Philippine Consulate-Karachi

May the new year bring new blessings and prosperity.

Best wishes from The Team of Philippines Honorary Consulate General, Karachi, Pakistan

Seasons Greetings and Happy Holidays to you and your families. May the season be filled with joy and celebration, and may the new year bring new blessings and prosperity.

With Best Regards,
The Team of Philippines Honorary Consulate General, Karachi, Pakistan

Wishing you a merry Christmas and a happy new year filled with health, wealth, and joy. Sending love and warm wishes to you and your family this holiday season. May the new year bring you prosperity, happiness, and success. May this holiday season be filled with laughter, love, and cherished moments with loved ones.

🎄✨ Paskuhan Sa Karachi 2023! 🎅🎁 Embracing the spirit of joy, love, and celebration in the heart of the city.

𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝟰.𝟴𝗠 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘀- 𝗗𝗢𝗧 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗳

𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘭𝘢, 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴—The Philippines has breached its target of 4.8 million international visitor arrivals before yearend, Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco announced Tuesday (Nov. 28).

The tourism chief shared the good news during the DOT’s 1st Philippine Golf Tourism Summit held at Grand Hyatt Manila that gathered tourism and golf industry leaders and stakeholders to engage in convergence with the government to explore and expand the full potential of the Philippine golf tourism industry.

As of November 27, 2023, the country has registered a total of 4,822,530 million visitors who visited the country, with foreign tourists still comprising the bulk of arrivals by 91.88 percent or 4,430,725, while the remaining 8.12 percent or 391,805 are returning overseas Filipinos.

Specifically, South Korea remains the country’s top source market for foreign arrivals which brought in 1,271,602 tourists or 26.37 percent of the total, followed by the United States of America (USA) with 797,181 (16.53 percent), Japan with 272,735 (5.66 percent), China with 242,107 (5.02 percent), and Australia with 225,464 (4.68 percent) to complete the top five.

The Secretary emphasized that the support of the Marcos Administration for the DOT has been very instrumental in translating the targets into achievements.

“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘥 4.8 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 2023. 𝘞𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 4.82 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴, 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘗𝘏𝘗404 𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘱𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘺. 𝘈𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘍𝘦𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘥 “𝘉𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘣𝘰𝘯𝘨” 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘰𝘴, 𝘑𝘳. 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥, 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺'𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭. 𝘛𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘫𝘰𝘣𝘴 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘸𝘪𝘥𝘦. 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘛𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘯 2023 𝘵𝘰 2028 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘰𝘴, 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳,” the tourism chief said.

“𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 5.35 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘍𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳, 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘫𝘰𝘣𝘴, 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭-𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺,” she added.

The liberalization of visa policies, the building of tourist rest areas, the establishment of the first ever multi-platform tourist call center, the construction of tourism roads, the development of cruise, education, medical, gastronomy, and sports tourism, expansion of dive tourism, and heritage and cultural tourism caravans and all other initiatives that have been lobbied by the DOT to attract visitors also contributed to these achievements, according to the Secretary.

𝗧𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗳 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺

With the DOT also positioning the Philippines as a global hub for sports tourism, including golf, the tourism chief said that the time is now for the government and private sector to work together.

“𝘛𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴' 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘥𝘶𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪-𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘨𝘰𝘭𝘧 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘰 𝘥𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘺. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦,” she said.

Currently, the Philippines has over 100 golf courses spread across Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, with Santa Barbara Golf Course in Iloilo Province deemed as the oldest, which was built in 1907, thus, making the country a home to one of the oldest golf courses in Asia.

“𝘎𝘰𝘭𝘧 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘯𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘭𝘧 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘰,” Secretary Frasco said.

“𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘎𝘰𝘭𝘧 𝘛𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘚𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘺𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴, 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘴, 𝘱𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘨𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘺 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘭𝘧 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘨𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺,” she concluded.

Panelists of the summit included Business Mirror Golf Editor Mike Besa who discussed “The Potential of Golf Tourism”; Outlast Sports and Entertainment Chief Executive Officer Salauddin SS who shared “The Right Market”; and Philippine Tour Operator Association (PHILTOA) President Fe Abling-Yu who discussed “First Tee With the Tourism Industry”; and Lipa, Batangas Vice Governor and founder of Golf Batangas Mark Leviste.

