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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/174122306215720230804-naia-travellers-JC-4.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Travelers arrive at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 in Pasay City on August 4, 2023. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — The Department of Tourism (DOT) on Thursday said the Philippines has earned over P65 billion from tourism-related products and services in January 2025, noting that it signals the &quot;recovery of the country’s tourism industry from the ill effects of the pandemic.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2025/2/7/foreign-travel-seen-as-cheaper-than-domestic-trip-2003">DOT says &#x27;love for PH&#x27; to drive international tourism growth in 2025</a></div><p>“The recovery of Philippine tourism from the period of the pandemic in terms of revenues translates to thousands of jobs created for Filipinos, providing livelihood opportunities for many, especially in our rural and underserved areas,” Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco said.</p><p>According to the DOT, the Jan. 2025 tourism revenue &quot;was already higher than the US$821 million or P43 billion recorded in January 2019.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2025/1/10/ph-sees-all-time-high-visitor-revenues-1743">Philippines sees all-time high international tourist revenues</a></div><p>&quot;When compared to the revenues in January 2019, the income of the Philippines in tourism in January this year already exceeded the pre-pandemic income levels by an impressive 136.1 percent in terms of US dollar and 151.46 percent in terms of Philippine peso,&quot; the DOT said.</p><div><strong>TOURISTS</strong></div><p>Meanwhile, the DOT reported that a total of 1,167,908 foreign travelers visited the Philippines in the first two months of 2025.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/2/27/ph-tourism-ambassador-for-korea-seo-in-guk-explores-boracay-1848">PH tourism ambassador for Korea Seo In Guk explores Boracay</a></div><p>Over a quarter or 25.31 percent of the total figure came from South Korea with 295,611 tourists. South Korea has been the Philippines’ top source of tourists since 2023.</p><p>The DOT said it expects more South Korean visitors after they tapped Seo In-Guk as &quot;celebrity tourism ambassador for the Philippines.&quot;</p><p>Following South Korea was US with 229,836 travelers, Japan with 83,208 tourists, Canada with 65,145 visitors, and Australia with 61,564 guests. </p><p>The Philippines also welcomed 53,545 tourists from China, 41,388 from Taiwan, 34,451 from UK, 29,352 from Singapore, and 21,252 from France.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lZYhNhNLREg?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>According to the DOT, the Jan. 2025 tourism revenue "was already higher than the P43 billion recorded in January 2019."</p>

According to the DOT, the Jan. 2025 tourism revenue "was already higher than the P43 billion recorded in January 2019."

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PH earns over P65B from tourism in Jan. 2025: DOT

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel,

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Published Mar 06, 2025 09:18 AM PHT

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