Foreign tourist arrivals breach 300K mark
(PNA photo by Avito C. Dalan) MANILA - More than 300,000 foreign tourists have visited the Philippines since the country opened its borders in February, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said Wednesday. This is a significant increase in foreign arrivals, with a big spike noted this month, the DOT said in a news release. The latest data showed a total of 319,047 inbound arrivals from February 10, the day the country began accepting fully vaccinated foreign tourists, until April 25. The majority or 66,245 of the total tourist arrivals since Feb. 10 came from the United States. Canada and South Kor...