Assignment 3
2-3-2020 International Health Studies
Naam student:
Naam docent:
Minor: GKO-IHS-C-19
,Contents
1. Safety plan..........................................................................................................................................2
2. Culture shock......................................................................................................................................5
3. Emergency card..................................................................................................................................7
4. Checklist...........................................................................................................................................10
Bibliography..........................................................................................................................................12
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, 1. Safety plan
There are several hazards you can encounter
while travelling to the Philippines. You can
encounter natural disasters like earthquakes
and storms. The most common hazard you
can encounter in the Philippines is criminality.
The ministry of foreign affairs of the
Netherland has made a map of the travel
advice that applies to the Philippines, this
map is shown on the right. There is not a
place in the Philippines that is green, which
means there are no special safety risks. Most
of the Philippines is yellow, this means that
there are safety risks if you travel there so
you have to come prepared. You should
beware during the day, not be out on the
streets during the night and were your money
somewhere no one can see (Ministerie van
Buitenlandse Zaken, 2020). Some parts are
orange, which means that you should only
travel there if its save. And some parts are
red which means that you shouldn’t travel
there. The hazards you can encounter in the
Philippines are listed below.
Criminality
The Philippines have a lot of (small) crime, such as street crime or scams.
According to the Ministry of foreign affairs you should undertake some safety
measures such as:
Don't go into the streets after sunset. Not even to travel.
Be on your guard during the day and don't just walk the streets. Most
robberies take place during the day.
Avoid slums.
Carry money, credit cards and other valuable documents inconspicuously
on your body.
Don't wear eye-catching jewellery.
Keep your passport, plane ticket and money you don't need in a safe
place.
Do not resist a robbery. If you become a victim of this, hand over your
belongings. Resistance often leads to (more) violence.
Do not lose sight of your belongings (Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken,
2020).
Drugs
Three years ago president Rodrigo Duterte started a war against drugs in the
Philippines. If the police thinks someone is a drug dealer or user they may be
shot (Amnesty International, 2020). Since the drug war began there has been a
lot of violence in the Philippines. As a tourist you can become an unintended
victim of the drug war. It is important that you stay alert and avoid any contact
with the drug circuit (Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken, 2020). In addition to the
drug war there is also a chance that you will be drugged. In the Philippines it
occurs that tourists are drugged in bars and caps and then get robbed. In order
to try to avoid this it is important that you are always on your guard when
someone comes up to you and claim to know you from the airport for example
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2-3-2020 International Health Studies
Naam student:
Naam docent:
Minor: GKO-IHS-C-19
,Contents
1. Safety plan..........................................................................................................................................2
2. Culture shock......................................................................................................................................5
3. Emergency card..................................................................................................................................7
4. Checklist...........................................................................................................................................10
Bibliography..........................................................................................................................................12
1
, 1. Safety plan
There are several hazards you can encounter
while travelling to the Philippines. You can
encounter natural disasters like earthquakes
and storms. The most common hazard you
can encounter in the Philippines is criminality.
The ministry of foreign affairs of the
Netherland has made a map of the travel
advice that applies to the Philippines, this
map is shown on the right. There is not a
place in the Philippines that is green, which
means there are no special safety risks. Most
of the Philippines is yellow, this means that
there are safety risks if you travel there so
you have to come prepared. You should
beware during the day, not be out on the
streets during the night and were your money
somewhere no one can see (Ministerie van
Buitenlandse Zaken, 2020). Some parts are
orange, which means that you should only
travel there if its save. And some parts are
red which means that you shouldn’t travel
there. The hazards you can encounter in the
Philippines are listed below.
Criminality
The Philippines have a lot of (small) crime, such as street crime or scams.
According to the Ministry of foreign affairs you should undertake some safety
measures such as:
Don't go into the streets after sunset. Not even to travel.
Be on your guard during the day and don't just walk the streets. Most
robberies take place during the day.
Avoid slums.
Carry money, credit cards and other valuable documents inconspicuously
on your body.
Don't wear eye-catching jewellery.
Keep your passport, plane ticket and money you don't need in a safe
place.
Do not resist a robbery. If you become a victim of this, hand over your
belongings. Resistance often leads to (more) violence.
Do not lose sight of your belongings (Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken,
2020).
Drugs
Three years ago president Rodrigo Duterte started a war against drugs in the
Philippines. If the police thinks someone is a drug dealer or user they may be
shot (Amnesty International, 2020). Since the drug war began there has been a
lot of violence in the Philippines. As a tourist you can become an unintended
victim of the drug war. It is important that you stay alert and avoid any contact
with the drug circuit (Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken, 2020). In addition to the
drug war there is also a chance that you will be drugged. In the Philippines it
occurs that tourists are drugged in bars and caps and then get robbed. In order
to try to avoid this it is important that you are always on your guard when
someone comes up to you and claim to know you from the airport for example
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