A post exposing what is alleged to be the latest money making scheme in the Ninoy Aquino International Airport is doing the rounds online.
In a Facebook post shared more than 1243 times, a netizen named Angie Nogot narrated the alleged scam in her timeline.
According to the Japan-bound netizen, before flying out of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport yesterday January 24, she was asked to shell out P200.00 pesos, while his son, being a Filipino citizen shall pay P1620 pesos travelers’ tax.
The netizen protested why she needs to pay P200 pesos since she is a permanent resident of Japan but the NAIA personnel insisted.
A little later, her passport and alien card were taken by the NAIA staff from TIEZA so she handed it over to avoid further delay.
Then, the NAIA staff from TIEZA asked why her alien card does not show her Japanese surname and when she took a look at it, she was stunned to see her surname was nowhere to be found on the permanent card.
Upon closer inspection, she realized her Japanese surname was intentionally covered by a liquid paper in a clumsy attempt to make it appear the netizen is falsely claiming she is carrying a Japanese surname.
At this juncture, the NAIA staff from TIEZA told her to present a marriage certificate from the NSO. Realizing, she was subjected to harassment for reasons we can only speculate, the netizen wiped off the whitewash covering her Japanese surname.
It was also at this point, she created a scene to attract the attention of other passengers by asking loudly why she needs to go to the NSO to get a marriage contract when she is scheduled to fly to Japan in the next few hours.
Bakit nyo tinakpan ang apilyedo para maka hanap lang kayo dahil para tarantahin ako?
The netizen said she succeeded because the NAIA staff from TIEZA apparently panicked and turned their back on her while hiding their ID’s from the netizen.
The netizen recounted she lectured the NAIA staff from TIEZA on their job description and that is to accept payment and provide receipts to travelers paying the traveler’s tax, no more no less.
Before the netizen ended her post, she reminded the travelers to keep a tight watch on their passport. Otherwise, their surnames might disappear using sly tricks courtesy of a determined NAIA staff from TIEZA out to make money from naive travelers.
TIEZA stands for Tourism Infrastructure And Enterprise Zone Authority under the Department of Tourism according to Wikipedia.
What can you say about this latest NAIA scandal?
HINDI MAUBUSAN NG MODUS ANG MGA LINTA DIYAN!!!
ang mga immigration officer napaka kapal ng mga mukha….dapat palitan na mga yan…mga appointed ng aquino administration mga tao sa NAIA…nung umuwi ako hinarang ako sa terminal 2 nung maigsi ang buhok sa window 1 sinabihan ba naman akong i cansel daw ang flight ko..sabi ko bakit po?basta daw…pero may isang nakialam na kasamahan nyang immigration officer hayaan na lang daw at kumpleto ang papeles ko….
This is actually the process for PR or dependents of OFWs (w/c ive encountered more than a dozen of times since i worked overseas).
You have to pay P200 instead of the normal travel tax & you have to present marriage cert if your husband is foreigner or OFW. And if you have a kid with you, you have to present birth cert. This is required to prove relationship with the OFW/foreigner.
The netizen most probably is not aware of the process & complained.
You have not read the part where her passport was cover with liquid eraser..
Correction: It was on her resident card not Passport.
And I wonder which other country enforced this kind of silly rules in the first place – show your marriage certificate, and then what else ? Normal process ? My foot.
not true. wlang hassle pglabas nmin ng pinas last jan7 with my baby and foreign husband ko. walang hiningi samin khit anu. tanga lng ang maiisahan ng mga buwaya at linta sa NAIA
Thank you for bringing this to our attention. Here is our reply to Angie Nogot:
We regret the inconvenience this has caused you, Ms. Angie Nogot. Please know that we are coordinating with the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) of the Department of Tourism regarding this. Personnel of [insert official TIEZA FB here] man the travel tax counters.
Please note, further, that P200 is the processing fee for the Travel Tax Exemption Certificate. You may find more information about the processing fee here: http://www.tieza.gov.ph/index.php/travel-tax
You may find a sample of the said certificate here: http://www.philippine-embassy.de/bln/images/ConsularSection/OtherServices/pdf/5dFAQ.Travel.Tax.pdf
We would also like to invite you to send us a more detailed narration of the events that transpired prior your flight that day. This will be helpful in our investigation. You may reach us here through Facebook and through the Customer Relations Center at crc@miaa.gov.ph.
