Sentinel Times

From conflict zone to destination: Quezon charts a new course for

, - For years, people from Quezon often encountered the same remark whenever they mentioned where they came from: “Taga-Quezon ka? Madaming NPA doon, ‘di ba?” Bondoc Peninsula, in particular, became known less for its churches, farms and coastal communities than for stories of insurgency and unrest.

Quezon is now working to reshape that image through tourism, heritage promotion and local enterprise. The province launched the Bondoc Peninsula Agri-Tourism and Pilgrimage Tourism Circuit to showcase the area's faith, agriculture, culture and community life.

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