Do not be mis-lead !! Davao City and all the area around is OK !! . You must not think it is any safer than anywhere else . I never go out in Davao alone , also in all The Philippines , always with a bodyguard . . Please understand the culture of the people before you settle in The Philippines ....They are lovely poeple , but spoilt by years of Spanish and American " rule " . Help them now help themselves .with YOUR AND MY money .