Philippines Immigration focuses on Life in the Philippines: According to the Philippine Daily Inquirer, the Department of Tourism reported that the Philippines attracted a total of 4.68 million foreign tourists in 2013, a year-on-year increase of 9.56%, but still far below the target of 5.5 million.
South Korean tourists ranked first among all countries, with 1.17 million visitors, a year-on-year increase of 13.06%, followed by the United States with 675,000, Japan with 434,000, and China with 426,000. The number of Chinese tourists visiting the Philippines saw a significant increase from the previous year, with a growth rate of 69.9%. Foreign tourists contributed a total of $4.4 billion in tourism revenue to the Philippines, a year-on-year increase of 15.1%.
