Most Dangerous Cities in the Philippines

Manila

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By Jote Mari Tan -

 

Sep 22, 2015

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Manila is not only one of the overpopulated cities in the world. According to an articlepublished by the Philippine Star, Manila’s transport system is one of the most dangerous for women in the world. It is also the seventh worst city where women don’t feel safe to travel alone at night.

In 2011, Manila was listed as one of the most dangerous cities for journalists in the world. The list also included Cebu and Cagayan de Oro – all the killings and harassments wereattributed to the “paramilitary groups and private militias responsible were classified as ‘Predators of Press Freedom’”.

In the Brown-Wilson Group’s “2009: The Year of Outsourcing Dangerously.” Manila, Makati, and Cebu were ranked seventh. The risks include terrorism, diseases, and natural disasters.

Manila was also ranked 4th of the world’s most susceptible cities to natural hazards. They attribute this susceptibility to the “poor institutional and societal capacity to manage, respond and recover from natural hazards events.” This city was also second to Japanese cities, Tokyo and Yokohama, “due to both seismic activity and typhoon frequency” based on 2013 Swiss Reinsurance report. It was also ranked second of New York Post’s “The 10 Riskiest Cities to Live In”.

Manila also had the highest number of firecracker-related injuries from 2010-2012, according to the list released by the Department of Health.