The summit was organized by the DOT’s Office of Product Development of Golf Tourism and Special Projects.

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Our services will resume on Monday, 30 October 2023.

For ATN emergencies, please contact the Embassy’s emergency number at
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Happy Birthday Honorary Consul General of the Philippines - Karachi, Dr. Muhammad Imran Yousuf.
Warmest wishes to you on your very special day. I hope that you continue to change the lives of others with your positivity, love, and beautiful spirit.

𝗣𝗛𝗟 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝟰𝗠 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀; 𝗗𝗢𝗧 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗼𝗯𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺

The Department of Tourism (DOT) is optimistic about the Philippine tourism industry’s continuing resurgence post-pandemic, with visitor arrivals to the country breaching the four million mark today (Sept. 29).

This, as it recorded a total of 4,005,465 visitor arrivals to the country from January 1 to September 28, 2023 (as of September 29), in its latest report.

Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco made the announcement as she graced the opening of the Travel Sale Expo 2023 and the 1st Global Tourism Conference Trade Fair at SM Megamall.

"I am very pleased to deliver the good news that today, we have managed to breach the four million mark in international arrivals into the Philippines. This has brought into our economy over Php 316 billion," Secretary Frasco said.

"The recovery of the tourism industry was well seen by the end of 2022, with the Philippine Statistics Authority attesting that tourism contributed 6.2 percent to our GDP and contributed no less than Php 1.87 trillion combined visitor receipts for international and domestic. Most importantly, this resulted in the employment of our fellow Filipinos in the number of 5.35 million tourism-related jobs," she continued.

The tourism chief noted that, under the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., the DOT is vigorously carrying out initiatives under the National Tourism Development Plan (NTDP) 2023-2028 that would sustain this growth and allow the industry to meet its target of 4.8 million arrivals this year.

“Under the leadership of our President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., whose strong belief in tourism has united and given hope to our various stakeholders across the entire tourism value chain all over the country, one of the first things that the DOT, by working with other national government agencies, prioritized is the full reopening of the Philippines to travel and tourism to be able to bring quality jobs to Filipinos and regain livelihood lost due to the pandemic and various calamities that the country has had to face in recent years,” Secretary Frasco said.

“As we continue to pursue tourism that is anchored on our strength as a warm and hospitable people, by showing our visitors the multitude of reasons to Love the Philippines, and by espousing inclusivity and sustainability in our plans and programs if only to ensure that no one gets left behind in our path to recovery, we only see these numbers growing in the coming months,” she added.

Of the total arrivals for the period, 91.58 percent or 3,668,039 are foreign visitors, while 8.42 percent or 337,426 are overseas Filipinos.

Based on the DOT’s arrivals report based on country of residence, South Korea ranked first in terms of the country’s top source markets, delivering more than a quarter of the total international arrivals to the Philippines with 1,046,176 (26.12 percent), followed by the United States of America (USA) with 679,090 (16.95 percent); Japan with 221,671 (5.53 percent); China with 194,258 (4.85 percent); and Australia with 187,143 (4.67 percent).

Other visitors came from Canada with 164,168 (4.10 percent); Taiwan with 146,396 (3.65 percent); the United Kingdom with 114,096 (2.85 percent); Singapore with 107,674 (2.69 percent); and Malaysia with 72,008 (1.80 percent).

As may be recalled, under the leadership of Secretary Frasco, the DOT has identified seven main objectives in pursuit of the President’s vision for the Philippines to be transformed into a tourism powerhouse in Asia, among these is the diversification of the country’s tourism portfolio through multi-dimensional tourism, which focuses on growing niche markets including golf, dive, and meetings, MICE, as well as film and heritage tourism in addition to the country’s more established tourism products.

In a media interview at the event, the DOT chief expressed her gratitude to all travelers that made the milestone for the industry possible, and enjoined tourists to continue supporting Philippine tourism.

