"As an American living in Mindanao, this young man nad numerous mistakes. He came here, was scammed by one woman, then married this Muslim woman after only 5 months. He was running a 5/6, which is a loan shark business, loan 5 thousand peso, receive 6 thousand back. That is 20% interest on very poor people not to mention that charging interest is haram in Muslim culture. He also posted his wife online without her face covering, another no-no. He bragged online about the money he was spending, as well as putting his family business as well as local business online. He was warned for literally weeks that people were planning to kidnap him and he ignored the warnings. His father in law begged him not to leave the home, yet he again ignored the warning. Unfortunately this was self inflicted. Now, is Mindanao safe? Yes, with a few exceptions. He chose to stay in one of the places that he shouldn't have. He was culturally ignorant, and paid the ultimate price. Situational awareness is important wherever you are in the world."