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The number of Chinese tourists in the Philippines under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s administration dropped compared to under former president Rodrigo Duterte.The Facebook post was made by pro-Duterte blogger Sass Sasot on April 10. As of writing, it has gained 1,100 reactions, 133 comments, and 41 shares.
The post pointed out that in 2023, during the first full year of the Marcos administration, the number of Chinese tourists in the Philippines was 263,836. Meanwhile, the lowest number of Chinese tourist arrivals under Duterte’s term pre-pandemic was 675,663 in 2017, Sasot claimed.is lower compared to Chinese tourist arrivals under Duterte’s term before the pandemic, the post fails to contextualize the lower figures.
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