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Yes, I forgot to add that one needs to be aware of their surroundings. Case in point, while walking toward Sipalay on the Nov. 18th, you could distinctly hear gunshots in the mountain to the east. As I had no backup plan for escape, I was very sensitive to my surroundings, was especially friendly with the natives, and kept a leisurely pace....definitely not saying anything to my 16 year old son until we were well clear of the iffy environment. At that time we were passing through a small conclave of living 'structures' whose inhabitants were a bit leery of a foreigner with a camera. So yes, situations could change in the blink of an eye. Fortunately, my walk will end on Dec. 2 when I finally reach Sipalay (95 km walked), then I can relax for the holidays.

 

OK, someone is gonna move these posts because you are asking two questions in one topic. That tends to push the whole thread off topic and tick off the boss :-)

But first, I am a Canadian senior living in Sibulan and it is currently at least as safe as anywhere else I have lived. I am concerned for the future but the whole world has an uncertain future.

I ship my Canadian dollars from Canadian bank to Philippine bank by Transferwise and last month I got 40 pesos to the dollar. Thats up from the recent past. In the last 2 years its been down as low as 32 and in the 2 years before that it was up as high as 44 so be prepared to be versatile if you are on a fixed low income.

 

I read on social media that this following news story is the work of the NPA but I found no official report on that yet:

Police chief, 4 others die in Guihulngan ambush

The chief of police of Guihulngan town in Negros Oriental and four others were killed, while two others were wounded in an ambush staged by armed men in Sitio Mandi-e, Barangay Magsaysay in Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental on Friday.

Among those killed during the ambush that happened around 10 a.m. was Supt. Arnel Arpon, chief of police of Guihulngan. The identity of the other victims was still being verified.

A report from the Army’s 79th Infantry Battalion stated that the policemen responded to a call from provincial board member Edison de la Rita of Guihulngan City.

De la Rita claimed that armed men tried to ambush him and his driver while they were a motorcycle toward Barangay Poblacion.

“Immediately, elements of Guihulngan City Police Station went to the area and they were ambushed by armed individuals. Accordingly, five were killed in action and two were wounded,” the report from the military stated.

Police investigators are still conducting follow-up investigation to determine the group and identities of the armed perpetrators. JPV/rga

Police chief, 4 others die in Guihulngan ambush