Best Posts in Thread: Dumaguete Travel Advice 9 May 2019

Shooting is not kidnapping obviously, both happen for many different reasons. Why not issue a warning about the state of the health services, if you're sick or injured, or the average driving mentality, if one wishes to drive here, whilst one is at it too? Sorry, but I'm at an age now, where I really don't give a tuppenny feck, we've all got to go somehow, sometime.
(I was 'interviewed' by the NPA at a friend's house blessing party in Banilad over 30 years ago, soon after I arrived, (whilst working up in the mountains for the government). I answered their questions, had a drink & a laugh with them, all was cool.
I've personally found if you live in an area, in any part of the world if you treat other people as you wish to treated, then there usually isn't a problem.

 

(https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/philippines)

That article makes The Philippines sounds like the most dangerous country in the world! I found it rather funny to be honest. I hope my mum doesn't read it, she'll be worried sick!

But hopefully it should keep a lot of British idiots out of the Philippines. Every cloud........

(I'm British btw).

I recently spent two years in Davao, and I felt like it was as safe as anywhere I've lived or visited. I'm sure I read that last year it was voted the 4th safest city in Asia (after Singapore, Chiang Mai and one other I can't recall). As for the martial law that's supposed to be in place, one would never know that is the case when living there.

I agree with bootlegger, treat people with respect and manners, respect the rules and culture, and don't be an arrogant obnoxious idiot, and there's no problem.