FOREIGN TOURISTS TO PHILIPPINES AT NEARLY 3.3MLN IN YEAR TO JULY

The Philippines received almost 3.28 million foreign tourists in the first seven months of 2024, a tally 11.5-percent higher than the prior-year period, according to data published this week by the nation’s Department of Tourism. Foreign tourists accounted for 92.2 percent of aggregate arrivals, which include people classified as overseas Filipin