"People outside the Philippines are greatly misinformed by the media." I'm not sure that the people inside the country are any better informed. For one thing,

"People outside the Philippines are greatly misinformed by the media." I'm not sure that the people inside the country are any better informed. For one thing, I'm curious as to how you were presented with the "600K+ surrendered" figure. That number sounds very high to me. Where are all these people now? All details aside, sorry, but whereas once your country was on my 'to visit' list, it's been crossed off now. This situation must be costing a bucket of tourist dollars.