"Nagpapasalamat po tayo sa ating mga friends and tourists from all over the world that continue to show their love for the Philippines. We are very close to our target of 4.8 million by the end of this year. Kaya naman po I continue to encourage our friends from all over the world to show their love for the Philippines," she said.

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DMW Advisory No. 22 Series 2023
Clarification on the Deployment of Household Service Workers Bound for Pakistan
Dated 11 September 2023

NEW E-PASSPORT READY FOR RELEASE
DATE UPLOADED: 21 SEPTEMBER 2023

Please be informed that the e-Passports of the following Filipino nationals are now available at the Philippine Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan.
Passport applicants are kindly advised to bring along the official receipt and their old passport for cancellation.

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Feel the Love of nature here at the Gateway of Ifugao!
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From sunrises to sunsets, the waters and the mountains, the smiles, the experiences and more—there is so much to see and much more to love in the Philippines. Come and visit us. We’re ready to share them with you. Visit Philippines.travel/lovethephilippines

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The Ambassador-designate of the Republic of the Philippines, Ms Maria Agnes M. Cervantes, presents her diplomatic credentials to President Dr Arif Alvi, at Aiwan-e-Sadr, Islamabad. She has been promoted as Ambassador.

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Key Facts & Figures about the Philippines.

Honorary Consul General, Dr. Muhammad Imran Yousuf of Philippines Consulate, Karachi with the Pilipino Tayo team at the ASEAN Day event at Indonesian Consulate, Karachi on 12th August 2023.

𝐃𝐈𝐃 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖?
𝗖𝗲𝗯𝘂 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 ↦ Oldest City in the Philippines
𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗼 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 ↦ Largest City in the Philippines
𝗧𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗺 ↦ Music Capital of the South
𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗹 ↦ Phil. Island Garden City
𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲 ↦ Banana Capital
𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗶 ↦ Coconut City of the South
𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗼𝘀 ↦ Clay Capital of Mindanao
𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮 ↦ Banana Capital of Davao
𝗞𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗽𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗻 ↦ City at the foot of Mt Apo
𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗼 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 ↦ Durian Capital, Cacao Capital
𝗞𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗹 ↦ Ilonggo City of the South
𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗦𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 ↦ Tuna Capital
𝗕𝘂𝗸𝗶𝗱𝗻𝗼𝗻 ↦ Pineapple Capital
𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘆 ↦ Summer Capital of the South
𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗼 ↦ Fruit Basket and King City of the South
𝗖𝗮𝗴𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗲 𝗢𝗿𝗼 ↦ City of Golden Friendship
𝗜𝘀𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗻 ↦ Oil Palm Capital of the Philippines
𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗻 ↦ Island Born of Fire
𝗦𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗸𝗮𝗶, 𝗧𝗮𝘄𝗶 𝗧𝗮𝘄𝗶 ↦ Venice of the South
𝗖𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗼 ↦ Land of Mightiest Mountain
𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗦𝘂𝗿 ↦ Cradle of Muslim Art
𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗼 ↦ Conference Capital of Mindanao
𝗗𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗮𝘁 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 ↦ Mystical Province of Love
𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲 ↦ Surfing Capital
𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲 ↦ Land of Beauty and Bounty
𝗢𝗿𝗼𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗮 ↦ City of Good Life
𝗭𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲 ↦ Province of South's Twin City
𝗠𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗼 ↦ Seat of Muslim Mindanao
𝗠𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗶𝘀 𝗢𝗰𝗰 ↦ Christmas Capital of Mindanao
𝗔𝗴𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲 ↦ Land of Antiquated Finds
𝗕𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗻 ↦ Timber City of the South
𝗚𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗴 ↦ City of Good Luck
𝗗𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗻 ↦ Shrine and Historic City of the South
𝗣𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻 ↦ Little Hong Kong of the South
𝗭𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 ↦ Asias Latin City, Sardines Capital, City of Flowers
𝗦𝘂𝗹𝘂 ↦ Land of Exotic Fruits
𝗜𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗻 ↦ industrial City of the South
𝗗𝗶𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴 ↦ The Phil. Orchid City
𝗟𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗻, 𝗕𝘂𝗸𝗶𝗱𝗻𝗼𝗻 ↦ Vegetable Basket of Mindanao

