I seldom use the US warnings for overseas travel. I do read them but I also use Englands, Canada, etc travels warning on top of the US ones. Seems to me the US sites report quite late for some Countries warnings... like the Philippines... as an good example at this time.
The US site doesn't report the Zitka problem like Canada does and that is just one such example.
I like to know ALL of the problems.
It is my belief that the Philippines will have a mild (mild?) civil war within this next year, if that is the case I will bug out to Guam damned quickly. Just me being me... and past training helps too also. ;-) A person can hear a lot of Chinese spy stations in the Philippines I am told...