Oh my, I've never realized how serious the situation is after reading some of the comments. I was thinking of maybe deleting this clip but I thought maybe this can help people be aware of situations like these instead. There are a lot of very helpful comments down below that gives out advice on what to do on situations like these. Please take care of yourselves and always remember to keep an eye out! 💙
I would like to add the "Tanim-bala" / "Bullet planting" / "Bullet dropping" incident. Basically it's a scam that happened way back 2016(or something) where the modus is either the staff or some random person associated with staff "plants" a bullet in your luggage (either by slipping in one of the pockets or some crease on your bag) then claim that you have illegal possession of deadly weapons or something then scam you to pay the fees or be detained. This has happened both to locals and tourists, maybe even passersby. TL;DR "Bullet planting" in some part of your luggage before being scanned, gets you either detained or pay the fee to not be detained. It has been years since I last went to NAIA or even made any kind of flight, so maybe there's a new kind of scam going on unknown to public, but still, *DO NOT TRUST ANY HUMANS* and *STICK TO YOUR FAMILY/FRIENDS/COLLEAGUES AND ALWAYS BE VIGILANT*
I agree, it's better to keep this clip posted. Hopefully it can serve as a cautionary tale for other people who want to visit the Philippines. Many locals, authorities included, are very predatory and aren't above exploiting unwitting tourists for some extra cash. Best to visit the country if you're actual friends with a local who could guide and help you keep safe during your stay. Lock your luggage, trust no strangers, and be especially wary of the authorities. The Philippines is in a shitty state right now with its current government, so I'd personally advise everyone to steer clear for the time being. Right now it's nothing short of a country of thieves, run by thieves.
Yeah, this clip was eye opening. I thought it was just staff being weird at first, but from all the comments, it's pretty clear that Elira may have dodged a huge bullet. I had no idea this type of scam existed.
In case anyone finds this comment and ever has the misfortune of needing to come to Manila, know that what basically happened was the airport staff were trying to plant drugs in Elira's suitcase. Why? It's to fulfill a "quota" by either the police or the airport security. this quota is basically a required amount of arrests so that they can get bonus/money from whoever is in charge. another reason that this may have happened is said airport staff wanted to scare/blackmail Elira into paying money so that she can leave the country without facing jail time. I dont know how to prevent this kind of thing from happening, but it's always a good thing to cause a small scene. Say things like "No that isn't mine!" or "Your scaring me here!" loud enough to catch other people's attention. EDIT: I changed up the wording a bit. Instead of yelling and what not, just cause a scene where you keep saying "No" to the staff. Just loud enough for other people to notice and, hopefully, help out. If no one does, then it's fine. Just getting other people's attention should scare the staff off.
Man, I have nothing against the Philippines, but all the airport planting/blackmail/extortion stories in this comment section is making me never want to go to Manila.
@@Chopchopok Its a shithole country that Westerners like to go to for a few weeks to feel rich because their currency is so weak and it feels "civilized" enough as long as you stay in the "good" areas of Manila and Quezon. Do people really expect differently from a country that routinely elects, ousts, and reelects dictators and wannabe dictators and their children? Not to mention the bandits, or the fact Mindanao island has the highest travel advisory warning because Islamist and Communist rebels have been carving out territory and autonomous regions by force and terrorism
@@Chopchopok dw man as a filipino we hate the airports we have too we like to praise and cheer everytime ph is mentioned on the internet but we all hate the country lmaoo
Elira needs to be cautious on her surroundings if ever she goes back to ph. I'm not scaring her or anything but she might already have a record now considering the pants were there when she got back to japan
@@espada1123 buti sana kung typical na airport horror story lang yan, pero isipin mo kung di niya tinapon yung pantalon at nagka-layover pa siya sa mas striktong bansa, baka di na makabalik si Elira
NAIA is a very suspicious airport. Even as a local I have to be very careful to every person who would approach me. Not to mention, that airport has so many scandal in the last decade.
Funnily enough, iirc only NAIA has so much scandals for 30 years already. From being generally not modernized and equipped with modern equipment to loads of corruption and underhanded tactics.
I'm from the Philippines and this whole situation pissed me the hell off, I guess after all these years some things in my counrty still hasn't change, thank goodness nothing terrible happened to Elira during that time.
@@blacktemplarbrotherlucius1935 Not really, but it is a possibility. Most of the time it's just negligence on the workers and officials part, but sometimes they use this tactic to either extort them, frame them for carrying illegal items, or worse by being used as a drug mule.
Bro she got lucky ngl. That's a typical MO to frame you of drug charge. How the hell do I know? I'm a part of the system. This shit happened on a daily basis. She really near missed a drug conviction in one of the harshest country in terms of drug charge punishment.
@@tiredmann that's just an everyday thing at NAIA I myself almost got victimized by something like that, they kept insisting a luggage was mine. Managed to get out of it because the people I was with made a scene and attracted a lot of attention. They just said sorry and pretended like nothing happened. I've never flew on that airport ever again, it's full of scumbags!
@@tiredmann either to fulfill a quota or to extort money out of Elira. i'm seen forbidden knowledge on Elira and she looks like a rich western-asian girl so the staff probably thought they could extort money out of her. she's also good mark for them since she's traveling alone. my guess is that they fucked up somewhere along the way while trying to plant the "evidence".
