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@CarefreeChris i spit into a sewer in 2019. I received a fine. Fine was basically said for jaywalking. I was told to just pay. I think it was like 400 PHP. I said why doesn't say spitting. She said the officer must not have known what to write but i still have to pay it. What a racket. The philippines is not tourist friendly at all
i was driving from cabanatuan through manila to batangas. police had a check point everybody else went through but they saw a white guy and pulled me to the side. they confiscated my dl . said i crossed a double yellow line. it was non existant. said i could get my dl back on monday at the office and the fine was 5k peso. ( later i learned from family the fine was 600 peso). it was friday evening. i asked if i could pay the fine there and get dl back. he said yes. so i handed over 5k. he saw that i had money so was 1k more to get dl back. he put the money in his shirt pocket and i was free. all with 6 or 7 other cops watching. so basically i got robbed by the police. wish i had a camera.
I was in Manila a couple of months ago. Not driving, but sitting beside the driver, who was pulled over by a traffic enforder for a stupid reason. He had to surrender his license. But - the driver had a family member working at the NBI. So he called his cousin and explained the situation. Then he handed the phone over to the enforcer and I could only hear him responding: "Opo, sige po, pasensiya po.... " returning the phone and the license with an apology. I also had wished at that time that I had brought my camera.
Don't think I could drive anywhere in the Philippines that I haven't been unless I have been there a few times already. Am like you, don't really want to drive in Cebu, would rather take a taxi. Good video, Chris...Jim
@@CarefreeChris The detention center in Cebu sounds like a horrible place to be also from what I've read from other Vloggers. Things aren't that bad on Luzon, I live near Los Banos Laguna but someday would like to live in Sta Rosa Laguna, it's more crowded but access to just about everything including transportation in all directions.
I'm in iloilo you have to slide the cop the cash on the spot or he's taking you to jail I usually hand them 2000 or 4000 paso one cop was so poor he thought I was going to pay him 1k I slipped him the 4k he almost started crying
You are very brave to drive in the 🇵🇭. They drive so horribly there and the traffic is horrendous. I prefer to take a Grab car. Unfortunately you got a ticket at least you smiling about it🫣. Thanks for sharing ✌🏾
Been driving a Skygo 150 King for over a year now mostly in Lapu Lapu with some longer road trips. After you get used to sharing your lane with oncoming traffic it really isn't so bad.
I have a friend who was arrested many times and never had to pay a ticket. He couldn't speak tagalog and most of law enforcer barely understand english, but my friend is arguing so much peacefully never raising his voice that the cops get tired, just not understanding, and finally decide to let him go after a while. It was so funny to watch They have no cars so, Another of my friend's was just driving around them with his scooter, he was telling them "catch me if you can" lol
My first thought would have been to take pictures of the abandoned building at the given address and then return to where the same cops were hanging out(trap) at the same time of day, show them the pics and get the address corrected...
Cebu Shity is a horrible place to drive. A city of almost no left turns. If you don't know the city, you can get easily lost figuring out, how to get to the left side without going a long detour. One way is to drive past the forbidden left turn a couple of hundred meters and do a U-turn, hopefully out of sight of the watchful eyes of the cops, and then go back and turn right. This worked for me after 2 tickets (one for not wearing a helmet).
I have always wondered about this. I lived in Mexico City in 1981, and every police officer who saw me in my car and realized I was a foreigner pulled me over and demanded a bribe, even though I didn't do any traffic violation. It happened about 35 times in less than a year. It looks like the Philippines is on a higher level.
From what I’m seeing, here in Cebu City anyway, they’re trying to keep the officers from pocketing the money and have that money go to the city which makes sense
LOL, how do you come to this conclusion? I must have missed a lot here. I am driving here for 32 years and riding for 12 years. I had 2 tickets, 250 P each and both in Cebu City, to be paid at the LTO office, near South bus terminal at that time (in 2000 and 2001). Controls at check points were free of charge, without the need for bribery. You are watching too much Yoo-Tjoob.... LOL
It's amazing how such activity would not be tolerated or challenged in one's native country but in a foreign country it's acceptable to condone bribery...
Thanks for the heads up! I will not bribe them, I have spent my 54 years never wanting to go to jail, much less in a foreign country, lol. At 54 years old I have never even had a speeding ticket in America! Zero anything, no criminal history, I just like my freedom too much and have a massive fear of being locked up! Especially of "Bubba" LOL.
