Is Zamboanga City in Mindanao safe?/ Foreigner loses Balut virginity in the Philippines
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ธ.ค. 2024
- How safe is travelling in Mindanao? There's so much bad publicity about this area of the Philippines called the Red Zone, that I thought I'd best go and explore the place myself. Have been in western Mindanao almost 3 weeks: spent 4 nights in Dipolog City, a place I'd wanted to come to for awhile, having been on my radar since I heard about its fabulous Boulevard; a sad night in Oroquieta City which had nothing to offer; 4 nights in Ozamiz City; 6 nights in Iligan; now in Pagadian city where I stayed for 4 nights. I'm on my way to Zamboanga City which is 270km away. Too far for an old codger like me to do in one journey. Having stopped in Ipil (exactly halfway) for a couple of nights, I'm back on the bus heading to Zamboanga.
On the morning I left Ozamiz city I received a text from a filipina I’d been chatting to asking if I had any foreign friends in Ozamiz. Then forwarded a Facebook post regarding a foreigner who’d been discovered dead that morning with gunshot wounds to the head who’d been executed. He had no phone or anything on his possession, so police couldn’t identify him. It was a chilling thought knowing that a foreigner was murdered in a place where I’d been staying for the previous 4 nights.
I’d not spent much time on the Ozamiz streets, as I’d been holed up in my hotel room editing. There’s a handful of good places to eat, but that’s about it. Fortunately the Royal Garden Hotel where I'd stayed was really lovely, which was probably the best thing about Ozamiz city. Apart from leaving.
This was my first time visiting western Mindanao. I have previously taken a ferry from Camiguin to Cagayan De Oro, spent time in that city, before travelling on to Davao, spending 3 weeks in Davao over Christmas 2022.
How safe is Mindanao Island? On the United Kingdom’s Foreign Travel Advice Website, they’ve virtually drawn a line down the middle of Mindanao depicting which are the safe places to travel to and those that are not so safe. The website states that there’s a high threat of kidnap in the Philippines, with foreign nationals targeted by both criminal and terrorist groups. The threat of kidnapping is particularly acute in Mindanao and the Sulu archipelago and offshore areas in the nearby waters of the Sulu Sea and Celebes Sea.
A British national and a dual Filipino-British national were kidnapped on 4 October 2019 from a resort in Zamboanga, Western Mindanao. They were successfully rescued on 25 November 2019 by the Philippines Armed Forces. Some hostages however, including foreign nationals, have been murdered.
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Nicely done. Show us your business card!
Although still too loud, I did enjoy the swing music.
The balut eaters were quite gracious. You were braver than I to eat it.
Beautiful ending!
This is one of your best vlogs... Great content editing and energy..
Zamboanga seems quite friendly calm people..
That kid was making a good job of Skid Row song... naturally talented.. Great video
Oh Wow! you blend your background music very well... ❤🇵🇭
One of your best!
Very nice ending.❤️
Nice video , great ending
That guy is a great singer
Hi Philip, I completely respect your bravado to travel through the Red Zone. You are not an armchair blogger and earn your money with TH-cam. I will admit, you have not been kidnapped and may well leave Mindanoa in one piece. I ride a motorbike in uk and statistics reveal 50 times more likely to have a serious or fatal accident than a car...SO FAR SO GOOD!!! Just saying... Someone will fall foul of OUR redzone !!!!
Balut scene was pure magic 😊
Thanks for your appreciation Afam. About time! I've been swerving invitations to try it for years.
Nice
Great video ! Philip lost his balut virginity !
Love these people, so welcoming ...
Balut has a taste that is close to foie gras mi-cuit (half-cooked duck fat liver).
Love it !
The food looks rank!!! I nearly vommed!
I don't know which part I enjoyed more, the dash camera footage or the beach with the "Water Polluted" sign.
Excellent, "Feel Good", vid Phil
When I was on Filipina Cupid, I found Zamboanga City punched above its weight in beautiful women, I think your video validates this.
It seems like most towns in Luzon have their names in big letters, too!
Great quality video Phil! These people seemed to be very nice 😊
My wife has challenged me to eat balut...... even though she won't....
I commend you for sir! I'm not doing it lol!
I've been avoiding it for years. Tell her she can give you extra favours if you eat it!
I love Mindanao
Another quality blog. They just keep on coming !
Phillip are you ever gonna stay in one place. Name the top three places you would settle in Please.
So now that you have made it all the way to Zamboanga with many stops along the way don't you think it's time to address the Elephant in the Room --- what's your impression of safety. Was the Expat found dead at the beginning of your Mindanao journey just an anomaly??? You mentioned only once an increased presence of military but never really expounded on your own thoughts regarding safety. That point aside, you really seem to be enjoying yourself these days and today's episode is no exception. Must mean you're feeling better. Really hope you have just as much fun the rest of your stay. Peace, B Goat
Context? Exposition? That's for fools.
Tourists who travel where they are warned off always have the same remarks: "The people were lovely. I never felt unsafe for a moment. Those statistics are rubbish."
@@misterboo72 I'm asking for exactly that reason... but I'm pretty sure that Expat is still dead, of what we don't know. But it must be somewhat concerning seeing a higher military presence, or not. Just asking
@@Billy_B_Goat He was shot attempting to thwart a robbery. There is always a strong military presence in that part of the Philippines.
@@misterboo72 Wow, Shot! That's not good
Good job
I want travel plz guide me I want to find girl friend there
Brave man eating the Balut! And what's with the face masks? I thought we'd all seen right through that one by now...
Too much balut leads to high blood. Admiring u tried balut
I literally threw up when you ate the embryonic duckling from the female Daisy-duck-period with feathers and a crispy beak.
I prefer your vlogs when you were narrating, bring that style of vlog back
McDonald's guy could keep you alive if the bus gets attacked. Probably worth waiting for his food. Lol😂
So the "geezer" you had to wait for is a national hero hahaha. I would pay for his McDonald's anytime.
Your a bit annoying when you speak to people. You probably heard that back home... Its a good thing the Philippine people are very kind and warm.
Thanks for pointing that out Mr. Perfect. The correct grammar is "you're."
An American citizen married to a Pinay was just kidnapped in Zamboanga City
Not zamboanga city. Check your info please. Also he put himself into trouble
Man, I have to give you credit for eating that balut. I consider myself to have a pretty solid stomach but don't think I could ever swallow that down, though you've given me hope. Lol.
I wouldn't recommend it. Can't believe he didn't flinch.
That is the cleanest flowing water in a city I've seen.
You always find the prettiest girls 45:25
You need to discover chinese culture in the Philippines
I’m glad you are saying the prices in English pounds,let the Americans work it out
Seems safe enough.
McDonald’s guy doesn’t know what a “geezer” is.
Fair play to you for eating that pigs liver and the Balut, but I could not do that without retching
Notice the one old man in that group of old men not willing to show his face....
Balut Virgin...😂😂😂
Why do Filipinas almost always cover their mouths when they laugh?
Culture. Even Filipino men
many have bad teeth, to much sugar in food
@@ggnetprint1696last time iwas in phillipines i was alittle chocked of the bad dentalstatus
Teeth 🦷
Shyness