DAVAO CITY, Jan. 31 -- The Army's 10th Infantry Division (10ID) is not aware of the basis of the recent travel advisory issued by the Canadian government, warning tourists on visiting Mindanao, including the Davao region.

"We can assure and attest that our region is peaceful," Maj. Mark Anthony Tito, the 10ID spokesperson, said during a press briefing Tuesday.

He noted that in 2023, they have not recorded any violent incidents in terms of terrorism, and insurgency.

"All we can say is, the [travel advisory] does not fit with what is happening here in our region," Tito said.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. formally declared Davao as an insurgency-free region on Oct. 27, 2022, following the resolution passed by the Regional Peace and Orde...