Had a MMDA Enforcer ask for a bribe so we could stand on the side walk to wait for a Grab! I asked for her ID so I could report her....she just walked away!
youre not paying him 500, youre paying him 500 for your entire lifetime you live in ph if you keep encouraging bribes and they will come up with more traps for the likes of you whos eager to bribe them. so dont bribe, pay the penalty properly. congressman bosita is also fighting to abolish the system where the enforcers get a legal commission out of your ticket.
They're really taking measures here to have you pay the ticket office. It's a revenue maker so I understand why the city would want to make sure to collect the fees.
Another annoying thing about riding in Cebu is no central point to pay for tickets. Have gotten 3 tickets in Cebu City and had to pay at 3 different locations.
My first 2 years ..7 tickets ..one occasion they blocked off the SCTEX with traffic enforcers !! I was slightly going over the 100..lol ..but every time, we have a system. My partner is a savvy ex banker from Manila ..we pay them off ..300 and on the blocked motorway a 1000. Not had a ticket for three years now, maybe a luck ..still not sorted out my license too 😂..if your a foreigner on your own, I can imagine it could be different as for sure I’ve a Filipino uncle talk to th enforcers and he’s talk them like crap..just when your a foreigner they Will definitely take advantage.
I've been in the Philippines for about 2 years now and can attest to the fact that it's not all roses and ice cream. However, at least to date, the lower cost of living here still out weighs the inconveniences.
Why should Honda not be legal? Is Honda illegal in your country? I have a 1100 cc Honda and every cc is completely legal. You can even recall your registration Of your Honda (and other brands) online from the LTO registry, where each driver has his own account. Here you can recall your license, OR, CR etc. Very handy, if you forgot to bring your DL or the papers. But you may not forget your cellphone too or forget to buy load to access the mobile internet.
Weird. I was a passenger in my relatives car and we got pulled over in Manila. The cop saw me and said to the driver. "Slow down " Then just let us go. No ticket, just a warning. I think the cops in Manila were told to leave foreigners alone and not hassle them too much. Just saying. Maybe the cops don't have that same order from the Cebu government.
Wake up my friend. They are scamming you. Don`t be fooled. Learn tagalog and bisaya and you will avoid all the different scams in the Philippines. Take care and stay safe my friend.
@@CarefreeChris "It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled." - Mark Twain Seems like you are not sold. Trust me. I’ve lived in the Philippines for ten years and speak both tagalog and bisaya. These are 100% bogus tickets. It’s a complete scam. Those corrupted officers are only giving fake tickets to foreigners and tourists. Learn the language and customs of the country you are visiting and you will avoid getting scammed by the women, shops, markets, restaurants, real estate agents, taxi drivers and police officers. You are unknowingly getting scammed several times every single day, without even realizing it. Don’t be naive. Don’t waste your valuable time, energy and money on scammers like that. Find the few good and trustworthy people there. Be street smart. Once you learn the language and get some more years of experience there you will see how much you have been scammed and understand what I’m telling you now. Take my advice and you will thank yourself later. It will save you tons of time, energy, thousands of dollars and a lot of unnecessary trouble. I’m sharing this with you because you seem like a great guy and you deserve the best. It’s just an invitation to learn from my hard earned lessons. Take care and stay safe friend! :)
Driving with my neighbor to Ayala mall in his car with a driver. The minute we left Montezarra subdivision and entered the road to the highway, we got waved over by a traffic enforcer. He said we crossed a double line entering the road. My neighbor gets on the phone, talks, hands the phone to the driver, who gives it to the traffic enforcer. The dude took a rather loud ass chewing, then handed the phone back. He put his ticket book away and walked off. When we got back from the mall, the checkpoint was gone. My neighbor said " we pay the police good money to leave us alone. I had to remind them of that" it has been 2 weeks and no more checkpoints. Lol. Money talks here.
I've been pulled over 4 times, and they've never given me a ticket. One time, going from Angeles City to Olongapo, instead of a ticket, they told me to go buy them drinks 😅 from the gas station nearby. Heehee, so we got them pineapple juice 😋
I do have one. I think you're fine for 90 days and I didn't get mine until 6 months. I also wasn't driving much so it wasn't really critical. I think it's like most things where they're relaxed until they're not.