𝗔𝗸𝗹𝗮𝗻 ↦ Oldest province in the Philippines
𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 ↦ Province where the mountain meets the sea
𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗼 ↦ City in the Sky
𝗔𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗿𝗮 ↦ Land of Golden Sunrise
𝗔𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻, 𝗜𝗹𝗼𝗶𝗹𝗼 ↦ Banana Capital of Panay
𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗿 ↦ Band Capital of the Philippines
𝗕𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗼 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 ↦ Summer Capital/ City of Pines
𝗕𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗮𝗻 ↦ History Hub of Central Luzon
𝗕𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝘀 ↦ Diving and Shipping Capital
𝗕𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘀 ↦ Land of True Insulars
𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗱 ↦ City of Smiles
𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗻 ↦ Shipyard of Antiquity
𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘁 ↦ Salad Bowl of the Philippines
𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗻 ↦ King City of the East
𝗕𝗼𝗵𝗼𝗹 ↦ Calamay Capital of the Philippines
𝗕𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗻 ↦ Manila's Gateway to the North
𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗯𝗮𝘆𝗼𝗴 ↦ City of Waterfalls
𝗖𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮, 𝗥𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗹 ↦ Bibingka Capital
𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗮 ↦ Hot Spring Capital
𝗖𝗮𝗺 𝗦𝘂𝗿 ↦ Wakeboarding Capital
𝗖𝗮𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗲 ↦ Cradle of Phil. Revolution
𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗮𝗻 ↦ City of Captivating Contrast
𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘀 ↦ Land of the Howling Wind
𝗖𝗮𝘂𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗻, 𝗜𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗮 ↦ Mushroom City of the North
𝗖𝗲𝗯𝘂 ↦ Gateway to a Thousand Journeys
𝗗𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘁𝗲 ↦ City of Gentle People
𝗗𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗽𝗮𝗻 ↦ Bangus Capital
𝗗𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗹, 𝗦𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗴𝗼𝗻 ↦ World's Whale Shark Capital
𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗿 ↦ Gateway to Phil. Discovery
𝗘𝗹 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝘃𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗿, 𝗠𝗶𝘀 𝗢𝗿 ↦ City of Divine Mercy
𝗘𝗹 𝗡𝗶𝗱𝗼 ↦ Heaven on Earth
𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘀 ↦ Mango County of Visayas
𝗚𝘂𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗰, 𝗭𝗮𝗺𝗯. 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲 ↦ Pebble Capital
𝗜𝗹𝗼𝗶𝗹𝗼 ↦ Province with most number of barangays
𝗜𝗹𝗼𝗶𝗹𝗼 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 ↦ The First Queen City of the South, City where the Past is always present
𝗜𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗼𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝗿 ↦ Heritage Haven of the Far North
𝗜𝗺𝘂𝘀 ↦ The Philippine Flag Capital
𝗜𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗮 ↦ Rice Granary of the North
𝗞𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮 ↦ White Rafting Capital of the North
𝗟𝗮 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 ↦ Surfing Capital of the North
𝗟𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗻𝗮 ↦ The Silicon Valley
𝗟𝗮 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗱, 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘁 ↦ Strawberry Capital
𝗟𝗮𝘀 𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘀 ↦ Salt Center of Metro Manila
𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘇𝗽𝗶 ↦ City of Fun and Adventure, ATV capital
𝗟𝗶𝗽𝗮, 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝘀 ↦ City of Pride
𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗻 ↦ The Most Romantic Place
𝗟𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗮, 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘇𝗼𝗻 ↦ Biofuel & Biopalm City
𝗠𝗮𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗦. 𝗟𝗲𝘆𝘁𝗲 ↦ The Religious City
𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗶 ↦ Manhattan of the Philippines
𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗮 ↦ Shoe Capital of the Philippines
𝗠𝗮𝘀𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗲 ↦ Great Wild West of Phil.
𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗹𝗮 ↦ Ever Distinguished Loyal City
𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗾𝘂𝗲 ↦ Heart of the Philippines
𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘂𝗲 ↦ Furniture Capital
𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘂𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗴 ↦ Shopping Capital
𝗠𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗼, 𝗜𝗹𝗼𝗶𝗹𝗼 ↦ Municipality with most number of barangays, Onion Capital of Visayas
𝗠𝗼𝗹𝗼, 𝗜𝗹𝗼𝗶𝗹𝗼 ↦ Athens of the Philippines
𝗠𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗹𝘂𝗽𝗮 ↦ The Emerald City
𝗡𝗮𝗴𝗮 ↦ Bicols Queen City
𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗮𝘀 ↦ Fishing Capital of Greater Manila
𝗡𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘀 𝗢𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 ↦ Sugar Bowl
𝗡𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘀 𝗢𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 ↦ Province with most number of cities
𝗡𝗲𝗴. 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 ↦ Whale and Dolphin Haven
𝗡𝘂𝗲𝘃𝗮 𝗘𝗰𝗶𝗷𝗮 ↦ Rice Granary of the Philippines
𝗡𝘂𝗲𝘃𝗮 𝗩𝗶𝘇𝗰𝗮𝘆𝗮 ↦ Watershed Haven of Cagayan Valley
𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗿𝗼 ↦ Harbor Gateway to the South
𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗻 ↦ Largest Province in the Philippines
𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗻 ↦ Philippines' Last Frontier
𝗣𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮 ↦ Culinary Capital of the Philippines
𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻 ↦ Saltmaking Capital
𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘀 ↦ Balut Capital
𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗾𝘂𝗲 ↦ Fashion Capital
𝗣𝗮𝘀𝗮𝘆 ↦ Travel Capital
𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶 ↦ Sweet City at the Heart of Panay
𝗣𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗻, 𝗜𝗹𝗼𝗶𝗹𝗼 ↦ Christmas Capital of Visayas
𝗣𝘂𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮 ↦ Mini Boracay
𝗣𝘂𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀𝗮 ↦ EcoTourism Capital
𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 ↦ City of Stars and New Horizons
𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗼 ↦ Forest Heartland of Cagayan Valley
𝗥𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗹 ↦ Cradle of Philippine Arts
𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗻 ↦ Marble Capital
𝗥𝗼𝘅𝗮𝘀 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 ↦ Seafood Capital of the Philippines
𝗦𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗻, 𝗢𝗰𝗰. 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗿𝗼 ↦ Largest Municipality in the Philippines
𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗿 ↦ Spelunking Capital
𝗦𝗮𝗻 𝗝𝘂𝗮𝗻 ↦ Tiangge Capital
𝗦𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼 ↦ Lantern Capital
𝗦𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗷𝗼𝗿 ↦ Island of Fire
𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗰 ↦ Melting Pot of Central Luzon
𝗧𝗮𝗰𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 ↦ City of Hope
𝗧𝗮𝗴𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻 ↦ City of Peace and Friendship
𝗧𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗴 ↦ The ProvinSyudad
𝗧𝘂𝗴𝘂𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗼 ↦ Premier Ybanag City
𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘇𝘂𝗲𝗹𝗮 ↦ The Only Divided City
𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘇𝘂𝗲𝗹𝗮 ↦ Vibrant City of Discipline
𝗭𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀↦ Chromite Capital

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Honorary Consul General Karachi Dr.Muhammad Imran Yousuf!

Philippine Consulate-Karachi The Philippines is an archipelago composed of about 7500 islands with a total land area of 300000 km²

The Consulate General of Indonesia in Karachi marked the occasion of ASEAN Day by hosting an ASEAN Family Day on August 12th. The event was organized in honor of the 56th ASEAN Day celebrated on August 8th. The Indonesian Consulate General, led by welcome dignitaries from ASEAN member states, namely the Consul General of Thailand Mr Narut Soontarodom, The Consul General of Malaysia Mr. Herman hardynata Bin Ahmad, the Vietnam Trade Mission Ms. Nguyen Thi Diep Ha, and the Honorary Consulate of Philippines Dr. Muhammad Imran Yousuf, Notably esteemed ASEAN external partners, the Consulate General of Japan Odagiri Tashio, and the Consulate General of Russia Mr. Andery V Fedorov joined in the celebration.