Yeah this a tactic that sound familiar to the bullet case. Basically they place incriminating things in you bag then extory a fine or say you getting jailed. Biggest example the bullet case.
Funny thing. I work in an airport and TSA security has these signs on their rope-dividers with different types of cautionary warnings. Film not being able to go through the x-ray, keeping six feet distance in the queue, RealID stuff, etc., pretty standard airport blather. There's this one sign that's unlike the others. It basically states that Manila International Airport is considered certifiably unsafe by the some government department, not just in their security practices but in general. It's literally the only warning of that kind, printed with the official airport sign border. The airport doesn't even have flights to the Phillippines directly. We're really just calling out NAIA for no good reason.
Side tangent: I worked in an airport. Camera film is 100% allowed BUT the warnings are there to give people a heads up, the X-Rays will completely destroy the film
As soon as she said Manila I already had a list of things that could happen and wouldn’t you know it, planting evidence was the winner. Nothing new here. Hell, last time I went to that airport, a bunch of strangers suddenly swarmed us to “help” load our bags. We waved them off but it was sus as hell because they weren’t even NAIA staff.
yeah : ( im from ph and just a tip- please have a trusted tourist, the filipinos will really take advantage of you. like upping the price when its much more cheaper. idc if you are a man or with someone else, please stay safe!
@@JOHAN-ml8vn I can say that it's a good tip for generally for visiting any country. But this is unreasonably adding firewood for my burning hatred for Philippines, and I'm extremely sorry. Even with my hatred, there's still good people out there and not everyone want to screw someone over.
Recently went on a visit back to the Philippines after covid restrictions were lessened, but my family went out of their way to layer our suitcases with plastic and tape to make sure no one would tamper with them. At first I thought it was unnecessary, but after seeing how Elira was treated and how everyone says NAIA can be suspicious changed my thoughts
Maybe they wanted to incriminate her with "evidence" planting something in those pants' pockets. Good thing she avoided it. (Or maybe they just messed up and didn't want to explain to their boss that they forgot to put that bag back inside the real owners' bag and tried to get rid of it like that).
nah this shit legit and its a bag covered in clothes as mentioned so could have been coke which is not mostly the case because usually it's just as simple as a bullet planting
Although its impossible to know for certain now, this does kinda feel like they screwed up in someway and this whole thing was just a very buzzer way of covering their assess.
@@zachang8332 Yeah, I know it's pretty common in our country. But making Elira's situation into something like that is just batshit crazy, but hey maybe this guy is right lol.
Elira would probably remember this incident first if NijiEN gets invited to any event here in the PH. Airports are usually people's first and last impressions of a country they visit
>Elira would probably remember this incident And also staff... Prolly no in-person meet and greets like with Otakuthon, then, at the very least I don't blame Anycolor at all if they decide to strike out PH of Niji appearances from any convention there for the near future
@@RedElectrik basically since like way before we've had reports where the security plant drugs in people's suitcases by breaking them open. drugs are illegal here that's why airports here in the ph now have these areas where you wrap your suitcase in plastic to avoid that. what the staff did with elira's suitcase, breaking it open, AND kept on asking her about the pants was definitely sussy. they might have "chosen" to do that to elira because she's a foreigner and she's not familiar with what's happening in the country. or i may be overthinking stuff hehe philippine moment but it's not something to be proud of it's fucking embarassing
@@RedElectrik many things. most likely drugs being hidden in the pants' pockets so elira can be a mule. or the pants being evidence to some other crime and they were using her bag to dispose of it. i know of cases where naia staff would drop bullets into your luggage so security would flag you. they then would demand compensation or threaten to call the cops. naia and manila in general is a hotbed for sus activity like that.
bruh, there was a couple cases of naia staff dropping bullets into people's luggage so they would get flagged by security. then they would demand compensation or threaten calling cops. this was eerily close to that kind of situation.
PH airports always have those people who opens your luggage and steal stuff. this is common specially for foreign visitors unfortunately. this could be a M.O. for them to open your bag. i'm a filipino as well but i've lost several stuff on these airports like souvenirs, watches etc. its so frustrating because the airport staff will only say "sorry this happened" bs. Now i ductape my stuff with signitures and multiple locks.
Damn I’d be much angrier than she was. Trying to frame drug charge then broke your luggage and tape it up with some weird shit… And things haven’t change much since then
I always feel anxious whenever these people I follow (and even regular tourists) visit the PH. Like the fear is always a notch higher than my excitement. Even us locals have a lot to say about PH and they aren't all good. It's really awful this happened to her...
Yea Manila airports are just too sus. I remember back then that the guards planted gun bullets into a random passenger's suitcase and they immediately call out that the passenger was carrying an illegal item.
This is an open secret here. It's either extortion or she'll be charged with whatever they planted there Also I am so angry cause I work as IT consultant for an Airline here in PH and we hear this shit all the time
Could be anything from planting potential hazards to literally just clueless staff and bag handlers. Thing is, and this is quite often the problem with airports in the philippines, that most of the scummiest people in the airport are the airport workers. Be it the guards, the bag guys, drivers, or the help desk clerks. This I base on knowledge shared with me by pilots, flight attendants, and other staff hired not by the airport, but by individual airlines, and the fact that I practically lived in an airport (almost 3 to 4 flights a month and that I lived nearby).
