by JEROME ANING, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Feb 2, 2018
More than 6.6 million foreign tourists visited the country in 2017, an 11-percent rise from the previous year, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said on Thursday.
Data released by the DOT showed that the 6,620,908 foreign visitors bested the 5,967,005 total in 2016.
Tourism Secretary Wanda Tulfo-Teo called the tourist traffic a “milestone,” saying Philippine tourism “bested” the average tourism growth of Asia and the Pacific as well as Southeast Asia, placed at 6 percent and 8 percent, respectively, by the UN World Tourism Organization’s latest World Tourism Barometer.
South Koreans remained the country’s top visitors with 1,607,821 arrivals.
The DOT said Boracay and Cebu remained the top destinations for Koreans. China came in second with 968,447 arrivals, followed by the United States with 957,813, Japan with 584,180 and Australia with 259,433. —
January – ZERO WASTE MONTH
“Stop wasting our money.
Stop corruption!”
Invoke Article 33 of the ILO Constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry recommendations
against serious violations of
Forced Labour and Freedom of Association protocols.
Accept National Unity Government (NUG)
of Myanmar. Reject Military!
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#Report Corruption #SearchPosts #TakePicturesVideos
January
24 Jan – International Day of Education
26 Jan – International Day of Clean Energy
Monthly Observances:
National Microinsurance Month
Zero Waste Month
Weekly Observances:
Week 1: National Time Consciousness Week
Week 3: National Mental Health Week
Last Week: Children’s Week
Daily Observances:
January 6: Community Development Day
Third Sunday: Children’s Day
Day of Sanctity and Protection of Human Life
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