Nearly 5.65 mln foreign tourists arrive in Philippines since January

[Manila News] - 12/18/2024

MANILA, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Nearly 5.65 million international tourists, including 306,549 Chinese, have visited the Philippines since January, according to the Philippines' Department of Tourism (DOT) data released Wednesday. As of Tuesday, the Philippines has welcomed 5,646,351 international (…)



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