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The reopening of the Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary (MHRWS) starting Monday would

boost efforts to make the region as “top-of-mind destination for culture, adventure and nature,”
according to the Department of Tourism (DOT) in the Davao Region.

Trekkers at Mount Hamiguitan. Photo from the Davao Oriental website


DOT regional director Tanya Rabat-Tan said in a statement on Tuesday that Mount Hamiguitan in
Davao Oriental is expected to attract not only mountaineers but also naturalists and environmentalists
from all over the country.

Mt. Hamiguitan was inscribed as a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO) world heritage site on June 23, 2014 and declared as Association of Southeast Asian Nation
(ASEAN) Heritage Park on October 21, 2014.

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