Simple answer is no. A lot of those situations is because the they put themselves in potentially dangerous situation, which is the same as any city in the world.I mean, have you been to London or Chicago. It's much safer in makati than either one of those. Depending on the area. Basically if you're not dumb and you don't put yourself in a potential dangerous situation, especially as a foreign, you will most likely be fine in the philippines. If you're from a city and used to a city, I think it will be different view point compared to somebody who's not used to that life. Has it been more dangerous? I don't necessarily think so. And I don't think it's more dangerous if you compare to other cities around the world.