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400 Japanese tourists cancel PH trip due to Bohol clash

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<figure class="op-interactive"><div style="padding-top:66.375%"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1454857" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></div></figure><p>MANILA – Some 400 Japanese tourists have cancelled a trip to Cebu, after government troops clashed with Abu Sayyaf extremists in neighboring Bohol island, a tour operator said.</p><p>The encounter in coastal Inabanga town also prompted travel advisories from the US, UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, France and South Korea.</p><p>“They are canceling because of Bohol terrorism. It’s as simple as that,” said Alejandra Clemente, who chairs one of the country’s largest travel agencies, Rajah Tours.</p><ul class="op-related-articles" title="Read:">	<li><strong>Read: </strong> <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/business/04/11/17/resilient-bohol-tourism-hopes-to-weather-security-woes-after-asg-foray"> ‘Resilient’ Bohol tourism hopes to weather security woes </a></li></ul><p>Clemente said other foreign clients had also inquired about safety in the Philippines.</p><p>“That means they’re ready to cancel and change their destination,” she said.</p><p>Clemente said President Rodrigo Duterte should assure the international community on the safety of foreign tourists. <strong>– report from Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News</strong></p>

<p>Some 400 Japanese tourists have cancelled a trip to Cebu, after government troops clashed with Abu Sayyaf extremists in neighboring Bohol island, a tour operator said.</p>

Some 400 Japanese tourists have cancelled a trip to Cebu, after government troops clashed with Abu Sayyaf extremists in neighboring Bohol island, a tour operator said.