The streets of the Philippines are littered with obnoxious taxi drivers, specially in the National Capital Region. These people often charge you extra fee aside from the meter reading or even ask you for a flat “contract fee” saying that the place you want to go to is too far or the traffic is heavy, or tells you that you have a lot of luggage. Some would “beat around the bush” and drive through a labyrinth of streets so that the meter would jack up.