Kingdom of Walang Hiya (2)

IT seems the Kingdom of Walang Hiya has come up with new chapters to aggravate an already aggravated public. For those who do not yet know, it is also known as the Manila International Airport. It has a hero’s name attached to it but I will not use it now so as not to sully the hero’s name with the shameless activities that are going on there as we speak.

For some time, the Kingdom of Walang Hiya has been perpetrating a bullet scam known colloquially as tanimbala. Using a law that has to be amended for its sweeping and unrestricted provision that anyone found carrying a bullet in his person or luggage must be stopped in his tracks, investigated, tried and jailed if found guilty, there have been all kinds of scenes where travelers, usually out-bound, are stopped when found to have a bullet (whether an amulet, or an empty bullet with no powder in its casing), causing their trip to be aborted pending investigation and even detention until allowed bail. Many of those apprehended have expressed shock and surprise that a bullet was found among their effects. Some in panic have acceded to proposals from the same uniformed personnel who accuse them of possessing bullets to pay them off and continue on their trip. In other words, a lucrative frame-up was in place victimizing thousands. Maybe millions.