Faith tourism is being promoted by DOT-Bicol as a way for travelers to discover the region’s churches, heritage sites, and historic religious destinations.
Cagayan de Oro has been lauded for its effective communications system during disaster response, and the province has recently received satellites to improve peace and security.
According to the Institute for Economics and Peace's latest Global Peace Index data, the Philippines rose four spots to 125th place out of 163 countries.