We hope to hear from you so that we could help you better. Thank you.
ang mga engot nyong tao, minsan ang OEC ko d kumpleto na nakatype ang pangalan ko, hindi daw valid kase hindi daw akin yun… eh pareho naman ang passport number na nakasaad sa passport # ko… mga 10 minuto rin namang pakikipagtalo… halata kaseng gusto akong pagbayarin ng full na travel tax para sa pamilya ko… kasalanan ko ba na initials lng ang tinype ng OWWA sa pangalan ko sa OEC???? ang mga buwitre nyong tao, ng d ako makapag tiis, pinakita ko resibo dahil d nakuntento sa passport number, ayun nagdahilan yung hinayupak na SOP lng daw!!!! ulol!!! tapos pagtalikod ko i fafile nyong discounted travel tax at sa inyo sobra? parang d kase halata!!! yung payatin na long hair dati na lalaki, yung mukhang adik!!!!
tapps inutil na ba talaga kayo dyan at koleksyon ng pera subcontracted pa? hanep!!!
Hoping all HOPES na maayos na ang lahat na ito….kapwa Filipino kaya ninyo DAYAIN at PERAHAN….kung sa palagay ninyo mga “NAIA personnels” kulang ang sahod ninyo…bakit d kayo dumulog sa properly sa mga matataas na opisyales pra mapag-usapan…hindi ‘yong halos magnakaw na kayo ng konting barya sa kapwa ninyo
FYI, there is no travel tax now as mandated by the decree. Their situation is purely a scam created by the people inside the terminal. I often travel 3-4 times a year and I hold a british passport but, Filipino origin. There is no such Terminal or Travel Tax Fee required At the airport for over three years now. Moreover, there is no other document you need to show apart from your passport and your ticket if you are holding a passport from Japan, USA, UK and some other countries (Please refer to visa/immigration requirements on the website).
Honey Kim, please don’t be ignorant and be fooled on what those scammers said. Meron nga tayong kasabihan, dalawa lang ang klase ng tao “Manloloko at Nagpapaloko”. Sabagay, hindi na yan bago sa NAIA ang mga scammer at kung ano pang panloloko ang ginagawa ng mga kapwa nating pinoy which is nakakahiya na talaga. Know what?, everytime I disembark at the NAIA yon na lang lage ang naririnig ko sa mga dayuhan kung ano na naman daw kaya ang mangyayari sa kanila. Shame…Shame…Shame!!!
Hi Kent, I think it depends on whether your ticket has the travel tax built-in. During a flight to China, I was told there was no need to pay the tax (P1,620) because the airline had already included it in the ticket price. On a later flight to HK, the CebuPac counter mentioned that I needed to pay the tax first before she would give me my boarding pass. If the travel tax were totally abolished, I think NAIA would’ve totally removed the collection counters right at the check-in areas.
Tama naman , kailangan nyang mag bayad ng 200 pesos for her own tax kahit na resident sya sa Japan but still holding philipine passport , at sa anak nya 1620 if he is dependant or luving in phil and holding phil passport , pero kong foreign passport holder anak nya then wala na syang babayaran…
At sa liquid paper siguro hindi naging maganda ang conversation nyo about sa tax kaya napag tripan ka..
This is a disgrace to the persons involved , their job and the country in general. If it’s not bullets its anything they can scam you out of! When does the government step in and catch these criminals and run the airport like it’s supposed to. It’s a very black mark against the Philippines! I have to fly my wife and dog out of their soon and we’re scared to even go there, thats how bad we feel. So very sad because the country is losing credibility to the whole world and their economy will suffer.
