Would a shooting such as this be reported in the local news?
I have to say that some things that BB pointed out did seem a touch unusual/possibly suspiscious, but I don't have that much knowledge of Philippines, places and difficulties there or of scams that people can try on. As my trust has been taken advantage of before, a couple of possible small scams that were tried on with me and a few things I have read on the forum, I just try to be a little wary and not get carried away. I just hope for Noels sake that she is genuine and if she is, that she recovers very soon.