Travelers to the Philippines should be wary of robbers who drug their targets, after a Taiwanese woman said that she had been targeted by the ploy, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in the Philippines said yesterday.
The office said that it was contacted on Monday by a Taiwanese man who had arrived in Manila the previous day, but was unable to get in touch with his wife, who had arrived on Tuesday last week.
Soon after the man had made the report, the office was notified that the woman, surnamed Chiang (江), had been admitted to a hospital.
Chiang said she was on her way to take a subway in Mandaluyong City in Metro Manila on Sunday when she was approached by four elderly women.
The women suggested that she share a taxi with them, Chiang said.
During the taxi ride, one of the women offered Chiang a piece of the candy that she was eating, Chiang said.
She said that she lost consciousness after eating the sweet.
Chiang said she was found on a street without her money, valuables and cellphone.
She said she was taken to a hospital.
TECO staff visited Chiang at the hospital and contacted Philippine police to report the alleged robbery.
Chiang and her husband were scheduled to return to Taiwan yesterday, the office said.
Similar robberies have been reported in the Philippines in the past, the office said.
The office said that visitors should be cautious around strangers and not accept food or drink from people they do not know.
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