How about yung nangyari samin ng family ko. Umuwi kami ng Pinas frm Australia last January 16 at nag fly back kmi papuntang Australia ng Feb 15. Bago kami umuwi ng Pinas kumuha na kami ng EOC kaming dalawa ng misis ko sa Canberra kc my wife work as a Marketing Officer so maraming kakilala dto sa Australia pati ang Consul General ng Australia kakilala nya. So nung kumuha kmi ng EOC sabi ng Supervisor nila dun eh kaming mag asawa lng kukuha ng EOC at di na raw kelangan yun ng mga dalawang anak namin (ages 4 and 7 respectively) kc dependent pa naman sila meaning dahil di pa sila nagwo work. So to my surprise nung asa ninoy airport na kmi pauwi sa Australia… sabi sa check in personnel na pumunta muna kami ng POEA para ipa authenticate yung EOC namin pero magbayad muna daw ng taxes… eh sabi ko dba OFW ako, exempted po ako sa terminal fee and taxes and then ang sabi sakin kinuha passport namin at hinanap yung EOC nmin… tapus sabi magbabayad din daw ang mga bata ng EOC… nakipagtalo ako na hindi gayan ang cnabi sabi samin sa Phil consulate sa Australia kako…. ang sabi samin exempted sila dahil dependent namin sila…. pero ang sabi mali daw kaya we ended up paying EOC for 2 kids… not only that ang sabi pa hinahanapan ng birth certificate ung mga bata… sabi ko may passport na bakit pa kelangan ng birth certificate hayun daw ang processo pag walang birth certificate 1000 per head pero pag meron 500 lng…. then kinuha ko na lng yung birth certificate nila sabi ko both of the kids was born in Australia. Then hinahanap nila ulit ung marriage certificate namin ni misis… nagwala na ako… sabi ko asan ang supervisor nyo… anjan na ang birth certificate at passport naming apat bakit kelangan pa ng marriage certificate? Eh paano kung di kami kasal at live in lng kami? Tapus may babae na lumapit sa kanya at nag usap sila parang umaarte na parang boss nila then sabi ok na raw… bayaran na lng namin yung EOC ng dalawang bat fro 500 per head naging 600 pesos for both of them… napatanga ako… ano… nag iiba iba pala ang presyo dto ng EOC…. so i just paid it para matapus na at sobrang na stress ako… Now to NAIA MIAA… then pag dating namin dto sa Australia… THAT EXPERIENCE WAS SO DISAPPOINTING AND DISGRACEFUL! NAKAKAHIYA KYONG MGA WORKER JAN!
Rally! Rally! Riot! Riot!
Thank you for bringing this to our attention. Here is our reply to Angie Nogot:
We regret the inconvenience this has caused you, Ms. Angie Nogot. Please know that we are coordinating with the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) of the Department of Tourism regarding this. Personnel of TIEZA man the travel tax counters.
Please note, further, that P200 is the processing fee for the Travel Tax Exemption Certificate. You may find more information about the processing fee here: http://www.tieza.gov.ph/index.php/travel-tax
You may find a sample of the said certificate here: http://www.philippine-embassy.de/bln/images/ConsularSection/OtherServices/pdf/5dFAQ.Travel.Tax.pdf
We would also like to invite you to send us a more detailed narration of the events that transpired prior your flight that day. This will be helpful in our investigation. You may reach us here through Facebook and through the Customer Relations Center at crc@miaa.gov.ph.
We hope to hear from you so that we could help you better. Thank you.
The issue is not the 200php, but the surname has been tampered with liquid paper.
Everything that i hear from NAIA is investigations? If the higher officials are really doing their job right, this kinda of shit is ain’t happening. It’s obvious that officials only want publicity from it. Whether its good or bad. It’s frustrating that this kind of bull***t is happening one after the other. Wake up. I hate to say this but fire all those thieves. Every single one of them.
processing fee 200? mag reresibo lng? panu kase pati koleksyon ng pera naka sub-con!!!! inutil!
wag kayong ganyan… allergic sa mga ganyan si Pnoy at si Roxas… ang sabi nila pnapalaki lang daw ng media yung mga ganyang issue at maliit lang daw na percentage ang apektado nyan kaya ok lang…
as usual nakakahiya na talaga. san kaya kumukuha ng kapal ng muka ung mga tao dyan sa Manila International Airport (i prefer this rather than NAIA , na kilala na worldwide at nakakahiya na).
Wow !!! this is matuwid na daan, grabe ka balokto. DU30 for president 2016 for a change
mga tarantado tlga yang NAIA personnel.tigas ng mukha nyo pnapakaen nyo sa pamilya nyo nakaw! mga dorobo!
I dont know what else to call them. Lahat na ng masamang words or name na pwedeng itawag sa mga tao sa NAIA eh naitawag na. Sobrang nakakahiya at abusado! Mga demonyo! It doesn’t matter if only one or two is doing that shit. Gawain ng isa, babagsak or damay ang lahat. Mula sa pinaka mataas hanggang sa ibaba. Nakakahiya. Mga magnanakaw at patay gutom!!! Mas masahol pa kayo sa mga itim. Pilipinas is a very nice country. Pero almost all the officials are corrupt and theives!!! Mula sa pagkapresidente hanggang sa pagkakagawad. My goodness gracious. Even the a small time public officials are even worst. They get a little power and tittle and thinks they can rule the world and do anything they want. Its time to change.
