Illegal to Buy a Visiting Yacht Which Overstayed in the Philippines ?

[Dragonhand]

Gone2Long:

I think you have (Gone2Long). The officer is a normal Philippine officer that does not really know any rules or laws and just as you say wish to help in the hope of a little facilitation fee (we do not call it bribe since that is illegal) filling out the documents he is familiar with. Following obscure rules is for lawyers. So unless you insist on having problems just go with the flow.

It is like having an international drivers license, any officer in MNL and elsewhere will tell you it is not valid in Philly. They do not know better and will be very cooperative in clearing up the case. Except that time I was in a foul mood and told them to go ahead a create an international incidence. Then they backed off still of course not knowing that the license was OK at that time.