He did it to himself

I think it's much better to have a pension coming in monthly. I'm retired here now around cebu area .I wanted to live here a long time but I did not have money coming in every month so I waited about 21 years till my money was right . That guy was doing KZbin I guess to try make money but that will draw attention to yourself along with try have lending business .plus he picked the worst possible place to try to live . So the results are not surprising .

This guy did absolutely everything wrong. Moved to a red zone area. Bragged about loan sharking and whined about locals on KZbin. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Brother sibuco zamboanga del norte

No need to tell how safe the philippines is ...we'll wait for elliot Eastman to tell the world how safe the philippines is .

He was just at the wrong place at the wrong time. Whether it was his fault or not is up for debate. Mindanao is still pretty much a hideout to armed militias with questionable motives

26 never been anywhere and he chooses the red zone. He started a 6/5 lending business on top of he married a local Muslim girl and could be seen as shameful. I pray he is okay but I doubt it.

YES, EXACTLY MY FEELINGS, WHY BLAME HIM?

I don't care how big a jerk he was. Doesn't justify UN a living him. Sounds like you are trying to blame the victim.

Thr guy looks like a drug addict. He's acting so weird in his vlogs. Somethings off with him.

More like russian and romanian , but we speak spanish ,english and french quite often as well!

Hey guys , as a citizen of Chisinau myself pretty active one 😅 , i'd like to ask about which part of the city bothers you guys the most so that we could know were to put our energy into working out the solutions ?!

Good day. I have six military brothers living in the Philippines. Been living there for over 8+ years. This American was warned about living in a strictly Muslim area ( even their Flipina wives won't go there). This man married a Muslim Flipina. In my opinion, her family was against this. Its been reported, she wasn't at home when incident occurred. I believe he was targeted. Her family, and possibly ties to terrorist organizations in that area. He knew better, ignored the warnings. I pray for his family. I've been to Mexico ( lived in Juarez). Have friends living in Medellin Colombia. I've traveled all over South America. My ex fiancee is from Brazil. Made 9-10 trips to Brazil. I pray for him and his family. I don't believe he is alive. Especially if he was shot. He could develop sepsis or gangrene from the wound if it's not treated.

Alots of people get kidnap and killed everyday all over the world even the united states people get kidnap everyday mostly kids but one guy get kidnap in phi suddenly it's not safe?

He was loansharking , known as 5-6, in the Philippines, which he boasted of on KZbin. Doing this among poor people was a severe risk.

As an Travel Vlogger myself who also films in the Philippines 🇵🇭.. i stay in safe places plus my Filipina wife is there to show me what and what not to do… lay low, try to blend in and enjoy the beautiful philippines has to offer 🇵🇭 ❤

baka mayabang ate alam mo namn sa pinas dba? lage namn ako nauwe ng madaling araw dati nung hs ako hagang college lasing pa wala namn 😑

Just stay away from Western Mindanao zamboanga always been bad new since iv been goin to the Philippines since 1985 common sense . Very careless goin zamboanga. Muslims areas not gd for foreigners

You know this is very embarrassing .to me as a Filipino...for me these events are a scourge in society..

Welcome to Moldova! Thanks for sharing a out your personal experiences and even being honest about your struggles. Helps us understand when we're finally together in thr USA.

Philippines is safe just like most countries but if you want to venture into places that are unsafe you really can’t have many respect for him

I live deep in Mindanao and to me it’s how you present yourself. I live with Christians and Muslims and everyone in the community knows me. It’s only 30 minutes to marawi. It’s on how you carry yourself

I know of at least 7 foreign money lenders who have been killed in the central Visayas in the last decade

It's very sad i think he was a nieve 26 year old. As yous said we don't know the motive behind it i have seen on a video the Philippines police talking to him and someone says that's a terrorist not a real police officer. I think some Filipinos were trying to warn him to leave. He didn't deserve that let's hope he gets released 🙏

its simply a failed sense of logic and common sense for this case

Safer than Compton or West Memphis. It could be said that the guy asked for it. Smug, vain and stupid.

In all honesty there is always a risk of this type of thing to happen to a foreigner, for any reason you want to subscribe to, history clearly shows this. With this said in the States you could be the victim of a drive by shooting, robbery, home invasion, it happens all the time. For the most part the Philippines is safe, and the people are friendly.

Woke American went to a red zone where even Filipino's rarely go. Green day singing in the background - "don't wanna be an American Idiot~~~" Reminds me of Europeans who went to another Islamic area and got killed there cause they want to prove Muslim people are "peaceful" 💀☠💀☠

Most likely his Filipino neighbors sold him out for easy money. Watch your backs.

Nobody deserves to be kidnapped.

every where in this world you go. you must respect the values and culture of the locals you interact with. it is the general rule.

This American boy crafted his own recipe for disaster. He dumbishly took his sense of American entitlement to a remote red zone, notorious for Muslim terrorist activity, where even most Filipinos would hesitate to venture. The danger was written all over, including official warnings, unlike the Filipino mother and her son, tourists in the US, who were indiscriminately shot and killed en route to the airport for their journey home.

Maybe he should have just stayed in his own country. 😊 arrogance isn't tolerated here 😂

Wherever you go is not safe anymore,like in the US there are so many shootings and robberies now a days.

That is a high risk place.Even filipinos knew that place.When i was a kid there were a lot of fighting between the filipino soldiers and the rebels.Some places in Mindanao are not safe.That is why we have warnings in our passport.Where to go etc.

