The U.S. Department of State diligently updates its travel advisories, assessing all risks for Americans traveling abroad. Recently, some of these alerts have raised some eyebrows, including a travel advisory for one of the world's safest countries and an awkward "do not travel" warning reminder for Russia right after Putin's U.S. visit . While some of these warnings have been around for months, if not years , several countries continue to accuse the Department of State of "fearmongering."

But that remains debatable, especially in a top retirement spot for Americans that has been slapped with a serious U.S. travel advisory—the Philippines . Known for its slogan, "it's more fun in the Philippines," this popular Asian destination is under a Level 2 warning ("Exercise Increased Cauti

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