Quote Originally Posted by pacificelectric View Post
Actually there seems to be a gap between the advice you get from your government and what the locals tell you. Still you need to be aware of some things that western media ignore.... I also encountered a Filipina from the Zamboanga peninsula, on the western part of Mindanao, she was from a small town named Ipil (on the coast). She told me if I wanted some info about Ipil I just needed to look up in the Net, which I did. And I was a bit surprised to find out that in 1992 Ipil had been attacked from the sea by a gang of terrorists who razed the city center and killes 72 people.

The next day on the phone of course I asked her about it.
- You knew about the terrorist attack in 1992?
- Oh yes, I was there.
- What do you mean?
- I was home and saw these men walking on the street in front of the house.
- And what if they had come in and shot everyone?
- Oh no, we had locked up the gate.
- .........

what could I answer to that???? At least I am glad to know that in some parts of the world terrorists respect private property!!!!
no if you read about zamboanga city its really really bad lol my brother said ill give you year you ll be dead or kidnapped lol i been here 4 years my heads gone but im ok lol there was a case here that a guy nocked on someones door and the owner looked throuth the spy hole in door and bang thay saw him look and fired a gun throuth it lol dead as anythink. we had a nock on our door it was dark i allways keep away from door in case thay shoot you throuth the door. lol i said who is it a reply was its police open door.i said what you want he said police buiness we need to chat to you .i said come back in light .no open door or we will break it down . my wife next to me now . i said we will shoot you if you enter with out our permission. we both had our guns loaded and ready my wife on left of door me on right both pointing 40 cal at the door going to empty 16 rounds each at the door lol. it went quiet then we heard some bikes drive of we never heard any more about it. we just reported it to brangy captain in morning lol (philippines law if anyone is in your property with out permission you can shoot them with no recouse of law its your property very good law allways be ready for anythink then if nothink happens it ok my wife is care giver and she carrys 2 guns all time one down back of her trousers a 380 james bond gun and a smith&wesson 40 cal in her bag both loaded with one in barrel thay are kidnapping normal pinoys now nurses and care givers and teachers any one i allways say if you shoot someone allway allways go finish em of with one to head then you dont have to pay medical bills for them trick now is if your on bike (we have 3 ) is pull up next to you and get you to stop then take your bike normally 2 bikes 4 people i said let them have your bike back off then as soon as thay pull of on the bike get gun out and shoot them your bike rider first then others in back again go finish em off (or thay come back for revenge later when thay recover lol.