
Originally Posted by
irishman12
Even a lot of filipinos from Manila wont travel to Mindanao because of these stories about Abu Sayaaf - when there is probably more chance of them being killed in some shooting/bus incident in Manila than being kidnapped in Mindanao. It's got more to do with the people that have never been there spreading rumours than the actual risk.
@London Manila - just in case you dont know - Abu Sayaaf can travel by plane/boat too, so Manila is no safer than Mindanao.