My Sister got mugged in Philippines Hello. Reaching out here for some general advice. I got a WhatsApp call for a random number in Philippines. I answered as I knew my sister was traveling there. Turns out that she had 1 drink with some local women and woke up the next day. phone gone, all cash gone, all cards gone. Passport is safe. She is unharmed fortunately, but freaked out a…

Visiting Philippines in January (Advice) Hello there, We are a group of four individuals from Germany planning a trip to the Philippines. Our arrival in Manila is scheduled for December 27th, and on the 28th, we’ll be taking a direct flight to Dumaguete with the intention of heading to Siquijor. Our plan is to stay there until January 3rd. However, two members of our group will only be…

Weather in the Philippines question Hi, my other half and I are travelling around Asia currently and have flights booked from Beijing on the 21st to land in Manila. This is partially due to us needing to book our exit flights from China for the visa application, but we were genuinely looking forward to some nice relaxing beach time. That said we’ve had a look on accuweather and th…

What’s it like to travel to and from the Philippines as a foreigner? The Philippine Bureau of Immigration recently just implemented new rules for Filipinos traveling abroad as tourists. It drew flak from the Filipino community because it seems that they almost don’t want you to travel with the amount of requirements. Although, the bureau insists that these measures are in place to prevent/lessen the occurrence of…

Views from Tingloy Island, The Philippines submitted by /u/rolando1221

Diving in the Philippines (around 1-1.5 week) I’m planning a trip for about 7-10 days in the Philippines in September to just dive and relax. This is what I have in mind so far. Fly directly to Cebu-Mactan airport, then head to Moalboal first for 3-4 days and do some diving there (Probably go with the 10 boat dive package with Savedra Dibe Center)? Then head over to Balicasag Island, Bohol …

Batad Rice Terraces in Ifugao, Philippines submitted by /u/Wannadie504

Philippines, Rizal River, pink/white marble boulders, limestone and caves. It looks like the deities had a fight long ago that resulted to these beautiful rock formation. submitted by /u/FantasticBattle1191

Vigan, Philippines (Calle Cristologo) submitted by /u/thegirlwasdangerus