Manila 's fake diploma shop does a thriving business on Claro M. Reyes Avenue . Known jokingly as ' The Mint ' , forgers can mock up a degree in a matter of minutes . Counterfeiters also fake all types of IDs including seamans ' and pilots ' licenses . `` If we do five documents a day , we 're doing well , '' he says smiling broadly . Manila police have launched several crackdowns but the illegal trade still continues .
Manila 's fake diploma shop does a thriving business on Claro M. Reyes Avenue . Known jokingly as ' The Mint ' , forgers can mock up a degree in a matter of minutes . Counterfeiters also fake all types of IDs including seamans ' and pilots ' licenses . Manila police have launched several crackdowns but the illegal trade still continues .