tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083592332331184648.post4212447605937518012..comments2024-03-23T02:47:06.479-07:00Comments on Kerry B. Collison Asia News: TRAVEL WARNING TO the Philippines: Body of beheaded Canadian found in SuluKerry B. Collisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02939821793284561307noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083592332331184648.post-39302604257478101722016-07-02T16:18:54.572-07:002016-07-02T16:18:54.572-07:00• We advise you to exercise a high degree of cauti...• We advise you to exercise a high degree of caution in the Philippines due to the high threat of a terrorist attack and the high level of crime. You should pay close attention to your personal security at all times. Monitor the media and other sources about possible new security risks. Seek specific advice for the locations you intend to visit.<br />• There is an ongoing threat of terrorist attacks and violent crime in the Philippines, including in Manila, other major cities and many rural areas. You should exercise particular caution around locations that have a low level of protective security and places known to be possible terrorist targets. See Safety and security. <br />• We advise you to reconsider your need to travel to eastern Mindanao due to the very high levels of violent crime and the high threat of terrorist attack and kidnapping (this includes the provinces of Bukidnon, Camiguin, Misamis Oriental, Compostela Valley, Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur and Davao Oriental). <br />• We advise you not to travel to central and western Mindanao, including the Zamboanga Peninsula and the Sulu Archipelago and in the southern Sulu Sea area, due to the very high threat of kidnapping, terrorist attack, violent crime and violent clashes between armed groups (this includes the provinces of Maguindanao, Sarangani, Sultan Kudurat, North Cotabato, South Cotobato, Lanao del Sur, Lanao del Norte, Misamis Occidental, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi Tawi). <br />• There is a very high threat of kidnapping in the southern Philippines, especially at coastal resorts and isolated coastal locations. The threat is highest along the Zamboanga peninsula and in the Sulu Archipelago. Groups based in the Sulu Archipelago have demonstrated the capability to carry out attacks at locations around Mindanao and in eastern Malaysia. <br />• Recent attacks have also created concerns that these groups have the capability to target locations frequented by tourists in southern Palawan, southern Negros or Siquijor. See Safety and security.<br />• The typhoon season normally runs from late May to December. This is also the rainy season when tropical storms, flooding and landslides may occur.<br />Kerry B. Collisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02939821793284561307noreply@blogger.com