SoCot tourist arrivals nearing 1M mark despite pandemic
The provincial capitol building of South Cotabato (File photo courtesy of the provincial government) GENERAL SANTOS CITY - South Cotabato province's tourist arrivals could exceed the one million mark by the end of the year as the number of visitors to various attractions in the area continues to increase despite the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. Richie Matunding, program assistant of the provincial government's arts, culture, tourism, and museum (ACTM) unit, said Monday they recorded a total of 928,996 visitor arrivals in the province as of the third quarter of the year...