Curious, so the guy that stopped you is a traffic enforcer right? He is just standing there, so how does he go about stopping you? Or is he standing pretty much in the road and then walks out in front of you? I don't know the correct spelling but eye oh eye oh, what does that mean in your context? Here in Bohol they only say that when they are nearing someones house and they say that to get someone to come out, or when at a sari sari store and the person is not visible. I was told it really just means, are you home? or is anyone here? When you leave after talking to a person many will say sige. They don't say that as a good bye or see you later.
Ayo-ayo means "take care", while ayo announces your presence. You could translate it with "hello". Sige is a term of agreement. For example you suggest to your friends to visit Chris tonight and plunder his fridge. As sign of agreeing to the idea they say "sige". In Tagalog is the term "sige na", when somebody wants to urge you into accepting something. Possible translation: "come on", "get going" etc. Example: Your friends want you to join them tonight to plunder Chris' fridge, but you are still hesitant. They will try to urge you to join by saying: "sige na, sama ka" Poor Chris 🤣
@@1100_Rebels_PH ok thanks, I just do not hear that said here in Bohol when leaving a place or saying goodbye. Take care/Bye is said as amping. Yes I agree with you, when saying Ok sige means agreement. Guess things can be regional. I am still doing my best to learn and pick up more Bisaya 🙂
I have a friend living in Mactan and he said he does not stop anymore for the traffic enforcers if they are just yelling out from the side of the road. If its the PNP then thats a different story. haha.
@@kevink1214 Ayo-ayo was also not too familiar to me, when I still lived in Cebu. Could be that it is more used in rural areas. Not too sure about that. Amping is more familiar. In Tagalog they say "ingat". Don't confuse it with "engot". That means "idiot" 🤣
The police, who stopped me at check points, are even worse. They want to see my license, but not my registration. And then they want to know some of the specs of my bike, like price, cc, hp, where I bought it etc. After that they tell me that I ride their dream bike. That's the point when I fear getting arrested for theft... 🤣 Luckily this never happened and the guys say: "ingat" and off I go. 90 percent of the traffic enforcers like to talk to me and vice versa, when they find out, that we speak the same language. This works much better than any bribe, without being a bribe. Totoo iyon... LOL
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@CarefreeChris i spit into a sewer in 2019. I received a fine. Fine was basically said for jaywalking. I was told to just pay. I think it was like 400 PHP. I said why doesn't say spitting. She said the officer must not have known what to write but i still have to pay it. What a racket. The philippines is not tourist friendly at all
i was driving from cabanatuan through manila to batangas. police had a check point everybody else went through but they saw a white guy and pulled me to the side. they confiscated my dl . said i crossed a double yellow line. it was non existant. said i could get my dl back on monday at the office and the fine was 5k peso. ( later i learned from family the fine was 600 peso). it was friday evening. i asked if i could pay the fine there and get dl back. he said yes. so i handed over 5k. he saw that i had money so was 1k more to get dl back. he put the money in his shirt pocket and i was free. all with 6 or 7 other cops watching. so basically i got robbed by the police. wish i had a camera.
It would have been a funny video. All you can do is laugh.
I was in Manila a couple of months ago. Not driving, but sitting beside the driver, who was pulled over by a traffic enforder for a stupid reason. He had to surrender his license. But - the driver had a family member working at the NBI. So he called his cousin and explained the situation. Then he handed the phone over to the enforcer and I could only hear him responding: "Opo, sige po, pasensiya po.... " returning the phone and the license with an apology.
I also had wished at that time that I had brought my camera.
I just go in and pay the fine at the ticket office. One time in Bantayan I was asked to pay the 200 pesos fine with enforcer and I was grateful.
If for real it's clear robbery 😢!!!
I don’t think they are the Police, but MMDA! Totally different agencies.
Don't think I could drive anywhere in the Philippines that I haven't been unless I have been there a few times already. Am like you, don't really want to drive in Cebu, would rather take a taxi. Good video, Chris...Jim
I drove my wife and me on a Honda Scooby from Cebu to Baguio
It's not to bad on the weekend Jim. Especially on Sundays
it just means dont live in cebu, avoid it, red flag there are so many places in ph where that issue dont exist
I'm with ya James. I'm working my way out of Cebu City
@@CarefreeChris The detention center in Cebu sounds like a horrible place to be also from what I've read from other Vloggers. Things aren't that bad on Luzon, I live near Los Banos Laguna but someday would like to live in Sta Rosa Laguna, it's more crowded but access to just about everything including transportation in all directions.
