FOR AWARENESS OF ALL TRAVELERS:
I was thinking about whether to post this or not but I have to share my worst experience here at our airport in the Philippines.
This is the reason why I couldn't board or check in with the airline because there was a tear on the upper right side of my passport (see pic). I wondered why there was a tear, my passport was fine at Davao airport. I just paid for something for a while then when I came back I was shocked that they said we couldn't leave because my passport was torn. I wondered why there was a tear on that page, I don't know what happened while they had my passport while I paid for something. It's alarming because three of us couldn't leave on a group tour internationally, same case, the passport was torn.
Be careful who you give your passport to, especially at the airport. Before you give it to them for checking, show that there is nothing wrong or torn in your passports. DO NOT LEAVE YOUR PASSPORTS UNATTENDED, if you owe anything, pay it immediately so you don't leave your passport with them.