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International, Travel

PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT AQUINO WANTS MANILA’S INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT REINSTATED AMONG WORLD’S WORST

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Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal is this year’s “Worst International Airport,” displacing the Philippines.

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles ) – For the last three years, the Philippines’ Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA)  in Manila has been named the worst airport, a distinction that the Aquino administration prides itself about.

“We like being in the world’s top ten lists,” Aquino said previously.

However, in 2015, NAIA has been taken off the bottom of the list, and furthermore, from the top ten list of the world’ worst international airports.

But amid the embarrassing  scheme at NAIA — where bullets are planted into bags of unsuspecting airline passengers allegedly for extortion purposes  — Aquino called for the Philippines to be put back as the world’ worst airport.

Aquino ordered his Transportation and Tourism secretaries to work with the international body responsible in putting out the annual list to make this happen.

“I want this to be my biggest legacy as I prepare to step down from the presidency in 2016,” he said.

 

International, Law Enforcement, Travel

NAIA’S LAGLAG BALA ERADICATED, THANKS TO MAYOR DUTERTE!

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imageMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – To the relief of the Aquino administration and the weary traveling public, the extortion scheme known as laglag bala  has finally been put to rest, thanks to Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte.

The scheme involves the ‘planting’ of bullets into the bags of airline passengers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) allegedly by airport personnel for the purpose of extorting money.

Passengers have resorted to wrapping their bags in plastic to prevent being victimized by the schemers.  The plastic wrapping has not solved the problem.

The tough-talking Duterte who many still hope would run for president, is known for his extra judicial ways of dealing with criminals and other bad elements in his city.

Once, Duterte forced a man who violated the no-smoking ordinance in his hometown to swallow his cigarette butt to avoid being put in jail.

Reacting to the laglag bala scheme, Duterte said that if he were president, he would force the schemers to swallow the bullets.

Duterte’s statement gave many passengers a brilliant idea.  Instead of wrapping their bags with plastic, they have been taping a photo of Duterte to their bags, with his warning against the bullet schemers (see photo).

Now, every NAIA passenger is doing the same and boy, did the laglag bala scheme suddenly disappear.

Thanks Mayor Duterte!

Law Enforcement, Tourism, Travel

NAIA AIRLINE PASSENGERS WARNED: DON’T USE ALUMINUM FOIL

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imageMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – Yesterday, we reported that the Philippine government has approved the importation of 500 tons of plastic wrap in order to meet the  demand resulting from the laglag bala scheme whereby bullets are allegedly being planted in bags of unsuspecting passengers going through the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) for purposes of extortion.

Desperate times call for desperate measures.

Many passengers, unable to procure plastic wrap to protect their luggage from being targeted by the schemers, are turning to aluminum foil which is plenty in  supply from local supermarkets and other retailers in Metro Manila.

But these passengers only end up in frustration upon arriving at NAIA to be told that aluminum foil cannot be used to wrap their bags because it is against airport security regulations.

Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) General Manager Jose Angel Honrado said that x-ray cameras cannot see through aluminum foil and won’t be able to detect bullets, illegal substances and other prohibited items.

Honrado warned that bags wrapped in aluminum foil will be confiscated and will not be allowed on board any departing aircraft.