The recently reported incident by ChooChoo might have had a better outcome had he known how the local cops opperate scaming dough. The are looking for easy pickings - anybody who looks scared and below medium to average build and doesn't have an alternative plan B to what the cops are offering is easy pickings. The best thing to do in this situation is to run a reality check on the situation your in. The first thing to ask yourself is whether the 'mooted' charge is of sufficient import to make it to court and whether that charge is bluff or for real. In the Angelwitch incident this is a classic one of bluff. At most the real charge could be one of 'failure to obey a lawfull order by an undercover detective to move on'. My guess at most a 5000 p fine. Even if you are bleeding from an assult by a local the cops treat it as a barangay matter if the wound is judged as minor and likely to heal of its own accord within a week to 10 days.
What you have got to understand is that they don't know your background and are just reading the signs from your reaction to their questioning and probing for information. For all they know you could be a seriously dangerous guy to fuck with so at any hint of danger to them they will back down.
If you are ever in the situation ChooChoo faced have a look where they are filing their report if it on a jotter then it's a bullshit shakedown - even though they have a point - the guy flashing a badge in civi gear is a plain clothes detective - still police - so you are bound to follow their commands as promptly as possible but you are a tourist and perhaps wasn't sure of what his status was so you say before doing anything you want to discuss the offense with your lawyer/Attorney. Anyone travelling here ought to have at least one or two numbers in your cell phone for these situations. I use Ronaldo Duro - he's reasonable and accessible, and will answer his cell phone.
The jotter wrap is simply thrown away, after you pay the 'fee' to get out and you can bet none of that money is ever declared - it's divided up between the squad. So there is no case against them because there is no evidence in the journal as to what happened at the station - they will say you were questioned about the owner then released. If the report is filed in their bound journal then the charge against you is for real.
In an instance of a jotter job - had he had a plan B and phoned his attorney his presence would have resulted in his immediate release and you would still be enjoying his holiday. By mentioning planting drugs on him was just to rattle his nerves. Unless he was handed over to BI being told to leave was just to ensure he would not hang arround and make a complaint against them.
He could come back here anytime and nothing would happen so long as he doesn't lodge any formal complaint or action against them. It's best to consider it part of the PH learning curve and get on with planing the next trip - perhaps try the malls for a bit of female company next time.