MORE than 6.6 million foreign tourists visited the Philippines in 2017, marking unprecedented growth in the country’s tourism industry and beating the official target of 6.5 million tourist arrivals.

Tourism Secretary Wanda Tulfo-Teo said 2017 tourist arrivals jumped by 11 percent from 5.97 million in 2016.

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