The Philippines welcomed a total of 4,681,307 foreign visitors in 2013, surpassing the 4,272,811 arrivals recorded in 2012 by 9.56 percent. This performance marked a new milestone for the tourism industry as visitor arrivals demonstrated sustained growth despite the challenges of the previous year.

The highest growth rates during the year were recorded in February (15.8 percent), June (14.0 percent), and August (13.0 percent). Visitor count reached an all time high of more than 400,000 during the months of January, February, March, July, and December.

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