It is a miracle Elira was fine. Personally i'd be whipping my phone up the second i'm there and setting an audio recording. Cuz this was hairy and shady af.
The moment when Elira mentioned the Manila airport I already know it's a f*cked up experience since putting random things on your luggage is quite common especially if you're from a foreign country. Good thing Elira didn't experienced any major charges like bullets, or worst case drugs.
Oh God.. Manila again. This is why I always try to avoid layover in Manila. I heard enough airport horror experience or conspiracy sh*t they tried to blame us for something we never do in Manila airport. It scares me to even think about it
last time the story about the security was so funny, and this time it's so wild LOL Ewiwa got some crazy airport stories 🤣 Thank you for the clip pbox!!
thank you that doesn't happen here in Indonesia, I've traveled through the airport many times and my trip has always been fine except for delays due to bad weather.
That used to be in the news all the time before when people started sharing them on social media. You'll see people get their suitcases in the most fucked up conditions. Some had entire holes on the front like someone took out a pickaxe and started going ham on them, some had entire chunks of them cut off, and then some of the lucky ones just had missing pieces like one missing wheel, a handle, or any other accessory attached to them. The most advised precaution was to wrap your entire luggage with cling film or any kind of plastic wrap. It's not 100% luggage fuck uppers proof but it helps reduce the chances of your luggage getting fucked up.
I barely trust my country's TSA but I at least know, at worst, they are either just authority abusers or perverts. The shit I hear about foreign airports or horrible tourist fates makes me question why people even want to travel the world. The fact I can view it as: the worst that can reasonably happen to me with my "always at home life" is someone breaking into my home and shooting me dead, AND FEEL COMFORTED IN COMPARISON is just omega oof. Definitely beats getting imprisoned for most my life or enslaved in a foreign country.
oh man- i've also encountered a situation like this before in manila airport as well, but rather than being called, there was this lady who kept talking to me while I was chilling waiting for my flight, after awhile, she offered this bag to me and told me if i can place it along with my luggage- which kinda alarmed me and immediately said NO and yeeted tho I'm glad ewiwa was safe ;v;
I'm glad it turned out well but holy damn... I know they're adults but I feel like it wouldn't hurt to have staff/bodyguard/etc travel with them in some cases. It would be horrifying if we got an announcement due to drug transit accusation
It feels horrible that I know this sounds like a surreal story, but its true since I'm from the PH. Sorry for Pandora to experience something BS like this.
Man Im so glad she didn't become a victim of human trafficking Idk the whole context but Ive heard from the news that there are "airport employees" or people pretending to be airport employees who would lead you to some place and make you board planes to Malaysia or indonesia Idk I forgot but basically they would ship you to a different country and take your passport and someone would take you and make you work in a scam company Its really fucked up i forgot which airport it was
Lucky for her! There's someone in my country also got framed with meth, the pH police said they were watching the said "criminal" from June 1st to 12th, while he arrived in ph in June 19th, super fuck up stuff, he got jailed for life
I would be super scared, because it sounds like they were trying to frame you for drug trafficking of some sort. If you had said yes, those are my pants, they would have put them in the bag and then you would have probably being detained.
As someone who works in the travel industry, i have an idea on what happened. Lets just say that airport security and baggage check messed up, tried to cover for it and wash their hands clean of it. Moments like these make me feel embarrased
@@fbiagent-chan6320 I have exp working in the PH travel industry but now more on international. And yes, i agree with your theory FBI chan. (Its funny that the FBI is replying to my comment 😂😂😂)
What the actual? I’ve been there a couple times and have always had pleasant experiences. That’s wild that even happened. Maybe they were so disturbed by the doujins they decided to troll her for scarring their minds with such smut lmao
Been to NAIA 1 and 3 several times. NAIA 1 is the worst since it's so old so a lot of sussy stuff happens there, but I'm not sure if that's the one Elira was talking about. Unfortunately, since this country still has that stupid war on drugs shite, things like this is common news when your luggage is involved
Ah yes, the NAIA airport, the worst airport in the country. I already expected that to happen to anyone, since that airport is not the best for foreigners to go by despite it being the main international airport for anyone going to and from abroad.
Honestly thats not the worst yet, NAIA once had that laglag bala scheme where they put a either a bullet or a spent bullet casing and accuse you of bringing such thing to an airport and extort you money for avoiding legal charges.
I guess there was a sequel to "The Sisterhood of the Traveling pants" duct taped onto Elira's suitcase lol, jokes aside, at least it was just pants not some illegal sh*t.
I am very disappointed and ashamed as a Filipino and as a person in general. to say the least. No, I don't know much about the place nor system and the likes. But, that was definitely suspicious and had plenty of violations with regards to their treatment to the people involved--Mainly Elira under said circumstances--and to the tampered/destroyed items e.g., ruined suitcase. As much as I'd like to apologize on behalf of the more genuine and good lot here for the unfortunate experience. Apologizing for the transgressions of those rotten eggs feels like giving them too much credit and leeway. Thus I shan't despite wanting to ask for forgiveness, truly. In any case, I am just ever so glad that all I things considered, Elira was fine still. Really came close to being dragged into a very dangerous situation there, so it seems.
