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Davao region's former NPA-infested areas now draw tourists

Uraya's Peak, Talaingod, Davao del Norte DAVAO DEL NORTE, Nov. 4 (PIA) -- Former bases of the New People's Army (NPA) in the areas of responsibility (AOR) of the 10th Infantry Agila Division are now tourist destinations as the people and these places were transformed by projects of the national and local governments implemented in coordination with the  Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Discussing the "Peace Culture and Peace Consciousness" topic on the latest episode of Kapihan sa DavNor as chief guest, Major General Ernesto C. Torres Jr, commander of the 10 th  Infantry “Agila” Division of the Philippine Army highlighted the transformation of Communist Terrorist Groups (CTGs) in their AOR terrorist-influenced areas into tourist-preferred destinations. " Ang visible transformation na makikita natin sa area is that the whole area has been transformed from terrorism to tourism,"  (The visible transformation we can see is that the whole area was transform