How does President Duterte's anti-drug campaign affect travelers in the Philippines?

1/8/2017 12:39:00 AM

This is the kind of question is often answerable by looking at the travel advice of a few Western countries. That is exactly what those advisories are for. Usually those tend to warn for likely and even not very likely safety troubles that you might encounter.

If I look for example at the UK travel advice, there is no warning that tourists have been caught up in the War on Drugs. For me that is enough proof that you shouldn’t really be worried about the issue as a tourist and will not feel any particular effect of it.

The only mention that I found is

Don’t become involved with drugs of any kind. Penalties for importing and using illegal drugs are particularly severe. Possession of even small amounts of any illicit drug in the Philippines attracts mandatory jail sentences. Police and other authorities have been publicly encouraged to kill suspected drug traffickers who resist arrest.

But you probably already knew that you shouldn’t get involved with drugs, especially abroad. So, behave as a tourist, keep clear of drugs and cooperate with authorities when challenged and you will be fine.

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