It's a old modus and ilang beses na din nabiktima ang mga parents ko nito. Akala ko wala na nito but apparently tuloy pa rin nilang ginagawa ito.
Early this morning, I received a call from a "PLDT lineman" informing me na may line restoration silang ginawa ang kung ok na phone namin. Then he asked me the name of the owner which I absentmindedly gave. Saka ko lang naisip na bakit kailangan pa nilang itanong name ng owner tiga kung PLDT siya kaya naghinala ako.
True enough, after a couple of hours, my tumawag na "Colonel" with an intimidating voice offering magazine ad placement for a certain Police magazine/journal. Para na rin daw pakikisama sa headquarters nila and to help their campaign against drugs. I politely said No and nagpupumilit pa rin. He even quoted names of Generals and government officials. Saka lang huminto ng nakahalatang di talaga ako bibigay but I tried to remain polite since I think real policemen are behind this.
Buti na lang di mga parents ko nakasagot. Mabilis kasi silang maintimidate ng mga ito.