The way this presented is funny or Elira doesn't care too much (idk). Idk Philippines airports or if they are good But. This is horror for some flying passengers. The passenger should be able to file a complaint or something against. A.) Stealing B.) Destruction of property C.) Lying? D.) Privacy? E.) Indirect drug muling? Or drug courier. This is so sus. 1.) Basement? You either go to the basement if A.) They think you are suspicious. B.) The personnel are planning something. 2.) Possibility that they try to destroy Elira's suitcase. 3.) Possibility that they try to make Elira a drug courier? (This is probably the scariest here). (if you ask why I said this, because why do they insist and insist even if Elira blatantly telling that it is not her pants?)
This is why you never visit manila, better off in other places like cebu or tagaytay, tho its a rural place so lots of weird stuff happen, Mall of Asia is also a good place but yeah, sussy things do be common, be careful of extortion and layovers, especially drug planting, worse if its gun parts put in order to frame you, there is also the bathroom where a lot of shit tends to happen, theres also the large flies but I dont need to tell you about that haha
ngl, this story is not only unfunny, but really scary too, and I got angrier and angrier when she keep laughing about the experience. but I'm aware we can not really blamed her since she is so naive. the sussy thing is... let just say that sussy thing inside the plastic with the "pant" is a type of sussy that can land you in jail, and if you go to my country, the "crime" is unforgiven despite its not your thing nor your fault, the punishment you will receiving IS *Death* by hanging.
This is why being a Filipino, and living in the Philippines is like living in hell, there's no progress here and with the current government, I just wanna get out of this country before everything come crashing down. 🙂
if something happens, whip your phone out and record. make sure you get their faces. and make sure to cause a scene if you feel scared. no need to be rude or anything, just yell out "are you trying to scam me?" or something like that. it will get the people around you's attention and make them back off.. also, another comment says they add a ton of locks on the suitcase and add some sort of mark on their things to avoid getting stolen from so probably a good idea to do that too. stay safe!
Oh my, I've never realized how serious the situation is after reading some of the comments. I was thinking of maybe deleting this clip but I thought maybe this can help people be aware of situations like these instead. There are a lot of very helpful comments down below that gives out advice on what to do on situations like these.
Please take care of yourselves and always remember to keep an eye out! 💙
I would like to add the "Tanim-bala" / "Bullet planting" / "Bullet dropping" incident.
Basically it's a scam that happened way back 2016(or something) where the modus is either the staff or some random person associated with staff "plants" a bullet in your luggage (either by slipping in one of the pockets or some crease on your bag) then claim that you have illegal possession of deadly weapons or something then scam you to pay the fees or be detained. This has happened both to locals and tourists, maybe even passersby.
TL;DR "Bullet planting" in some part of your luggage before being scanned, gets you either detained or pay the fee to not be detained.
It has been years since I last went to NAIA or even made any kind of flight, so maybe there's a new kind of scam going on unknown to public, but still, *DO NOT TRUST ANY HUMANS* and *STICK TO YOUR FAMILY/FRIENDS/COLLEAGUES AND ALWAYS BE VIGILANT*
I agree, it's better to keep this clip posted. Hopefully it can serve as a cautionary tale for other people who want to visit the Philippines. Many locals, authorities included, are very predatory and aren't above exploiting unwitting tourists for some extra cash. Best to visit the country if you're actual friends with a local who could guide and help you keep safe during your stay. Lock your luggage, trust no strangers, and be especially wary of the authorities.
The Philippines is in a shitty state right now with its current government, so I'd personally advise everyone to steer clear for the time being. Right now it's nothing short of a country of thieves, run by thieves.
Yeah, this clip was eye opening. I thought it was just staff being weird at first, but from all the comments, it's pretty clear that Elira may have dodged a huge bullet.
I had no idea this type of scam existed.
Honestly go for it. Im a Filipino and I fucking hate those shitters in the airport cuz they do shit like this.
I think you should keep the clip as long as the nijisanji staff are okay with it. I feel bad for Ewiwa tho
In case anyone finds this comment and ever has the misfortune of needing to come to Manila, know that what basically happened was the airport staff were trying to plant drugs in Elira's suitcase.
Why? It's to fulfill a "quota" by either the police or the airport security. this quota is basically a required amount of arrests so that they can get bonus/money from whoever is in charge.
another reason that this may have happened is said airport staff wanted to scare/blackmail Elira into paying money so that she can leave the country without facing jail time.
I dont know how to prevent this kind of thing from happening, but it's always a good thing to cause a small scene. Say things like "No that isn't mine!" or "Your scaring me here!" loud enough to catch other people's attention.
EDIT: I changed up the wording a bit. Instead of yelling and what not, just cause a scene where you keep saying "No" to the staff. Just loud enough for other people to notice and, hopefully, help out. If no one does, then it's fine. Just getting other people's attention should scare the staff off.
Man, I have nothing against the Philippines, but all the airport planting/blackmail/extortion stories in this comment section is making me never want to go to Manila.
@@Chopchopok Its a shithole country that Westerners like to go to for a few weeks to feel rich because their currency is so weak and it feels "civilized" enough as long as you stay in the "good" areas of Manila and Quezon. Do people really expect differently from a country that routinely elects, ousts, and reelects dictators and wannabe dictators and their children? Not to mention the bandits, or the fact Mindanao island has the highest travel advisory warning because Islamist and Communist rebels have been carving out territory and autonomous regions by force and terrorism
@@Chopchopok even us Filipinos don't want to go to NAIA 😵
@@Chopchopok dw man as a filipino we hate the airports we have too
we like to praise and cheer everytime ph is mentioned on the internet but we all hate the country lmaoo
Im not from Manila but man just man as a filipino this is hella shameful, all the more to be embarrassed of our country
Elira almost became a drug mule that day
I think that is likely. Thankfully it didn't happen.
