Bala sa Bagahe: NAIA Airport Staff Asks Balikbayan to Pay P500 for Bullets in her Luggage

Isang Pinoy balikbayan mula sa Long Beach California ang hinarang sa NAIA dahil may nakitang mga bala sa kanyang bagahe.

May bagong raket na naman ang staff sa NAIA. Mag-ingat po mga balikbayan pauwing Pilipinas.

The luggage pocket where they supposedly "found" the bullets.

Mrs. De Guzman's luggage went through the NAIA x-ray machine and she was flagged for carrying bullets in the pockets of her travel luggage.

I reiterated that those bullets were not mine and that I have no idea where they came from. Aba, bakit naman ako magdadala ng bala sa airport! At san ako kukuha ng bala?!?!

Without any other question towards me, they asked for my passport and my greencard. They threatened that they will be putting this on my record and will reflect on all my future travels.  

Eto ang buong Facebook post ni Ginang De Guzman :

Nakakaloka talaga ang NAIA!!! I just got off a flight from Manila to LAX at talaga namang ang pangongotong sa Pilipinas e hindi natatapos!!!

I got to NAIA Terminal 2 between 6:30-6:45PM September 18, 2015. I was in a wheelchair and only had three bags. Pagdating sa NAIA tinulungan ako ng mga porter. One was pushing my wheelchair and the other was pushing my baggage. My bags were xrayed as per procedure. Pero paglabas ng mga gamit ko galing sa xray e bigla akong tinawag ng NAIA staff! isip isip ko e wala naman akong dalang kahit ano, pagkain lamang! Lumapit agad ang isa at binulungan ako na baka daw may dala akong anting anting o agimat o kung ano man na baon ko sa baggage. Diyos ko po, wala naman akong alam dun!

Sabi ko pa baka hindi akin ang baggage na yan kasi sunod sunod naman ang mga ine-X-ray. Inulit nga nila, tapos tinawag ako nung NAIA lady staff na may baon daw akong kakaiba sa bagahe.

Pinasok ng lalaking staff ang kanyang kamay sa bulsa ng bagahe ko habang nakatalikod sakin. Pagharap niya e nakasara ang kanyang kamay at patago na binuksan ang kamay! Paglabas -- aba'y may hawak na bala!!! dalawang bala ang nilabas niya. Wala nang tingga ang isa at ung isa e buo pa!

Without any other question towards me, they asked for my passport and my greencard. They threatened that they will be putting this on my record and will reflect on all my future travels. I reiterated that those bullets were not mine and that I have no idea where they came from. Aba, bakit naman ako magdadala ng bala sa airport! At san ako kukuha ng bala?!?!



Umalis ung babae't lalaki na kausap ko. Dala dala nila ang passport at greencard ko. Hindi ko alam kung ano gagawin ko. Wala akong alam sa balang yon!!! Pinaghirapan ko ang greencard ko at napakatagal kong inaayos un. Bigla biglang magkakaroon ako ng record na wala naman akong ginawa!

Pagbalik ng babae, sinabi ko na baka pwedeng irecheck kasi hindi talaga sakin ung mga bala. Baka kako naman pwedeng may iba pang paraan para hindi ako magka record kasi hindi talaga akin yun.

Bumulong ung porter sa tabi ko. Sabi niya, "Ate, ayusin mo nalang. Pwede na yan sa 500." Sabi ko sa babae e, "Baka pwedeng tulungan mo ako." Sagot naman niya, "O sige po, iabot mo nalang sakin patago. Baka mahuli ako ng supervisor."





Dyos ko po!!! Para lang sa 500 e magkakarecord ako at baka hindi pa ako makasakay sa eroplano pabalik ng LA?!?! Sige na! ibibigay ko na!

Sa pangalawang pagkakataon e binodycheck ako at dun ko na inabot ang 500 pesos sa kanila. Pati ung porter na bumulong e binigyan ko ng 200 pesos.

Ayun, pinayagan na akong umalis! Ay nako!!! Para sa 500 pesos e maninira sila ng pangalan ng tao!!!

Balikbayan Box Philipines: Custom Tax and Inspection of OFW Padala

Bukod sa ipon na pera, ang Balikbayan Box ay isang paraan para mapadama ang pagmamahal sa pamilya na nasa Pinas. Pampalubag loob din ito, laban sa homesickness ng isang OFW. Tapos ganito? Bawat delata sa isang balikbayan box ay pinaghirapan yan tapos ipapadala na lang sa pamilya sa Pinas, bukod sa tax at inspection, anu pa ba restrictions ang gusto ng government? Our OFWs deserve better! #balikbayanbox

OFW Takes Killer Selfie Dies Instantly on Pagudpud Highway

Before you click kabayan! Check your surroundings- ask yourself dangerous ba? Practice safety po lagi.




A speeding motorcycle hit Liezel Wage, an OFW on vacation in Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte. Though her family rush her to the nearest hospital, the young lady died of her injuries.

Mary Joy Soriano: Pinay OFW from DOHA nabbed for Smuggling Liquid Cocaine in NAIA

Mary Joy Soriano is a 25-year-old OFW going home to Quirino province. She arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on board Emirates Airline flight 332 where liquid cocaine place in shampoo bottles were found in her luggage.

The liquid cocaine according to authorities when transformed to powder, could weigh as much as 2 kilograms and can be sold for about P10 million.

Soriano had many stops before flying back to Manila, she went to Hong Kong, Macau, Thailand, Dubai, Brazil and then Qatar. Soriano is in custody by the PDEA and is now undergoing tactical interrogation. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency is trying to identify the group intent to pick up the contraband. Mary Joy Soriano claims she was only paid to carry the items and was not aware that it contained illegal items like liquid cocaine.

Mary Joy Soriano is either a hardcore drug mule or a gullible OFW bringing home what she thought was pasalubong.

Help Free OFW Don Don Lanuza from Beheading: Give to Barya Mo Buhay Ko

Rogelio “Dondon” Lanuza, an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) on death row in Saudi Arabia needs our help. Our BIG help as fellow pinoys.



DonDon's family needs to raise P35 million pesos ($800,000) to match the "blood money" require by the aggrieved Arab family, this is to spare Don Don Lanuza from beheading. The circumstances as to which Don Don ended up killing an Arab national are complicated or can be summed up as self-defense (Kabayan tingin mo meron OFW ang magtatangkang pumatay sa Saudi? unless nasa peligro siya at pinaglaban lamang ang sarili).

Time is running out for Don Don, there is only a certain amount of time he can raise these funds. He has been languishing in jail since 2000. Its about time we send Don Don home. All he is asking is your small change.

You may send donations to “Barya Mo, Buhay Ko”

According to the donations page
http://www.helpdondon.com/donate

Donations may be sent through any of Metrobank”s overseas branches and international offices free of charge. For those who wish to send their donations through any of Metrobank’s remittance correspondents worldwide, the bank has agreed to waive all Metrobank related charges. Marami pong salamat sa tulong niyo.
FOR PHILIPPINE PESO DONATIONS

Account Name: Letty Lanuza
Bank: Metrobank Malolos McArthur Hi-Way Branch
Savings Account No.: 575-3-57501112-9
Bank Swift Code: MBTCPHMM

FOR USA & GLOBAL DONATIONS
Please wire your donation to:

ACCOUNT NAME: Loida N. Lewis FBO Dondon Lanuza (FBO means ‘For Benefit Of’)
Metrobank Account Number: 16048420
Metrobank Branch: NYC
Swift Code: MBTCUS33
ABA Routing No. 026002846