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Is DGT overrated?

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  1. btd

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    Overrated? I love Dumaguete just as much if not more than I did when I first set foot here 18 years ago and frankly I don't observe THAT much change in this period of time. What has changed a lot is my perspective. I notice things I didn't see before, I focus on different things in some ways. Traffic and so forth bothers me more than it did before at times, not because those things have so drastically changed, but because I have now lived them day after day for many years. If all of these "negatives" we're cured, most of us would probably not be here because it would then be a "first world" country and the cost of living would reflect accordingly.
     
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    Huh? :o o:
     
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    Yep, every day killings in USA. And, I suppose, in all fairness, best to mention, the Samal Island incident was a one-time event.
    Also, I enjoy my life, don't stay at home out of fear. I've seen a lot of my home country and here as well. I rent, so I can move around easy.
     
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    Wrong quote, i wanted to quote the guy you spoke to not yourself :bag:
    i guess its why never mix redhorses and tanduay? :frown:
     
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    Interesting thread. Seems overall, expats like Dumaguete saying the good outweigh the bad. I like the city, very livable.
     
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    Was it though? There has never been a foreigner murdered or kidnapped there before? Or is it that the information just not easily found? The Philippines certainly doesn't keep a list of foreigners/tourists killed in the Philippines, or if they do they certainly aren't sharing it/making it available online. The internet was barely a thing 10 years ago in the Philippines and even today most "news" is posted to social media (which isn't cached/indexed all that well). Finding records of foreigners being killed more than even 5 years ago can be rather difficult unless you know exactly what you are looking for and where to look.
     
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    The first time I visited Samal Island was 25 years ago. The only kidnapping I know about was the one some years ago. About 15 years ago a Swiss was murdered. And this killing didn't come unexpected. My friends told me at the time that this guy was constantly insulting the Filipinos. Including his wife. Not a good idea in this country. Otherwise I never heard of any big crimes where a foreigner was affected. All my friends feel very safe on the island. This was also my impression when I was there last year.

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    AFAIK was the kidnapping incident on Samal island a planned one. ASG wanted to get that specific person into their custody to press ransom from his relatives or company.
     
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    Exactly.
    No effort at all. Dumaluan Beach.
     
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    It's soon over, waterpark and new hotel, 600 rooms like that under construction, don't know what's going on there, but Chinese and Koreans take over a big part
     
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