I mean the pants arrived so there’s no almost
Just a possibility given that something like this happens on some airports
Elira needs to be cautious on her surroundings if ever she goes back to ph. I'm not scaring her or anything but she might already have a record now considering the pants were there when she got back to japan
I feel like I speak for all the PH Famelira when I say... We're sorry for this bad and sussy experience.
lmao there’s no need to apologize, as someone that travels for work i’ve had airport horror stories in like 6 different countries already
NAIA was ranked as one of the worst shoyld have gone for Clark :(
It sounds like a case of the traveling pants!
@@espada1123
buti sana kung typical na airport horror story lang yan, pero isipin mo kung di niya tinapon yung pantalon at nagka-layover pa siya sa mas striktong bansa, baka di na makabalik si Elira
Dude this is far from sorry. Sorry cat bring that bag back of all the places Manila patalaga? Those staffs they don't deserve the job
NAIA is a very suspicious airport. Even as a local I have to be very careful to every person who would approach me. Not to mention, that airport has so many scandal in the last decade.
Funnily enough, iirc only NAIA has so much scandals for 30 years already. From being generally not modernized and equipped with modern equipment to loads of corruption and underhanded tactics.
I'm from the Philippines and this whole situation pissed me the hell off, I guess after all these years some things in my counrty still hasn't change, thank goodness nothing terrible happened to Elira during that time.
Wtf is going on? Is this a drug trade thing or just refusing to accept that they where wrong?
Wait you mean this is normal????
@@blacktemplarbrotherlucius1935 Not really, but it is a possibility. Most of the time it's just negligence on the workers and officials part, but sometimes they use this tactic to either extort them, frame them for carrying illegal items, or worse by being used as a drug mule.
Bro she got lucky ngl. That's a typical MO to frame you of drug charge. How the hell do I know? I'm a part of the system. This shit happened on a daily basis. She really near missed a drug conviction in one of the harshest country in terms of drug charge punishment.
Yeah bruh, an immediate red flag
Wtf, that's the first time I've heard of it occurring in airports. Like why tf would airport employees even do that if it happens on a daily basis.
@@tiredmann that's just an everyday thing at NAIA
I myself almost got victimized by something like that, they kept insisting a luggage was mine. Managed to get out of it because the people I was with made a scene and attracted a lot of attention. They just said sorry and pretended like nothing happened.
I've never flew on that airport ever again, it's full of scumbags!
@@tiredmann either to fulfill a quota or to extort money out of Elira.
i'm seen forbidden knowledge on Elira and she looks like a rich western-asian girl so the staff probably thought they could extort money out of her. she's also good mark for them since she's traveling alone.
my guess is that they fucked up somewhere along the way while trying to plant the "evidence".
@@fbiagent-chan6320 Damn that shit's fucked up.
Yeah this a tactic that sound familiar to the bullet case. Basically they place incriminating things in you bag then extory a fine or say you getting jailed. Biggest example the bullet case.
Funny thing. I work in an airport and TSA security has these signs on their rope-dividers with different types of cautionary warnings. Film not being able to go through the x-ray, keeping six feet distance in the queue, RealID stuff, etc., pretty standard airport blather. There's this one sign that's unlike the others. It basically states that Manila International Airport is considered certifiably unsafe by the some government department, not just in their security practices but in general.
It's literally the only warning of that kind, printed with the official airport sign border.
The airport doesn't even have flights to the Phillippines directly. We're really just calling out NAIA for no good reason.
Just being NAIA itself is already a "good reason"
Side tangent:
I worked in an airport.
Camera film is 100% allowed BUT the warnings are there to give people a heads up,
the X-Rays will completely destroy the film
As soon as she said Manila I already had a list of things that could happen and wouldn’t you know it, planting evidence was the winner. Nothing new here. Hell, last time I went to that airport, a bunch of strangers suddenly swarmed us to “help” load our bags. We waved them off but it was sus as hell because they weren’t even NAIA staff.
Man, that's scary as hell.
yeah : ( im from ph and just a tip- please have a trusted tourist, the filipinos will really take advantage of you. like upping the price when its much more cheaper.
idc if you are a man or with someone else, please stay safe!
NAIA as always. Even when they modernized(which is still shittier than Mactan Airport) it still is a shithole, not surprised.
@@JOHAN-ml8vn I can say that it's a good tip for generally for visiting any country.
But this is unreasonably adding firewood for my burning hatred for Philippines, and I'm extremely sorry. Even with my hatred, there's still good people out there and not everyone want to screw someone over.
I'm going back there next week. Can you enlighten me with what's on this list you speak of just in case? Please and thank you 🙏
Recently went on a visit back to the Philippines after covid restrictions were lessened, but my family went out of their way to layer our suitcases with plastic and tape to make sure no one would tamper with them. At first I thought it was unnecessary, but after seeing how Elira was treated and how everyone says NAIA can be suspicious changed my thoughts
Maybe they wanted to incriminate her with "evidence" planting something in those pants' pockets. Good thing she avoided it. (Or maybe they just messed up and didn't want to explain to their boss that they forgot to put that bag back inside the real owners' bag and tried to get rid of it like that).
