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Deadly violence near Mt. Kanlaon?

Replies: 24 - Last Post: Feb 3, 2013 8:26 PM Last Post By: callippo

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mrbluesky

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Feb 1, 2013 11:02 AM
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Avoid the Philippines altogether. It's not safe there. They have mass shootings almost every week now. Wait a minute.. my bad... That's the US I'm thinking about.

bikepacker

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Feb 2, 2013 6:55 PM
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The elections have started in the Philippines, there WILL be many shootings and murders during this time.

Trota1

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Feb 2, 2013 10:03 PM
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The elections have started in the Philippines, there WILL be many shootings and murders during this time.

The elections were a great cause of concern to some tourists in the past, because all bars closed on election day. Is this still the practice?

bounty98

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Feb 2, 2013 10:21 PM
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election day?...it was more than that, I think it was like three days total! Talk about hardships!!

Trota1

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Feb 3, 2013 1:18 AM
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Three days, bounty? Yikes, that is very disturbing news. Are you sure? Should tourists avoid the Philippines until after the elections?

bounty98

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Feb 3, 2013 1:35 AM
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This is pasted from the 2010 elections...from midnight Friday to Midnight Tuesday...Hotels are exempted..

"MANILA, Philippines Those planning to go out and celebrate ahead of the May 10 voting had best damp down their party spirit for now.

The Philippine National Police warned Friday it will be strictly implementing the nationwide election liquor ban imposed by the Commission on Elections.

At the stroke of midnight tonight, the selling and consuming of beer, wine and other alcoholic beverages will be prohibited in public places, said Chief Supt. Leonardo Espina, the PNP spokesperson.

Espina said the liquor ban will be imposed until midnight of Tuesday."

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20100508-268729/Liquor-ban-starts-midnight-tonight

callippo

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Feb 3, 2013 5:06 AM
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big deal. Election liquor bans are the normal in south east Asia. Thailand and Cambodia definitely have them too and liquor cannot be purchased on election day, ironically I think anyone can drink alcohol perfectly normally in Muslim majority Malaysia and Indonesia though, even during elections.

mrsteve38

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Feb 3, 2013 11:04 AM
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Well callippo, I can assure readers that even during elections you can get alcohol in bars/restos etcin Thailand. They usually serve it in tea/coffee mugs.
I've even drank it while Police looked in every now and then...

Mind you, the Thais are not as law abiding as Filipino's

bounty98

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Feb 3, 2013 1:05 PM
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no big deal for callippo but from what I can tell he does his drinking at home, all he has to do is stock that refer he keeps a little deeper, now in terms of us barflys that is quite a burden to bear for a bit of democracy.

callippo

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Feb 3, 2013 8:26 PM
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better not move to South Carolina or Kentucky then. They still have alcohol bans on election day in those two states, also it was only 20 years ago there was an election day alcohol ban even in Canada. So it's not something totally out of the ordinary.
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