My god, her shoulders! 😅😅😅

If you just mind your own business, be humble and dont ever ever flaunting and showboats on how much money you make out of the poor people live online then the Philippines is going to be the best safest place you'll ever be. Elliot lacks common sense.

That american guy converted to islam or muslim but still he is a foreigner in that muslim area, his being a muslim is not a pssport for him to live peacefully among muslims. Muslims are traitors, cant be trusted at any time.

Hi is crossed white whith Asian it is seen in his features . The only places thay do this king of kidnapping is to citezens who are American with some Arab connection they kidnap you in the East . But in philippines that is strange because an American whith Asian features would do that to him .

Yong mga tao sa logar na parang hindi siya gusto yon na dapat umalis siya mag hanap siya na powede materhan dito za Zamboanga del norte here in dipulog city is open for tourists malalaman mo nman yan sa lugar kong gusto ka or hindi dahil pag hindi ka gusto sa mga tao yong mga tao tingnan yong mga mata nila

WARNING and FYI to all Foreigners and Visitors to the Philippines: You are not safe under the current "ILLEGAL SUBSTANCE USERS leader and his POT BUDDIES within the government." They have allowed the resurgence of illegal drugs and are neglecting critical internal issues. If you plan to visit our beautiful country, please exercise extreme caution and stay very vigilant. What might appear as an isolated KIDNAPPING case is actually a reflection of a deeper issue: the military and other law enforcements has been paralyzed by distrust in the current president, who, along with his family, faces serious accusations of illegal drug use. Despite clear video evidence and a star witness with firsthand knowledge, both the executive and legislative branches are desperately scrambling to cover up the scandal. They use diversion tactics in Congress, falsely accusing political opponents-particularly those loyal to former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, whom we loved and admired for his genuine "malasakit" (care) for the Filipino people during his six-year term. His legacy is now being destroyed by this NOSENSICAL president, who lacks vision and concern for the country. This CURRENT administration is frantically trying to shift attention away from the real issue: the first family and the speaker of the house are at the VERY CORE of the country’s PROBLEMS. This blatant disregard for accountability cannot, and should not, be tolerated any longer. The current administration has neglected the nation’s internal crises, misusing public funds with no transparency. Instead, their focus has been on spreading propaganda against all political opponents, especially the DUTERTEs, who made the bold decision to bury their DICTATOR father in the "Libingan ng mga Bayani"-a move no other president dared to make. Worse yet, this administration is openly using taxpayers' money to buy the loyalty of government officials, deceiving the public by packaging bribes as "relief assistance" or "AYUDA," with their names and PIG faces shamelessly plastered on every package for personal and political gain. As a result, there are no meaningful infrastructure projects, and the so-called "achievements" boasted in the SONA are nothing but lies. We urgently need change. This leader must be ejected as soon as possible, as he is now allowing criminals to rule from within his circle. The legislative branch is abusing its power, acting as if they are above the law and own the Philippines. So, be very careful this time!!!

I watched a lot of his “shorts” and good amount of his long-form video. Elliott was 25-26 but looks more like 18-21 which didn’t help. His facial-affect is “closed” meaning he doesn’t exude warmth or welcoming emotion in telegenic terms. He appears completely solipsistic, brooding and/or self-absorbed (the camera is always on his face usually from an upward angle so appears he is always looking down on you. He is entirely emotionally distant even from his wife; and btw she doesn’t appear Pina-In-love at all! Their “chemistry” looks n feels more like a date than a wife. Then he is flexing his money through showing all the gadgetry he is purchasing; then he shows his posh bucolic neighborhood in Vermont or at least in the United States; then he brags about how much money he is making being “loan shark” to his impoverished neighbors. Did you notice the cold flat faces Filipinos were giving him on camera!!??? In The Land Smiles??? He didn’t appear to be liked and was perhaps grew in resentment. Lots of rookie childish mistakes….but having said all that No One deserved what has happened to him and my heart goes out to his family; still praying against all odds for his safe rescue or return!

Occupational hazard of being a loan shark. Move along, nothing to see here.

Gunmen on a motorcycle killed a Moro couple who were Money lenders in an attack in Barangay Pagagawan, Montawal, Maguindanao del Sur, on Saturday afternoon

What a shithole country

He sleeps with the fishes now

If some of the reports are accurate, Eastman was being very flashy and bragging about his money. There is a lot more to the back story: He came there to find the woman that scammed him online. Then he married another woman. He stated on his channel, that he found his wife in the Philippines and said he is lending money to a businesses to profit and earn interest. Maybe that triggered his kidnapping. Earning interest is frowned upon in some Muslim communities. One does not need to pay a dead person back...

He lived IN zamboanga ,showed his money,bragged ABOUT HE LIVING IN MUSLIM Dangerous area...so he wanted trouble... Never had trouble IN davao,samal,bukidnon,tagum,gensan etc... Zamboanga is 700km away and never been safe FOR foreigners...lived IN davao FOR 2.5years... Anyway is fishy he went there IN 2023may azt the first Time and immediatly married with his wife after a few weeks... So im sure nobody would allow the foreigner husband to live there

I have never felt unsafe in the Philippines. However I am very aware of my surroundings and know who I am talking to and where I should be. I have never been further south than Cebu so I'm unaware of anything beyond that. But overall never had a problem in the Philippines. I hope that young man is safe and will be returned unharmed.

Outstanding video guys! Take care love you guys