FORMER senator Richard Gordon on Thursday urged the government to safeguard the country’s tourist havens and destinations with regular patrols and a heightened presence of authorities.
“When you invite in the tourists, we should also make sure that they’re protected during their stay in the country,” Gordon, also a former tourism secretary, said in a statement in response to the recent kidnapping of three foreigners and a Filipina on Samal Island in Davao del Norte last Monday.
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