That Davao City is one of the safest cities in the world has been touted as fact by netizens, publications, and politicans alike. But, where did this information originally come from and how was this conclusion reached? One Facebook user, Sean De Dios, decided to conduct a 15 minute search on the matter and this is what he found:
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Duterte and everyone else throws around “Davao, Nth safest city in the world” a lot. So while I was waiting for the traffic to die down on this 13th month payday Friday, I decided to conduct a 15 minute research.
Lets find out who declared Davao City as the 6th (or 9th, or 4th??) safest city IN THE WORLD (Jeremy Clarkson voice)!
I figured that Philippine based publications would be biased, #pinoypride and all, so I chose to avoid those. Instead, I looked at the following sites:
telegraph.co.uk
bbc.com
independent.co.uk
economist.com
cnbc.com
businessinsider.com
msn.com
You know which website mentioned Davao? None. Not even in Top 50 lists.
This made me look into the Inquirer article, checking their sources. The ranking of Davao city comes from Numbeo.com which is a user-contributed survey site. USER-CONTRIBUTED. And I checked it– a whopping 452 contributors! To add to that, what country is the Social Media capital of the world? Us, of course! (https://vulcanpost.com/
Now before you get your panties in a bunch, I’m not saying that Davao city isn’t as safe as it claims to be. I’m just saying that if you’re going to claim something as big as NTH IN THE WORLD, you better have the proper sources to back you up.
You connect the dots. And, if anyone has better sources regarding the prestigious title, please let me know because I’d rather hope that it is in fact, well-earned.
P.S.
I’m not discrediting Duterte nor am I discrediting the testimonials from the populace of Davao. Lets just remember that not everything you see on the internet should be taken at face-value. Lets read, dig deep, and vote wisely! #PHVote
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Safepo sa new year mga tanga…. Nag WORLD RECORD na po… https://www.mb.com.ph/davaos-torotot-festival-sets-new-world-record/
DUTERTE IS A CRIMINAL, CORRUPT AND DEFINITELY EVIL , he is the franchise owner of the vigilante hit squad DDS. para sa mga taong malapit sa admin ni pnoy, gusto nyung malaman kung sino ang secret handler ng DDS? SAMMY BUENAVENTURA ang pangalan ng handler ng DDS, a former policeman in davao city and currently employed sa city govt. of davao.
pls, pwede paki imbistiga rin ninyo ang murder ni police inspector guiritan, na pinatay sa harap ng jollibee centepoint matina davao city, ang naka pag tataka me cctv ang central 911 sa harap ng crime scene, pero sabi ng 911 personell na duty that time, NAKA PATAY DAW ANG CCTV CAMERA SA LOCATION NG CRIME SCENE THE TIME NA NAGANAP ANG KRIMEN.
para sa mga dutertards, galing na mismo ke duterte na he’s a communist, ano kayo mga bobo o tanga? ayaw pa rin ninyung paniwalaan kahit na sa kanya na mismo galing
basta alam namin kung ano ang davao…bahala ka kung saang lugar ka..