Thursday, November 5, 2015


MANILA, Philippines - “Isang bala ka lang.”
The late Fernando Poe Jr’s famous line from the movie of the same title has been going the rounds on social media. Netizens have been sharing reports of a modus known as ‘laglag-bala’ or bullet planting that has been occuring at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).
The most recent incident that caused outrage on social media involved a 56-year-old overseas Filipino worker (OFW) named Gloria Ortinez. She was arrested and prevented from leaving the country for Hong Kong after authorities at NAIA 2 claimed to have found a bullet wrapped in red cloth inside her bag.
Ortinez has denied that the bullet was hers. Ortinez also said that she would never bring the bullet with her as she was well aware of Hong Kong's strict security laws.
The arrest triggered public outrage, and netizens were quick to react on social media.

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