Jollygoodfellow Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 I put this story in this forum of safety and security because although I don't know the full facts; a foreigner getting into a dispute with a local can easily end how this did. Some people just can't walk away from trouble or realize the potential catastrophic outcome. Fourth Swiss citizen killed in Philippines An investigation is under way into the stabbing death of a 67-year-old Swiss man in the Philippines, the latest in a string of killings involving citizens of Switzerland in that country. The senior, identified by local police as Roger Fritz Lang, was playing basketball in a village when he became involved in a dispute with a resident, the Philippine SunStar news website reported on Wednesday, citing a police official. The assailant brandished a knife and stabbed the Swiss in an incident that occurred over the weekend in a village of Barangay Mabiga, a district of Mabalacat City in the Philippine province of Pampanga, the website said. The victim was temporarily renting a house in the village, SunStar reported earlier on its website. He was transported to a hospital for treatment where he died from his injuries. The alleged attacker, who is reportedly known to police, fled the scene. The Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs has confirmed the death of a Swiss citizen and said the Swiss embassy in Manila made contact with Philippine authorities over the incident. Lang was the fourth Swiss citizen killed in the Philippines since October 2014. The body of a 22-year-old man from Geneva was found on October 7th at Surigao City on the island of Mindanao, according to earlier media reports. Two days earlier two Swiss tourists aged 67 and 78 were killed at Opol, a seaside resort in the south of the Philippines. http://www.thelocal.ch/20150204/fourth-swiss-citizen-killed-in-philippines 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Methersgate Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 It seems that the Philippines is not the place to be Swiss... mind you I am impressed that anyone plays basketball at 67.I am mildly surprised to see a death in Pampanga covered in the SunStar; mind you, that paper is broadly "anti-foreigner" anyway. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum Support Popular Post Mike J Posted February 5, 2015 Forum Support Popular Post Posted February 5, 2015 A business mentor once told me "there is never a winner in an argument". That little pearl of wisdom could save your life here in the Philippines. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Peterson Posted February 6, 2015 Posted February 6, 2015 A business mentor once told me "there is never a winner in an argument". That little pearl of wisdom could save your life here in the Philippines. Normally I would agree Mike, but here there was Clearly a Winner and a very Unfortunate Loser but you last piece is a big must, for us all to remember Morning All. JP :tiphat: :morning1: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brock Posted February 6, 2015 Posted February 6, 2015 It seems that the Philippines is not the place to be Swiss Or any Foreigner,,,So many getting murdered 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum Support Mike J Posted February 6, 2015 Forum Support Posted February 6, 2015 A business mentor once told me "there is never a winner in an argument". That little pearl of wisdom could save your life here in the Philippines. Normally I would agree Mike, but here there was Clearly a Winner and a very Unfortunate Loser but you last piece is a big must, for us all to remember Morning All. JP :tiphat: :morning1: .... but Is he still a winner if caught, found guilty, and spends the rest of his life in prison. All because of an argument that got out of hand. :unsure: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpbago Posted February 6, 2015 Posted February 6, 2015 but Is he still a winner if caught, found guilty, and spends the rest of his life in prison They don't think ahead about something like that, nor do they think ahead about food for the day, about motorcycle safety, about paying the bills, about having unprotected sex, about medical check ups, about health insurance, about high blood pressure, about the next typhoon, about living in a river delta, about crossing the road in traffic, etc. They think only in the moment of now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum Support Old55 Posted February 6, 2015 Forum Support Posted February 6, 2015 ... but Is he still a winner if caught, found guilty, and spends the rest of his life in prison. All because of an argument that got out of hand. If...... Big if. :( 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Peterson Posted February 7, 2015 Posted February 7, 2015 but Is he still a winner if caught, found guilty, and spends the rest of his life in prison. All because of an argument that got out of hand. Then they are both Losers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kazualteaze69 Posted February 9, 2015 Posted February 9, 2015 Basketball...argument...67... just a head scratcher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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