Putang ina nyo tlaga NAIA staff..PUTANG INA NYO
This is a form letter, not a real letter, that NAIA posted.
Why would I ever want to come back to your corrupt airport (and country), when the authorities are criminals and the passengers are their victims? Who ever is the boss, and the guilty staff, you are a disgrace to your profession, to your country, and to your people.
Grabe tlga staff ng NAIA. Anyways u dont need to prove that ur married or u got kids so long as u present ur residency card u have to pay 200php only. The kid has the residency card same pay 200php. Marriage cert and birth cert of the family dont need to show to them. Because they just collect your payments! Immigration i believe some check this docs. But honestly not all married couples the woman bears the surname o of the husband. They were legally married in the husband country but not in philippines nor submitted to embassy. Some countries dont require change of surnames. So NAIA STAFFS STOP BULLYING ALL THOSE PASSENGERS. TANGINA MAKA KURAKOT KAYO ng pera.
Edited, wag kayong maniniwala sa mga pinopost ng taong yan, edited to, hindi niyo kase nakita ung first post niya about this topic, MALI MALI. Puro pambibintang na walang basehan, kung totoo yan ehdi lumantad ka! Hinahamon ka ng buong TIEZA!
Scam artists!
Where do they hire their staff? From prison
Hindi ako magtataka kung hindi mo iaapprove ang post ko na to..
Owwhh, Mr DatingTangang writer, at least u stand corrected, u’ve edited this post.. sa first post mo sinabi mo na ang ang job description ng Immigration Personnel ay mangolekta ng travel tax at mag issue ng receipt, anong kaignorantehan iyan? TIEZA po ang nangongolekta ng travel tax at hindi immigration! Pakisiksik jan sa gabutil mong kokote na hindi lahat ng nagtatrabaho sa airport ay immigration! TANGA! Isa kang iresponsableng manunulat! This article might not be even true, it may be as nonsense and misleading just like ur original posts. Sa mga bumabasa naman at naniniwala agad, mga HUNGHANG! Pag may lumutang na complainant saka kayo maniwala, hindi lahat ng nasa internet totoo..
You see at NAIA all kinds of illegal activities or modus operandi. This is a clear reflection of poor management and lack of leadership by MIAA Manager Jose Angel A. Honrado.
He sees his position as MIAA Manager as purely coordination with various agencies! What a lame excuse!
Ang maganda nating gawin eh c presidente digong n ang makialam,, at palitan n nb pangalan ang NAIA, d pag aari ng mga aquino, at cuangco, ang bansang pilipinas,,wait lng mga kapatid ,alam lahat yan ni digong, lilinisin nia ang NAIA ,alam nia n marami na ang basura jan
It makes me mad that this airport is still very corrupt.
Beware:
http://www.transparency.org/cpi2015#results-table
This is just sad. Ganito na ba talaga ang pamamalakad sa Pilipinas? Ganito na ba talaga kagipit ang mga tao? Kailangan pang mangloko ng kapwa? Nakakapanghinayang kasi International Airport pa naman. It’s a place where we show international travellers what and who Filipinos are. It’s becoming a sad fact that instead of showing and giving our best, we present them with “rotten apples” or better yet, “bulok na kamatis” so to speak.
pwede magtanong ? wala akong kinkampihan ,kung japanese passport cya no need tlga amg bayad ,hanggat wala kang 1 yr. s pinas ,pero kung Filipino passport pa rin ang hawak mo at permanent ka s japan ,u need to pay 200 pesos tlga ,..
Magbabayad talaga sya 200 pesos pero yung inereklamo nya yung nilagyan white ink Japanese surname nya para takutin sya at pwede na sya hihingan ng money.
If there is official charges dapat may rate card and announcement sa entrance ng airport. There is an official price list and complains department to handle issues. There should be clear guidelines. The more na magulo the more maihirit. 2005 last time I used NAIA and I did pay £200 to leave the airport. I think it should be paid when you book your tickets. Less scam.
I did have friends there and so I agree that they have pocket money jobs everyday.
Where there is cash there is temptation. Unfortunately pati ang bossing Minsan is too busy doing his own scam.
So talagang talo