I'm in iloilo you have to slide the cop the cash on the spot or he's taking you to jail I usually hand them 2000 or 4000 paso one cop was so poor he thought I was going to pay him 1k I slipped him the 4k he almost started crying
@@DustinKillyact This Expat might start crying too if someone hands me 4000 pesos wow... Wouldn't it be more safe to hire a driver?
I only use Grab, trikes and drivers here in Cebu. Never had a problem.
You are very brave to drive in the 🇵🇭. They drive so horribly there and the traffic is horrendous. I prefer to take a Grab car. Unfortunately you got a ticket at least you smiling about it🫣. Thanks for sharing ✌🏾
I agree with you and i don’t drive in the city that often
Been driving a Skygo 150 King for over a year now mostly in Lapu Lapu with some longer road trips. After you get used to sharing your lane with oncoming traffic it really isn't so bad.
I’m with you. I don’t mind it to much really
I have a friend who was arrested many times and never had to pay a ticket. He couldn't speak tagalog and most of law enforcer barely understand english, but my friend is arguing so much peacefully never raising his voice that the cops get tired, just not understanding, and finally decide to let him go after a while. It was so funny to watch
They have no cars so, Another of my friend's was just driving around them with his scooter, he was telling them "catch me if you can" lol
Yeah this guy didn't speak much english either. He just wrote the ticket and left.
My first thought would have been to take pictures of the abandoned building at the given address and then return to where the same cops were hanging out(trap) at the same time of day, show them the pics and get the address corrected...
lol right
Cebu Shity is a horrible place to drive. A city of almost no left turns. If you don't know the city, you can get easily lost figuring out, how to get to the left side without going a long detour. One way is to drive past the forbidden left turn a couple of hundred meters and do a U-turn, hopefully out of sight of the watchful eyes of the cops, and then go back and turn right. This worked for me after 2 tickets (one for not wearing a helmet).
lol they do the U turn trick right outside my place. Every morning the mototaxi goes down 50 yards and pulls a u-turn
Chris, I fixing to take a trip to the Philippines, I know you move around quite a bit, where do you think you will be around December 17th?
It's hard to tell but I should be in Cebu City around then
I’m landing in Cebu on the 16th
If it's not entered into a system, then what happens if you just don't pay it?
I'm not sure Jeff. Good question:)
Try to exit the country owing a ticket and find out…
I have always wondered about this. I lived in Mexico City in 1981, and every police officer who saw me in my car and realized I was a foreigner pulled me over and demanded a bribe, even though I didn't do any traffic violation. It happened about 35 times in less than a year. It looks like the Philippines is on a higher level.
From what I’m seeing, here in Cebu City anyway, they’re trying to keep the officers from pocketing the money and have that money go to the city which makes sense
LOL, how do you come to this conclusion? I must have missed a lot here. I am driving here for 32 years and riding for 12 years. I had 2 tickets, 250 P each and both in Cebu City, to be paid at the LTO office, near South bus terminal at that time (in 2000 and 2001). Controls at check points were free of charge, without the need for bribery. You are watching too much Yoo-Tjoob.... LOL
@@1100_Rebels_PH I mean Filipinos are less corrupt, on a higher level of morality. I'm sorry for the misunderstanding.
@@william4202 ok, now it makes sense 😀 Thanks for the clarification....
Hey Chris, with that shiny new bike, they know you can afford the ticket! Be careful out there.
So true Gary
It's amazing how such activity would not be tolerated or challenged in one's native country but in a foreign country it's acceptable to condone bribery...
Yes love it. Love the insight here. Thank you
Thanks for the heads up! I will not bribe them, I have spent my 54 years never wanting to go to jail, much less in a foreign country, lol. At 54 years old I have never even had a speeding ticket in America! Zero anything, no criminal history, I just like my freedom too much and have a massive fear of being locked up! Especially of "Bubba" LOL.
Yeah. It might not be the best of moves
Had a MMDA Enforcer ask for a bribe so we could stand on the side walk to wait for a Grab! I asked for her ID so I could report her....she just walked away!
Agree. Going along with or offering a bribe just doesn’t sound like a good idea to me either. Folks have to be really careful
Pay the enforcer Chris 500 pesos is his days wages
youre not paying him 500, youre paying him 500 for your entire lifetime you live in ph if you keep encouraging bribes and they will come up with more traps for the likes of you whos eager to bribe them. so dont bribe, pay the penalty properly. congressman bosita is also fighting to abolish the system where the enforcers get a legal commission out of your ticket.
