Arlyn Nobleza: Dakilang Tagatawad

 Arlyn shared that she was flagged down by a traffic police due to her dim head lights.

I asked her, “Naglagay ka?”

She said, “Oo, Fifty pesos.”

I was shocked, because for me the average bribe is Php 100.00. I then asked, “Ang mura naman!?”

“Mahal pa nga ‘yun eh,” she answered,  “‘Di ko natawaran. Minsan nga bente lang.”

I jokingly asked, “Pa’no tumawad sa pulis? ‘Magkano dito?’ Pwede ho ba bente na lang?’”

She jokingly answered, impersonating a policeman “Singkwenta talaga pero may libre nang isa pang violation para maka-bargain ka.”