Google for "fake death mafia" returns a bunch of articles that talk about this death, and conveniently have the phrase "in a region known for fake deaths".

I don't understand how that becomes a reference point for any region being known for fake deaths. The search results in fact make it look like someone used his death to slander a whole region.

The region became known for fake deaths when the news started implying that it was known for fake deaths. That's how facts are born.

>That's how facts are born.

I mean WOW. In just a few words you manage to describe one of the biggest problem we have today. Luckily Most of the HN crowds are not interested in the "Answer", but why it is the answer. And whether the why was plausible.

That's how business opportunities are born!

Next step: Google "fake death philippines" - at least for me that brought up a telegraph article [1] which explains a bit more.

[1] https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/asia/philipp...