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VISIT MINDANAO. Senator Christopher Lawrence Go urges journalist Raissa Robles Tuesday (June 7, 2022) to visit Mindanao to see for herself that it is safe and peaceful. Go said the Duterte administration has done its best to lower the cases of criminality in Mindanao. (PNA photo by Che Palicte) BANAYBANAY, Davao Oriental - Senator Christopher Lawrence Go urged journalist Raissa Robles Tuesday to visit Mindanao so that she "can see it for yourself and be the judge." Go issued the invitation following Robles' demeaning and inaccurate statements about Mindanao, suggesting that the entire island is infested with terrorists and kidnappers and unfit for tourism. In a series of social media posts that began on June 2, Robles criticized incoming Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco for proposing to open Mindanao to tourists. Robles, a correspondent for the South China Morning Post, said "the extremist Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) and other bandits would be pleased by the pros ....

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