Tourism Undersecretary Benito Bengzon Jr. INQUIRER.NET PHOTO/CATHY MIRANDAMANILA, Philippines —At least 1.49 million foreign tourists have visited the Philippines over the first two months of 2019, the Department of Tourism (DOT) disclosed on Wednesday. “January to February, we already have 1.49 million foreign visitors,” Tourism Undersecretary Benito Bengzon Jr. said during the Kapihan sa Manila Bay at Cafe Adriatico. ADVERTISEMENTAccording to DOT’s data, 1,490,255 foreign visitor arrivals were recorded from January to February 2019. [About] 1.4 million last year for the first two months,” Bengzon added. “Number one market natin Korea, number two China, number three, US, number four Japan, number five Taiwan,” Bengzon said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 10, 2019 04:30 UTC