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(File photo) MANILA - The Philippines attracted 47,715 foreign tourists and balikbayans in February 2022 alone, reflecting the international traveler's eagerness to visit Filipino destinations even after almost two years of closure. The Department of Tourism (DOT) on Thursday said 45 percent of the figures are balikbayans while 55 percent are foreign tourists, the majority of whom are from the United States, followed by Canada, the United Kingdom, South Korea, Australia, Vietnam, and Germany. "Masayang masaya kami kasi we didn't expect na may talagang dadating because normally ang dating ng mga turista usually 'pag due term months nila or pag-school break ng mga bata (We are elated because we didn't expect that there would be a lot of visitors because tourists normally come during the school break). But from February 10 to February 28 we recorded 47,715 tourists," Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said in a virtual presser. From 5.7 million tourism job
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The new normal is the best opportune time to invest. Entrepreneurs, small and big businessmen and the government itself should take this opportunity to spend as Metro Manila and other parts of the country prepare for the new normal under Alert Level 1. The Metro Manila Council (MMC), which is…