Security in Tourism: An open letter to Zamboanga Tourism and CityCouncil

The Police station as viewed from the waiting shed Dear Sir/Ma'am, I am sitting in a waiting shed next to the Police station as I write this letter.  Coming from Dipolog City, after some trips from Butuan, Cagayan, Iligan, Marawi, Ozamis, Sinacaban, and then Dipolog, I have taken a night trip from Dipolog thinking that I'd get to Vitali (for Merloquet falls) by 6 (as internet says...

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Hitch to Aliguay Island, Dapitan, Zamboanga del Norte

How I got to Aliguay is one rock hard evidence of how trusting your own can get you along. It was almost 12noon when I woke up. Having been drinking til 4am, it was but expected that I'd wake up late. My alarm, supposedly for the previous day, rang at 8am; but as I always do on weekdays, I, well lets call it unconsciously, turn it off and go back to deep sleep. I was awaken again by...

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Where I stayed in Iligan City: Staylite

Rene's diner and pension was house was my first choice after checkig out the (outdated) rates online. I thought Rene's would be convenient for It is just along Roxas ave where jeeps bound for Buru'un (for Maria Christina and Tinago falls) pass by.  Meantime, fr Gaisano mall, I walked towards Rene's until I am getting to this dark area. I backed out. I actually wanted...

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Marawi City, Lanao Del Sur

I knew it was election season but I forgot to correlate that with my destination when I decided to take this ticket. When I arrived in Cagayan de Oro, my plan was rather to just stay quiet in a beachfront at the eve of election, but tere wasn't really an interesting beach for me. So, i decided to just go. It's becoming my motto lately. It's almost lunch, and im starving. I realized i haven't...

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