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  1. pup2
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    February 7th, 2008 06:05 PM #1
    AFAIK po, ang may diplomatic immunity ay ang DRIVER at hindi ang sasakyan. The embassies use local drivers also and if they violate laws and such, I believe they are not immune.

    As for the diplomats themselves, yes, I believe they cannot go to jail -- just as our diplomats in other countries can not. Pero if they have a violation and/or commit a crime, puwede silang i-boot out of the country by being declared persona non-grata.

    Unfortunately, extremely few of our enforcers know this -- let alone bother going through the process of booting out scalawag diplomats. Unless malakas din ang makabangga nila.

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    February 7th, 2008 06:31 PM #2
    OT: ano ba ang mga diplomats?
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    February 7th, 2008 06:52 PM #3
    Quote Originally Posted by jundogg View Post
    OT: ano ba ang mga diplomats?
    Diplomats by the word itself means anyone involved in diplomacy, or the conducting negotiations between representatives of nations.

    but even if they are diplomats, they should follow the rules and regulations of our country.
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    February 7th, 2008 07:11 PM #4
    sorry noob question talaga:
    still i dont get it. are they part of the US Embassy?
    why are they here at puro foreigners lang ba sila?
    bakit ang dami yata nila nagkalat dito sa pinas. nag migrate narin yata pati buong pamilya.

    dami ko kasi nakikitang tsikot ng diplomat lalo na bandang ayala-forbes park. kadalasan naman, pinoy rin ang may dala, another style din ba ito para mkalusot sa traffic violations?
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    February 7th, 2008 07:15 PM #5
    Quote Originally Posted by jundogg View Post
    sorry noob question talaga:
    still i dont get it. are they part of the US Embassy?
    why are they here at puro foreigners lang ba sila?
    bakit ang dami yata nila nagkalat dito sa pinas. nag migrate narin yata pati buong pamilya.

    dami ko kasi nakikitang tsikot ng diplomat lalo na bandang ayala-forbes park. kadalasan naman, pinoy rin ang may dala, another style din ba ito para mkalusot sa traffic violations?
    maybe this site will help you

    http://www.ehow.com/how_12359_become-diplomat.html
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    February 7th, 2008 07:59 PM #6
    Meron akong naalala na balita noon na meron traffic voilation ang isang diplomat at hinuli pinagmamalaki nito na hindi siya pwedeng hulihin kasi meron siyang diplomatic immunity pero parang sagot ng mayor siya meron pero yung sasakyan niya wala kaya hinatak ang sasakyan niya. kahit meron silang immunity kailangan ipakita parin sa kanila na mali ang kanilang ginagawa kasi mga abusado na masyado, kung sa sarili nilang bansa hindi ng nila magawa yung mga arte nila dito lang kasi kinukunsinte.
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    February 7th, 2008 08:00 PM #7
    maybe this will give you a hint of diplomatic immunity. it's not OT but it certainly tells the truth.

    [ame="http://youtube.com/watch?v=0Ym4d9d6gYk"]YouTube - peter griffin can't touch me[/ame]
    Damn, son! Where'd you find this?
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    February 7th, 2008 09:44 PM #8
    yup they are appointed but who are those people who appoints them, govt officials which we voted=)

    ot: i know they should be given proper respect as they are the states dignitaries, however they must make it a point they they dont get overboard, with whom no politician do, they all go overboard
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    February 8th, 2008 08:19 AM #9
    Quote Originally Posted by jundogg View Post
    sorry noob question talaga:
    still i dont get it. are they part of the US Embassy?
    why are they here at puro foreigners lang ba sila?
    bakit ang dami yata nila nagkalat dito sa pinas. nag migrate narin yata pati buong pamilya.

    dami ko kasi nakikitang tsikot ng diplomat lalo na bandang ayala-forbes park. kadalasan naman, pinoy rin ang may dala, another style din ba ito para mkalusot sa traffic violations?
    yes, not just the US embassy but other countries as well, and baka hinde naman yun mga embassy people nakikita mo, AFAIK yun 4 digits na diplomatic plate lang nag connected sa mga embassies, yun mga 5 digits are NGO firm yata, like mga people working sa ADB diplomatic plate din sila but 5 digits...tapos tax free ang mga pinapasok nilang kotse dito..sarap!!!

    no, it's not another way para makalusot, if your not a diplomat hinde ka talaga makakakuha ng diplomatic plate...
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    February 8th, 2008 09:16 AM #10
    no, it's not another way para makalusot, if your not a diplomat hinde ka talaga makakakuha ng diplomatic plate...
    Meron din mga hindi diplomats na nakakakuha ng mga diplomatic plates. Pilipinas pa?!?
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    February 8th, 2008 09:39 AM #11
    There used to be a Range Rover here in the Makati area... man he would run against busy one way streets (like Leviste and Villar Sts.), run on the sidewalks of Paseo de Roxas when it's traffic, etc.

    So much for diplomacy.
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    February 8th, 2008 10:36 AM #12
    Quote Originally Posted by jundogg View Post
    sorry noob question talaga:
    still i dont get it. are they part of the US Embassy?
    why are they here at puro foreigners lang ba sila?
    bakit ang dami yata nila nagkalat dito sa pinas. nag migrate narin yata pati buong pamilya.

    dami ko kasi nakikitang tsikot ng diplomat lalo na bandang ayala-forbes park. kadalasan naman, pinoy rin ang may dala, another style din ba ito para mkalusot sa traffic violations?
    ndi lang po diplomats and their offices ang iniisyuhan ng diplomatic plates. international and multi-govt organizations under a treaty (like ADB, IRRI, etc.) may also have these plates kasi they are serving not only our country but also other countries.

    at dahil sa karamihan sa empleyado nitong offices na ito ay pinoy, madami ka pinoy na makikitang nagdrive ng diplomatic plated vehicles. dati sa ganyan ako nagwork and na try na namin mag U-turn sa bawal in front of an MMDA enforcer and pinara kami. tinuro lang namin plaka namin then kaway lang siya sa amin

    pero ndi ito ego trip. meron kasi kami foreigner na bisita na susunduin sa airport eh mejo late na kami kaya ganun hehehe. tapos sa airport, abot ako hanggang sa immigration dun ka kaloobv looban
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    February 8th, 2008 01:15 PM #13
    Yun nga minsan nakakainis. Hindi naman yung kotse ang may immunity pero hindi alam nung enforcers.

    Eh mas madalas na HINDI diplomat yung nagda drive drive ng diplo plate vehicles. I myself was hit by one of these when I was a newbie driver. Binangga ako at sabi siya na daw magpapagawa -- alam ko naman na walang immunity yung sasakyan eh. Ang problema nung tinatawagan ko na, pinagtataguan na ko!!
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    February 8th, 2008 02:24 PM #14
    ndi ko maintindihan yung term "walang immunity yung kotse".... if that's the case, can you sue the car. definitely not. but you cant sue the person with immunity either. what i'm not sure is if the immunity is transferable to the drivers of the diplomats. wala naman sigrong diplomat na nag drive ng sarili around metro manila di ba?
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    February 8th, 2008 08:13 AM #15
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    but even if they are diplomats, they should follow the rules and regulations of our country.
    yes, they should follow our rules, but that is beside the point the TS is asking if they are immune and not if they should follow or not...
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