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This photo taken on December 12, 2023 shows tourists paddling their kayaks while others take photos inside the Big Lagoon in El Nido town, Palawan province.

Marcos targets '10-fold increase' in tourist arrivals for Philippines

By James Relativo

The administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. plans on increasing the country's tourist arrivals by 10-fold as the Philippines aims to become the region's next "tourism behemoth."

In this photo taken on May 7, 2024, a pedestrian holding an umbrella, as protection from the sun, walks past road barriers with numbers along a highway in Laoag City, north of Manila.

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Manuel V. Pangilinan (right) is the new chairman, president and CEO of SPNEC, with founder Leandro Leviste as vice chairman.

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 6, 2019, Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) and China's President Xi Jinping attend a ceremony presenting Xi with a degree from the Saint Petersburg State University on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in Saint Petersburg. Chinese President Xi Jinping begins a state visit to Russia on March 20, 2023, a trip Beijing has touted as a "visit for peace" as it seeks to play mediator in Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine.

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Some of the Miss Universe Philippines 2024 delegates wear Jojo Bragais in a photo shoot for the Bragais runway challenge.

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This picture taken on May 17, 2024 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 18, 2024 shows a test fire of a tactical ballistic missile into which a new autonomous navigation system is introduced in the East Sea of Korea, at an undisclosed location in North Korea.

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Kylie Verzosa arrives for the screening of the film 'Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga' at the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2024.

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