That's some conspiracy shit.
nah this shit legit and its a bag covered in clothes as mentioned so could have been coke which is not mostly the case because usually it's just as simple as a bullet planting
Although its impossible to know for certain now, this does kinda feel like they screwed up in someway and this whole thing was just a very buzzer way of covering their assess.
@@johndorixhermosilla1915 it is some conspiracy shit but it has actually happened in manila
@@zachang8332 Yeah, I know it's pretty common in our country. But making Elira's situation into something like that is just batshit crazy, but hey maybe this guy is right lol.
Elira would probably remember this incident first if NijiEN gets invited to any event here in the PH. Airports are usually people's first and last impressions of a country they visit
>Elira would probably remember this incident
And also staff...
Prolly no in-person meet and greets like with Otakuthon, then, at the very least
I don't blame Anycolor at all if they decide to strike out PH of Niji appearances from any convention there for the near future
Those pants ABSOLUTELY had drugs in them 100%
as a Filipino myself can confirm thats a certified Philippines moment right there
What was going on?
@@RedElectrik basically since like way before we've had reports where the security plant drugs in people's suitcases by breaking them open. drugs are illegal here that's why airports here in the ph now have these areas where you wrap your suitcase in plastic to avoid that. what the staff did with elira's suitcase, breaking it open, AND kept on asking her about the pants was definitely sussy. they might have "chosen" to do that to elira because she's a foreigner and she's not familiar with what's happening in the country. or i may be overthinking stuff hehe
philippine moment but it's not something to be proud of it's fucking embarassing
@@RedElectrik they were probably trying to plant drugs in Elira’s suitcase so that they can fulfill an arrest quota, shits common in the Philippines
@@RedElectrik evidence/contraband planting.
@@RedElectrik many things. most likely drugs being hidden in the pants' pockets so elira can be a mule. or the pants being evidence to some other crime and they were using her bag to dispose of it. i know of cases where naia staff would drop bullets into your luggage so security would flag you. they then would demand compensation or threaten to call the cops. naia and manila in general is a hotbed for sus activity like that.
bruh, there was a couple cases of naia staff dropping bullets into people's luggage so they would get flagged by security. then they would demand compensation or threaten calling cops. this was eerily close to that kind of situation.
PH airports always have those people who opens your luggage and steal stuff. this is common specially for foreign visitors unfortunately. this could be a M.O. for them to open your bag. i'm a filipino as well but i've lost several stuff on these airports like souvenirs, watches etc. its so frustrating because the airport staff will only say "sorry this happened" bs. Now i ductape my stuff with signitures and multiple locks.
That's mostly in NAIA.
Damn I’d be much angrier than she was. Trying to frame drug charge then broke your luggage and tape it up with some weird shit… And things haven’t change much since then
I always feel anxious whenever these people I follow (and even regular tourists) visit the PH. Like the fear is always a notch higher than my excitement. Even us locals have a lot to say about PH and they aren't all good. It's really awful this happened to her...
And that's why Millie doesn't want to go home
go home? Canada is her home. she's lucky that she got out of this hell hole.
as if canada is better lmao
@@Vsm426 compared to the PH hell yeah xD
@@Vsm426 come live here in manila. you wont maybe last even a month lmao
I love our beaches and nature but not the government nor the people there.
Yea Manila airports are just too sus. I remember back then that the guards planted gun bullets into a random passenger's suitcase and they immediately call out that the passenger was carrying an illegal item.
This is an open secret here. It's either extortion or she'll be charged with whatever they planted there
Also I am so angry cause I work as IT consultant for an Airline here in PH and we hear this shit all the time
the moment she said the words "airport" and "Manila" i immediately knew it would be a "evidence-planting" incident
Could be anything from planting potential hazards to literally just clueless staff and bag handlers.
Thing is, and this is quite often the problem with airports in the philippines, that most of the scummiest people in the airport are the airport workers.
Be it the guards, the bag guys, drivers, or the help desk clerks.
This I base on knowledge shared with me by pilots, flight attendants, and other staff hired not by the airport, but by individual airlines, and the fact that I practically lived in an airport (almost 3 to 4 flights a month and that I lived nearby).
It is a miracle Elira was fine. Personally i'd be whipping my phone up the second i'm there and setting an audio recording. Cuz this was hairy and shady af.
The most aggressive way to give someone a souvenir lmao
The moment when Elira mentioned the Manila airport I already know it's a f*cked up experience since putting random things on your luggage is quite common especially if you're from a foreign country.
Good thing Elira didn't experienced any major charges like bullets, or worst case drugs.
I feel bad for Elira, I know Naia have a bad customer service but damn hearing it directly from her you can imagine how horrible experience it was
I have never ever experience this in the Manila airport. Poor Elira LMAO
Though I am sorry to hear that Elira.
knowing all the shit that goes down in my coutry, I can deffinitely say that Elira almost became a drug mule. Thank god it didn't happen though.
A tip to avoid being victimized by scumbags:
Make a scene and gain people's attentions, this way the scumbags will most likely to give up.
sanest south east asia experience
Yeah lucky she didnt get scammed
Oh Manilla... corrupt as all hell.
