Look: This is how paranoid travelers have become when passing through NAIA
By Coconuts Manila October 30, 2015 / 17:12 PHT
"Look how paranoid travelers are in the world's worst airport," is the caption Wilfredo Garrido used when he uploaded the photo above on Facebook.
While we're no longer the world's worst airport — we're now only the 8th worst airport in the world — the 'laglag bala' scam will surely make NAIA an even bigger embarrassment than being named the worst airport in the world again.
The smart passengers pictured above have gone through the hassle of wrapping their backpacks in plastic several fcking times and will go through more hassle of ripping it out again, just to make sure no bastard will be able to insert bullets into their possessions.
As we're all made aware by now, bullets have been strangely and mysteriously been appearing inside bags and luggage of innocent travelers passing through the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. It's happened more than once for it to just be a coincidence.
Victims of the scam have alleged that it's the airport security who've been placing the bullets in exchange for some cashola. One of the earlier victims, Lane Michael White, has gone on record to say a security personnel offered to help him in exchange for PHP30,000.
OFWs have taken the lead in calling on the help of politicians to end the scam. It's become quite an issue that look: Even Time.com has run an article on it.
Isn't protecting its citizens one of the government's roles? So how come in our beloved country, we need to initiate protecting ourselves against them?