Hard Facts about the Philippines - page 7

The following info are what's being discussed in any local neighborhood in the Philippines:
                             
Did you know that?

  • One of the most popular phrases  going into some government agencies/bureaus is "Yan lang ba? Barya lang yan!".
  • NBI employs an archaic system of "name matching" for every person visiting its agency just to get a clearance certificate.
  • Locals people believe that when an NBI official hear that the clearance certificate is for passport, the number of "same name" hits would be higher.
  • Forklift operators on every seaport are believed to dump your cargo in the deep of stocks if you're not paying them beforehand for their "service".
  • Metaphor is used by the drivers caught in traffic violation to make sure that they're paying-off the "willing" enforcer and avoid being charged with bribing violation if they're just careless to hand over money to any enforcer on the roads.

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