Philippines Travel Warning Update

(Dive Travel Business News - April 2, 2010) -- The U.S. State Department has updated its Travel Warning for the Philippines. The hot spot continues to be the southern Philippine islands of Mindanao and the Sulu Archipelago. This replaces the Travel Warning dated September 17, 2009, to reflect continuing threats due to terrorist and insurgent activities, as well as possible concerns about election related violence.

U.S. citizens traveling, living, and working throughout the Philippines are urged to exercise heightened caution in public gathering places where events may occur in relation to the May 2010 Philippine elections and June inauguration.  Sporadic violence throughout the Philippines is also possible before and after the May 10 national and local elections and the June 30 inaugurations.

In past election years, deaths have occurred because of election-related violence, even in the period of time following election dates and inauguration ceremonies.  U.S. citizens should exercise caution when traveling in the vicinity of demonstrations since they can turn confrontational and possibly escalate to violence. Click here for the full report found at the U.S. State Department website.

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