The new chief of the Department of Tourism (DOT) hopes to exceed a target of 10 million to 12 million tourist arrivals to the Philippines per year by 2022, more than double the visits recorded in 2015.

Tourism Secretary Wanda Corazon Teo said achieving such ambitious goal would require focus on tourism-related infrastructure, development of new destinations in the country, and expanded marketing, particularly through social media.

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