Palace attributes increase in tourism revenues to improve PH peace and order situation

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00:00In 2019, the total number of tourist arrivals to the country hit a little over 8 million

00:05for the year.

00:07This year, tourist arrivals for January alone went over the million mark, which is 51 percent

00:12more than for the same period in Banner Year 2019.

00:15With such results, posted early this year, boosted by tax breaks for tourists and aggressive

00:20print and TV ad campaign, the record for 2019 is bound to fall by much as our Clay Silpardilla

00:27reports.

00:31This is the first time Emilia and Elina visited the Philippines from Germany.

00:36They say this won't be their last with more visits to follow.

00:40We choose Philippines because the people are really, really kind, the nature is beautiful.

00:47It would like always been very good.

00:50I never had, I was never afraid or anything in the Philippines.

00:54According to Malacanang, from January to February 2025, tourist arrivals in the Philippines

01:01ballooned to more than a million.

01:03The country's tourism revenue surged past 65 billion pesos last January.

01:09This is higher than 43 billion pesos recorded in the same month of 2019 before the pandemic.

01:16Malacanang says this reflects the country's peace and order status and state of security.

01:22If peace and order is not good in the Philippines, it is more likely for tourists to come to us.

01:30But because the number of tourists coming to us is increasing, our pre-COVID time has already been exceeded.

01:40So it means that tourists who come to our country are not afraid.

01:45The Palace attributes this to the Bureau of Immigration Services that are now faster and

01:50more accessible.

01:51In addition, last December, the VAT Refund for Non-Resident Tourists Act was signed into law.

01:57This allows foreign tourists to claim a 12% value-added tax refund on locally purchased products

02:04worth at least 3,000 pesos per transaction.

02:08Because of this, the Palace is optimistic that more tourists will be encouraged to visit the Philippines.

02:14With this, tourism revenue is expected to grow as a new law is projected to increase

02:19tourist spending by 30%.

02:22This will not only benefit small businesses, but also create more jobs.

02:27From PTV Manila, Kalaisel Pordilia, Balitang Pambansa.

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