Manila, Dec. 2 -- The Department of Tourism (DOT) is confident that the country will meet its 8.2-million targeted foreign tourist arrivals by the end of 2019, citing the already high numbers of visitors for the first nine months of the year.
"Ang ganda ng mga reports na natatanggap namin that's why we're confident that we can reach 8.2 million (We're receiving good reports that's why we're confident that we can reach the 8.2 million)," DOT Undersecretary Benito Bengzon Jr. said in a briefing on Monday.
"For the first nine months, January to September, we're already at 6.16 million foreign visitors, which is already a record in itself. The growth rate is about 14.37 percent so the common question is if we will reach 8.2 million. At presen...