ISKALAWAG

This is a transliteration into Tagalog of the English word scalawag.

pulis-iskalawag
corrupt cop

mga iskalawag
scalawags

mga lespung iskalawag
bad cops

A scalawag is a rascal, a person who behaves badly but in an amusingly mischievous rather than harmful way.

In the Philippines, however, iskalawag refers to a person who does not follow rules.

There is a Philippine movie about police corruption titled Iskalawag: Ang Batas Ay Batas, which was released in 1997.

The opposite of a pulis-iskalawag is a huwarang pulis (model police officer).

KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG

iskalawag: masamâng tao

Totoo ba na ang ama ng batang si Joaquin Montes ay isang pulis-iskalawag na ipinatapon sa Mindanao? 🤔

Kung ano ang puno, siya rin ang bunga!