Oh God.. Manila again. This is why I always try to avoid layover in Manila. I heard enough airport horror experience or conspiracy sh*t they tried to blame us for something we never do in Manila airport. It scares me to even think about it
Sorry it wasn't a heavenly experience Elira, but a Filipino experience 😔
As a filipino,
foreigners please stay safe when coming to the ph, it's not fun.
Man the airport really wanted to get rid of the sussy pants they had huh. Poor Elira 💀
When elira mentioned manila I was like oh no 😧
Good thing you got home safely. Some even got thrown to jail because of this kind of airport antics. I guess it happens foreigner and Filipino alike.
last time the story about the security was so funny, and this time it's so wild LOL Ewiwa got some crazy airport stories 🤣
Thank you for the clip pbox!!
thank you that doesn't happen here in Indonesia, I've traveled through the airport many times and my trip has always been fine except for delays due to bad weather.
I'm sorry.
Ngl I felt like the Mr Incredible becoming uncanny meme when she was telling this story on stream. Big yikes
I’m landing in Manila in a few weeks to meet family abroad for the first time. Good to know what I should prepare for.
Imagine getting a layover to the philippines
Literal dump
Shadowrealm even
"The shadow realm? I'm sending you to the Philippines"
-Yami Yugi, probably
That used to be in the news all the time before when people started sharing them on social media. You'll see people get their suitcases in the most fucked up conditions. Some had entire holes on the front like someone took out a pickaxe and started going ham on them, some had entire chunks of them cut off, and then some of the lucky ones just had missing pieces like one missing wheel, a handle, or any other accessory attached to them.
The most advised precaution was to wrap your entire luggage with cling film or any kind of plastic wrap. It's not 100% luggage fuck uppers proof but it helps reduce the chances of your luggage getting fucked up.
I'm glad she's fine. That situation was so sus.
god that's awful man , we're so sorry she had this shit ass experience (hearing it pisses me off)
pboogs clips are the best
wuv u tofee
Poor Elira
But at least she has funny story to tell us thanks to that experience
Funny, until you heard of Elira being charged of something.
A drug related crime in the Philippines is a death sentence, I don't think this stuff funny man 💀
I barely trust my country's TSA but I at least know, at worst, they are either just authority abusers or perverts. The shit I hear about foreign airports or horrible tourist fates makes me question why people even want to travel the world.
The fact I can view it as: the worst that can reasonably happen to me with my "always at home life" is someone breaking into my home and shooting me dead, AND FEEL COMFORTED IN COMPARISON is just omega oof. Definitely beats getting imprisoned for most my life or enslaved in a foreign country.
oh man- i've also encountered a situation like this before in manila airport as well, but rather than being called, there was this lady who kept talking to me while I was chilling waiting for my flight, after awhile, she offered this bag to me and told me if i can place it along with my luggage- which kinda alarmed me and immediately said NO and yeeted
tho I'm glad ewiwa was safe ;v;
I'm glad it turned out well but holy damn... I know they're adults but I feel like it wouldn't hurt to have staff/bodyguard/etc travel with them in some cases. It would be horrifying if we got an announcement due to drug transit accusation
New Subscriber, thanks TH-cam for the reccomendations.
This happened to me once too in NAIA. Sufficed to say, I ended uo sword fighting with the guard using umbrellas.
omfg the fcking duct tape i hate that here in PH so much lmao
Walangya talaga yung mga yun sa airport. Grabe talaga..
Nice to see I'm not the only one that got quite... suspicious about the whole thing...
It feels horrible that I know this sounds like a surreal story, but its true since I'm from the PH. Sorry for Pandora to experience something BS like this.
Man Im so glad she didn't become a victim of human trafficking
Idk the whole context but Ive heard from the news that there are "airport employees" or people pretending to be airport employees who would lead you to some place and make you board planes to Malaysia or indonesia Idk I forgot but basically they would ship you to a different country and take your passport and someone would take you and make you work in a scam company
Its really fucked up i forgot which airport it was
Oh no, Ewiwa 😭😭 I felt so bad she had to experience that in Philippines 😭😭. This is absolutely embarrassing
At least they didn’t put a bullet in her luggage and started some fake shit.
Average PH airport experience
This is so sad
I didn't know there's some crazy people working in that place
Oh my even i scared in my own country to. Because of this planted thingy
Lucky for her! There's someone in my country also got framed with meth, the pH police said they were watching the said "criminal" from June 1st to 12th, while he arrived in ph in June 19th, super fuck up stuff, he got jailed for life
On behalf of my own country, I sincerely apologize for how bad and shitty our government facilities are
This is hilarious I love that this has not happened to me lol. Thats such a horrible experience and weird experience lol
wow thats so scary, manila airport.
ty for the knowledge
I would be super scared, because it sounds like they were trying to frame you for drug trafficking of some sort.
If you had said yes, those are my pants, they would have put them in the bag and then you would have probably being detained.
Japan-Canada flight with a Philippine layover? That's an interesting way to route things.
As someone who works in the travel industry, i have an idea on what happened. Lets just say that airport security and baggage check messed up, tried to cover for it and wash their hands clean of it. Moments like these make me feel embarrased
do you work in Philippine travel industry or another country..? i'm pretty sure this was a failed drug planting incident.
