Not only Filipinos are taking notice and feeling alarmed by the ‘tanim bala’ scheme which is allegedly a deliberate effort by unscrupulous staff at certain Philippine airports. Foreign media is taking notice of the outrage that is centered at Ninoy Aquino International Airport, the country’s premier airport.
The scheme, which involves discovery of bullet or bullets inside a passenger’s luggage, allegedly made to make money by inconveniencing travelers — Filipinos and otherwise — who might be tempted to bribe officers instead of arguing their case to clear their path to boarding gates and not miss their flights.
South Koreans are being warned over the existence of ‘bullet planting’ scheme at Philippine airport.
A Hong Kong daily headlines the story of ‘bullet planting’ at Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
News update from Yahoo! Travel about the bullet extortion scam in Manila.