They're really taking measures here to have you pay the ticket office. It's a revenue maker so I understand why the city would want to make sure to collect the fees.
Another annoying thing about riding in Cebu is no central point to pay for tickets. Have gotten 3 tickets in Cebu City and had to pay at 3 different locations.
Yup. So true
Was the ticket up a few blocks from Landers? I was caught in the same one. Lucky for me I live in SRP close to the ticket office
It was near JY Square actually:)
My first 2 years ..7 tickets ..one occasion they blocked off the SCTEX with traffic enforcers !! I was slightly going over the 100..lol ..but every time, we have a system. My partner is a savvy ex banker from Manila ..we pay them off ..300 and on the blocked motorway a 1000. Not had a ticket for three years now, maybe a luck ..still not sorted out my license too 😂..if your a foreigner on your own, I can imagine it could be different as for sure I’ve a Filipino uncle talk to th enforcers and he’s talk them like crap..just when your a foreigner they Will definitely take advantage.
Sounds right:)
Dont drive there!!! Period
I don't like driving in the city but do like the mountain roads
I've been in the Philippines for about 2 years now and can attest to the fact that it's not all roses and ice cream. However, at least to date, the lower cost of living here still out weighs the inconveniences.
I’m with you and love it here
Just wondering is the Honda totally legal?
Yep. Honda is all set. I have the OR & CR now so good to go.
@@CarefreeChris About 3 weeks??
Why should Honda not be legal? Is Honda illegal in your country? I have a 1100 cc Honda and every cc is completely legal.
You can even recall your registration Of your Honda (and other brands) online from the LTO registry, where each driver has his own account. Here you can recall your license, OR, CR etc. Very handy, if you forgot to bring your DL or the papers. But you may not forget your cellphone too or forget to buy load to access the mobile internet.
Weird. I was a passenger in my relatives car and we got pulled over in Manila. The cop saw me and said to the driver. "Slow down " Then just let us go. No ticket, just a warning. I think the cops in Manila were told to leave foreigners alone and not hassle them too much. Just saying.
Maybe the cops don't have that same order from the Cebu government.
Not the case here unfortunately
Wake up my friend. They are scamming you. Don`t be fooled. Learn tagalog and bisaya and you will avoid all the different scams in the Philippines. Take care and stay safe my friend.
Yup. I don't bother with driving there. Too dangerous. I only drive a motorcycle in like rural areas of Coron Palawan or Bohol. That's it.
Interesting
@@CarefreeChris "It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled." - Mark Twain
Seems like you are not sold. Trust me. I’ve lived in the Philippines for ten years and speak both tagalog and bisaya. These are 100% bogus tickets. It’s a complete scam. Those corrupted officers are only giving fake tickets to foreigners and tourists. Learn the language and customs of the country you are visiting and you will avoid getting scammed by the women, shops, markets, restaurants, real estate agents, taxi drivers and police officers. You are unknowingly getting scammed several times every single day, without even realizing it. Don’t be naive. Don’t waste your valuable time, energy and money on scammers like that. Find the few good and trustworthy people there. Be street smart. Once you learn the language and get some more years of experience there you will see how much you have been scammed and understand what I’m telling you now. Take my advice and you will thank yourself later. It will save you tons of time, energy, thousands of dollars and a lot of unnecessary trouble. I’m sharing this with you because you seem like a great guy and you deserve the best. It’s just an invitation to learn from my hard earned lessons. Take care and stay safe friend! :)
I will just make a fake Id lol don’t fuck with a potential fraudster. 😂
@@CarefreeChris Why did you delete my message?
Tickets will cause your drivers license duration to be cut down to a shorter time between renuewal intervals.
I don’t think they’re tracked anywhere. It’s all paper
Ahhh Philippines. Besides roosters crowing, and dogs barking, there are also pigs squealing, if you know what I mean.
lol right
Driving with my neighbor to Ayala mall in his car with a driver. The minute we left Montezarra subdivision and entered the road to the highway, we got waved over by a traffic enforcer. He said we crossed a double line entering the road. My neighbor gets on the phone, talks, hands the phone to the driver, who gives it to the traffic enforcer. The dude took a rather loud ass chewing, then handed the phone back. He put his ticket book away and walked off. When we got back from the mall, the checkpoint was gone. My neighbor said " we pay the police good money to leave us alone. I had to remind them of that" it has been 2 weeks and no more checkpoints. Lol. Money talks here.