@@fbiagent-chan6320 I have exp working in the PH travel industry but now more on international. And yes, i agree with your theory FBI chan. (Its funny that the FBI is replying to my comment 😂😂😂)
@@mikifune_vtuber Knowing that Ewiwa-sama almost got fucked over by Philippine airport staff made me rise up and join the FBI lol
@@fbiagent-chan6320 i watched the clip as soon as i woke up and i was gonna throw hands ngl 😂 But at least she is back home safely
But you cannot force people, on things, they keep telling and telling that is not theirs.
Man, we joke about Elira's RTA, but that thing was working overtime for this.
On behalf of the better half of Filipino's
We are sorry for what the other half has been doing.
What the actual? I’ve been there a couple times and have always had pleasant experiences. That’s wild that even happened. Maybe they were so disturbed by the doujins they decided to troll her for scarring their minds with such smut lmao
You can’t gaslight the gaslighter
Been to NAIA 1 and 3 several times. NAIA 1 is the worst since it's so old so a lot of sussy stuff happens there, but I'm not sure if that's the one Elira was talking about. Unfortunately, since this country still has that stupid war on drugs shite, things like this is common news when your luggage is involved
Well you can sue the airplane services and airport services... it will took hell long time but it was worth it if you want a "revenge"
Scuffed and sus. Yup. That sounds like Philippines alright. Should know, I used to live there.
As a Filipino, this shit is why I go to Clark Airport and not Manila Airport. 'Cause its Manila.
Literally dumped ban pants.
Normal day in the Philippines
Ah yes, the NAIA airport, the worst airport in the country. I already expected that to happen to anyone, since that airport is not the best for foreigners to go by despite it being the main international airport for anyone going to and from abroad.
Are you sure tho?
Don't worry miss Pendora, we'll tape another pair of pants when you come back to the airport
Honestly thats not the worst yet, NAIA once had that laglag bala scheme where they put a either a bullet or a spent bullet casing and accuse you of bringing such thing to an airport and extort you money for avoiding legal charges.
I hope the New manila airport in bulacan has more compitent staff then in NAIA. Shame on naia staff... Namumuro na kau talaga
These pants will look good on Elira.
the Ph experience baby
I guess there was a sequel to "The Sisterhood of the Traveling pants" duct taped onto Elira's suitcase lol, jokes aside, at least it was just pants not some illegal sh*t.
Yea you almost got locked up
The duct tape lmao
I am very disappointed and ashamed as a Filipino and as a person in general. to say the least.
No, I don't know much about the place nor system and the likes. But, that was definitely suspicious and had plenty of violations with regards to their treatment to the people involved--Mainly Elira under said circumstances--and to the tampered/destroyed items e.g., ruined suitcase.
As much as I'd like to apologize on behalf of the more genuine and good lot here for the unfortunate experience. Apologizing for the transgressions of those rotten eggs feels like giving them too much credit and leeway. Thus I shan't despite wanting to ask for forgiveness, truly.
In any case, I am just ever so glad that all I things considered, Elira was fine still. Really came close to being dragged into a very dangerous situation there, so it seems.
The way this presented is funny or Elira doesn't care too much (idk).
Idk Philippines airports or if they are good But.
This is horror for some flying passengers. The passenger should be able to file a complaint or something against.
A.) Stealing
B.) Destruction of property
C.) Lying?
D.) Privacy?
E.) Indirect drug muling? Or drug courier.
This is so sus.
1.) Basement? You either go to the basement if
A.) They think you are suspicious.
B.) The personnel are planning something.
2.) Possibility that they try to destroy Elira's suitcase.
3.) Possibility that they try to make Elira a drug courier? (This is probably the scariest here).
(if you ask why I said this, because why do they insist and insist even if Elira blatantly telling that it is not her pants?)
We're sorry
This is why you never visit manila, better off in other places like cebu or tagaytay, tho its a rural place so lots of weird stuff happen, Mall of Asia is also a good place but yeah, sussy things do be common, be careful of extortion and layovers, especially drug planting, worse if its gun parts put in order to frame you, there is also the bathroom where a lot of shit tends to happen, theres also the large flies but I dont need to tell you about that haha
ngl, this story is not only unfunny, but really scary too, and I got angrier and angrier when she keep laughing about the experience. but I'm aware we can not really blamed her since she is so naive.
the sussy thing is... let just say that sussy thing inside the plastic with the "pant" is a type of sussy that can land you in jail, and if you go to my country, the "crime" is unforgiven despite its not your thing nor your fault, the punishment you will receiving IS *Death* by hanging.
One of the worst or the worst airports in the world as the people say.
This is why being a Filipino, and living in the Philippines is like living in hell, there's no progress here and with the current government, I just wanna get out of this country before everything come crashing down. 🙂
Damn, I'm about to visit manila in a couple of weeks and now I'm scared that something will happen 😢
if something happens, whip your phone out and record. make sure you get their faces.
and make sure to cause a scene if you feel scared. no need to be rude or anything, just yell out "are you trying to scam me?" or something like that. it will get the people around you's attention and make them back off..
also, another comment says they add a ton of locks on the suitcase and add some sort of mark on their things to avoid getting stolen from so probably a good idea to do that too.
stay safe!
@@fbiagent-chan6320 alright, thanks for the advice!
Thats scary as heck!