RHEA
I went to LTO (equivalent to RTA) to ask for driving license certification which states how long I've been holding a license (to my surprise...it has been a decade!). I'd need it to apply for Australian driving license, to skip learners. Anyway, when I went there, a lady approached me...she's called the "fixer"....pay her P200 and she'll be the one to queue for you, you just sit there and wait till the certification is over...no sweat at all...they call it "rush". Of course, that amount would include the actual certification plus money in the pocket of the employees who will be processing your documents. I was tempted! I actually would prefer to let her do it rather than pay the usual government fee of just P30 but you have to queue, wait for long hours in stinking heat, with men looking at you that you'd be scared that your bag might get snatched or you'd get harrassed by them. Anyway, what's P200 in Australian dollars?...that's nothing! I ended up paying just P30. I felt disgusted of how corrupt Filipinos are...no wonder Philippines never recovered. It was a choice of convenience and sticking up with my principles. I chose the latter. I just thought, if I'd go for the easy way out, it's like tolerating them of there wrong doing and that I can't stand! There will always be cheaters as long as they are encouraged by people and I don't want to be either one of them. Surprisingly, I got the certificate in less than an hour...the same time could I have opted for the "rush" processing. They just sales talk you of how "long" it would take to process it just to encourage you to hire a fixer. It wasn't that difficult at all, also to mention you get special treatment by some employees because you look like your wealthier than the rest of the people queuing in that office. It's simple discrimination...I don't agree but I can't help that. It's as if I can tell them, "hey, don't treat me nice please". It's a sad fact. All I can do is just to stick by my morals of doing the right thing, the rest, it was beyond my control already. If all Filipinos would practice the same morals as I did then there is still hope for my country. Sad to say...corruption is rampant...you see it everywhere!
I went to LTO (equivalent to RTA) to ask for driving license certification which states how long I've been holding a license (to my surprise...it has been a decade!). I'd need it to apply for Australian driving license, to skip learners. Anyway, when I went there, a lady approached me...she's called the "fixer"....pay her P200 and she'll be the one to queue for you, you just sit there and wait till the certification is over...no sweat at all...they call it "rush". Of course, that amount would include the actual certification plus money in the pocket of the employees who will be processing your documents. I was tempted! I actually would prefer to let her do it rather than pay the usual government fee of just P30 but you have to queue, wait for long hours in stinking heat, with men looking at you that you'd be scared that your bag might get snatched or you'd get harrassed by them. Anyway, what's P200 in Australian dollars?...that's nothing! I ended up paying just P30. I felt disgusted of how corrupt Filipinos are...no wonder Philippines never recovered. It was a choice of convenience and sticking up with my principles. I chose the latter. I just thought, if I'd go for the easy way out, it's like tolerating them of there wrong doing and that I can't stand! There will always be cheaters as long as they are encouraged by people and I don't want to be either one of them. Surprisingly, I got the certificate in less than an hour...the same time could I have opted for the "rush" processing. They just sales talk you of how "long" it would take to process it just to encourage you to hire a fixer. It wasn't that difficult at all, also to mention you get special treatment by some employees because you look like your wealthier than the rest of the people queuing in that office. It's simple discrimination...I don't agree but I can't help that. It's as if I can tell them, "hey, don't treat me nice please". It's a sad fact. All I can do is just to stick by my morals of doing the right thing, the rest, it was beyond my control already. If all Filipinos would practice the same morals as I did then there is still hope for my country. Sad to say...corruption is rampant...you see it everywhere!
posted by Life's A Journey at 9:34 AM
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