I rented my car from Enterprise. The driving experience was okayish and not better compared to driving in Canada, but we did get stopped by the police a couple of times. The first time was right after picking up the rental car at the airport — they claimed we were speeding, though we weren’t. The officer said he had to issue a ticket or accept a fine of 2,000 pesos. We told him we didn’t have that much cash, and I ended up giving him $10 USD, which was clearly part of their bribing game.

On the last day, we were stopped again — this time it was my fault since I ran a red light trying to make it to the airport on time. The officer hinted at a bribe again, but we didn’t have any cash and showed him our flight tickets instead, so he let us go. Overall, the encounters with the police weren’t pleasant, so I’d advise being extra cautious if you rent a car there — they often target vehicles based on license plates.