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(Eagle News)–The Philippine government is eyeing a 10-fold increase in tourist arrivals from the original target set under the original Balikbayan program to become Asia’s tourism behemoth. “Ang ambisyon natin doon one million tourists. That was the ambition. One million tourists can come back. And then kasama na doon ‘yung mga overseas Filipinos..Now, we are targeting 10 times that,” President Bongbong Marcos said during the recent launch of the Tourist Rest Area (TRA) in Pagudpud, […]
(Eagle News)–Over two million international visitors have entered the country this month, the Department of Tourism has said. Of the total 2010522 as of April 24, the DOT said 94.21 percent or 1894076 were foreign tourists while 5.79 percent or 116446 were overseas Filipino workers. The DOT said the overall figure is 15.11 percent higher than the international arrivals reported in the same period last year. South Korea remains number one in terms of inbound […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines remains closed to tourists. This was reiterated by the Bureau of Immigration, following reports that the bureau’s offices were being swamped with queries after Metro Manila was placed under the less restrictive Alert Level 2 status. He said, so far, only those under the categories allowed by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases may be admitted. He said this was also provided they come from […]
(Eagle News) — Foreign tourists are still not allowed to enter the Philippines. The Bureau of Immigration issued the clarification, as it added that that particular restriction has yet to be lifted by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases. Immigration bureau chief Jaime Morente said the recent easing of travel restrictions applies only to foreign nationals who were allowed to enter the Philippines before March 22, when the country imposed […]
