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Halos 50-K arrivals, naitala ng Bureau of Immigration

Ni Jaya Luzuriaga
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Halos 50,000 indibidwal ang dumating sa Pilipinas noong bisperas ng bagong taon.

Ayon sa Bureau of Immigration, naitala ang 49,892 arrivals noong December 31, 2023, kung saan, 34% dito ay mga dayuhan.

Ibinahagi pa ng departamento na nakapag-proseso ito ng 1.6 million arrivals sa buwan ng Disyembre, kung saan nahigitan nito ang kanilang projection na 1.5 million.

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Ipinagmalaki naman ni Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco na nanunumbalik na ang popularidad ng bansa bilang foreign tourist destination.

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