Mabuhay!

Ever wondered where our foreign tourists come from? Here are the EXACT statistics for the months of January thru July 2008. Do you think the Americans are still on top? Read on…

1. South Korea – 380,619 tourists arrivals

2. USA – 366,662 tourist arrivals

3. Japan – 216,114 tourist arrivals

4. China – 102,653 tourist arrivals

5. Taiwan – 72,946 tourist arrivals

6. Hong Kong – 68,946 tourist arrivals

7. Australia – 67,436 tourist arrivals

8. Canada – 60,667 tourist arrivals

9. Singapore – 57,332 tourist arrivals

10. United Kingdom – 52,939 tourist arrivals

11. Malaysia – 39,515 tourist arrivals

12. Germany – 33,268 tourist arrivals

The Koreans feel like the Philippines is a second home to them. How about us Filipinos?Do we also appreciate our country as much as the Koreans do?