yan, howkeyy? Anong gusto n'yo magbisaya na 'ko?!?!? >>>:->

[pop3corn]

I had my first brush with a corrupt traffic enforcer tonight. I was on my way home to Mandaluyong from Airport Road and turned right from the middle of the three-lane road when a traffic enforcer suddenly stopped me. I was charged with reckless driving because according to the enforcer, I should have been on the right-most lane. I reasoned very gently and humbly that I wasn't totally in the middle of the road, the street was dark, it was my first time to pass by the place and wasn't totally familiar with the roads, and I was a newly certified driver (all true). The pair of enforcers managed to apprehend about four more vehicles behind me.

The enforcer then reasoned that he could not let me go because there was a CCTV camera at the corner and that he would be the one paying the fine if I was let go. He asked for my license and my registration papers (I don't have a plate yet, having gotten the vehicle about two weeks ago). I gave him my license and the papers. Then he started saying that I would have to go to their office (it was around 7:30 p.m.) and that my vehicle would have to be impounded and that I had to pay P3,000 because I shouldn't be driving without a plate according to this Republic Act he was citing, plus P1,000+ for reckless driving. I said "What, are you serious?" Then he asked for my ID. I gave him my media ID (I'm a journalist).

My companion on the passenger side who's also a reporter started calling his wife (radio reporter) for police contacts she may know from Pasay. The traffic enforcer just stood there and kept bugging me whether he should already issue a ticket. I told him to wait. Then, I told my companion in passing that I don't have any police contacts because I never covered the defense beat, and that most of my phone contacts are senators. I really didn't mean to peddle influence, but somehow, the enforcer suddenly decided to let me go.

"Sige sir, alis na kayo, basta bahala na kayo,'' he said. I was like "What do you mean?" "Pwede na kayong umalis, bahala na kayo. Ako na lang magbabayad ng fine (paawa effect)," he said. I felt like he was waiting for me to offer him a bribe. I'm not really comfortable with bribing people, so I asked my companion what we should do. "Let's go," was all he said. I said thank you to the traffic enforcer and left.

I'm a novice driver and I don't know anything about what I'm allowed to do with my car given that I'm still waiting for my plate from the dealer/LTO. The traffic enforcer said I'm only allowed to drive for a week after the car was delivered to me. Pardon my ignorance, but am I missing something? I noticed that the dealer provided me with papers with different dates stamped on them. Is this a way to circumvent this rule, which incidentally gives MMDA enforcers especially the corrupt ones blanket authority to milk drivers of new vehicles? I hope you can help me with this. What's the proper and lawful way to approach this? Thank you.

Gabi ba yan, parang yun nangyari sakin. What I did was stop, then went ahead. Yun ba huli sayo mga naka-green. Takbuhan mo na lang. Those pasay aides are just former barangay men ata eh

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[BratPAQ]

I didn't realize there are so many media haters on this forum. >>:->

ayus ah, naiba lang opinyon kaysa iyo eh media hater na? at dinamay mo pa buong media population?