Crazy story and a reminder how careful and connected we need to be
GO SBMA..YOU WILL KNOW
:)
you should have given the cop 300 peso.
This wasn't one of those opportunities. Those are going away. Especially here in CC
I've been pulled over 4 times, and they've never given me a ticket. One time, going from Angeles City to Olongapo, instead of a ticket, they told me to go buy them drinks 😅 from the gas station nearby. Heehee, so we got them pineapple juice 😋
lol nice
Had my own car in Subic. Drove in parts of Quezon and other parts of Luzon for a couple of years. Never got a single fine.
Cebu is a fine island:)
Hey Chris, Do you have a Philippine Driver's License ? Interested to know if they Care about that or not.
I do have one. I think you're fine for 90 days and I didn't get mine until 6 months. I also wasn't driving much so it wasn't really critical. I think it's like most things where they're relaxed until they're not.
Curious, so the guy that stopped you is a traffic enforcer right? He is just standing there, so how does he go about stopping you? Or is he standing pretty much in the road and then walks out in front of you?
I don't know the correct spelling but eye oh eye oh, what does that mean in your context? Here in Bohol they only say that when they are nearing someones house and they say that to get someone to come out, or when at a sari sari store and the person is not visible. I was told it really just means, are you home? or is anyone here? When you leave after talking to a person many will say sige. They don't say that as a good bye or see you later.
Yep exactly. They’re camped out nearby.
Ayo-ayo means "take care", while ayo announces your presence. You could translate it with "hello".
Sige is a term of agreement. For example you suggest to your friends to visit Chris tonight and plunder his fridge. As sign of agreeing to the idea they say "sige".
In Tagalog is the term "sige na", when somebody wants to urge you into accepting something. Possible translation: "come on", "get going" etc. Example: Your friends want you to join them tonight to plunder Chris' fridge, but you are still hesitant. They will try to urge you to join by saying: "sige na, sama ka"
Poor Chris
🤣
@@1100_Rebels_PH ok thanks, I just do not hear that said here in Bohol when leaving a place or saying goodbye. Take care/Bye is said as amping. Yes I agree with you, when saying Ok sige means agreement. Guess things can be regional. I am still doing my best to learn and pick up more Bisaya 🙂
I have a friend living in Mactan and he said he does not stop anymore for the traffic enforcers if they are just yelling out from the side of the road. If its the PNP then thats a different story. haha.
@@kevink1214 Ayo-ayo was also not too familiar to me, when I still lived in Cebu. Could be that it is more used in rural areas. Not too sure about that. Amping is more familiar.
In Tagalog they say "ingat". Don't confuse it with "engot". That means "idiot" 🤣
Nope. Been stopped four times. No tickets. Just selfie with officers because they saw my retired police badge. Hahahahaha. Perks
lol nice:)
I just had the nano ceramic tint put on my car so people cant see me. Love it...😆
Nice
why are so many thinking philippines is the place to go??crazy.🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪
The people and the scenery. Both are absolutely incredible
4 tickets.. wow. All on your new bike..?? I guess you would have to factor that in on 'cost of living'.....
@@sailingeos204 no four tickets just in like the past year
90% of traffic enforcers here will take a bribe. I do it all the time. It safes you the hassle, time and money.
I think that depends on where you’re at and I would invite you to look at it a different way
The police, who stopped me at check points, are even worse. They want to see my license, but not my registration. And then they want to know some of the specs of my bike, like price, cc, hp, where I bought it etc. After that they tell me that I ride their dream bike. That's the point when I fear getting arrested for theft... 🤣 Luckily this never happened and the guys say: "ingat" and off I go.
90 percent of the traffic enforcers like to talk to me and vice versa, when they find out, that we speak the same language. This works much better than any bribe, without being a bribe. Totoo iyon... LOL
Yup. just have to do it on the downlow. Like fold the cash in your hand and shake the cops hand.
With all the ethics & integrity in the Philippines, and a quarter, you can buy a gumball.
lol love it James
I even try to bribe in America lol
lol how often does that work?
@@CarefreeChris never
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Yup. Early morning walks, be careful where you step. Dog waste everywhere on the ground till the locals clean it up in the morning. lol