If anything, the SC should really investigate who or what companies are really behind the petitions to place a TRO on the DOTr-NNIC project. More than just surveys, studying the movement of local and foreign tourists at our summer peak season can be a sign of hope or an omen or ill tidings. In the Philippines, tourism is back to two main markets: the European backpacking digital nomads and the ever-resilient Turistang Kanin. Among the many failures of the Department of Tourism is simplifying land travel in the country. The Digital Nomads can’t go where there is no internet, and local tourists always want to be connected with home.
