Even on a quiet island like Palawan we were advised by the PNP to get one shotgun for our caretaker and at least one automatic for ourselves to keep in the house!!! funniest piece of advice was that if there was an intruder and we chased them, was to make sure we shot them before they got over the wall/railings as it was okay then as they were on our property. They actually told our caretaker to drag them back in if they made it over the wall wounded and then make sure they could not intrude again. We thought it was all very over the top at the time but things can happen especially of your property is very grand compared to the locals.
We have never had any issues there but I guess at least we are prepared. We added a camera over the front gate last year and sensor lights over the main doors.
