Pundits call the claim intellectually dishonest, a false narrative dressed as scholarship
Officials emphasize that Halal tourism is about more than just numbers—it’s about deepening historic cultural and faith-based connections.
It is "designed for today’s modern traveler," General Manager Prakash Ganesan tells Esquire Philippines.
In this part of the Bicol Region, the locals speak Waray-Sorsogon, a language mutually intelligible with Waray, which is spoken across the sea on the island of Samar.
Pintuyan in Southern Leyte is working quietly to establish itself as an ethical butanding-watching destination.
It was seen over parts of the Philippines on Monday night, May 12.
The PCG said China undermined Manila's sovereign rights over the gas-rich feature within the country's exclusive economic zone.
A report by Atraxis Global Outsourcing ranked the Philippines as the world's top outsourcing destination out of 193 countries.
The Southeast Asian nation is 9th in the world in ChatGPT markets, tied with Italy with 30 million users.
Turns out a study shows the Philippines ranks third for American sex tourists—child trafficking crisis be damned.
While the Philippines fell from the top spot of countries who spent the longest time on social media, average time spent scrolling actually went up, from 4 hours in 2020 to nearly 5 hours in 2025.
Tourist arrivals is just 71 percent of the 8.3-million record in 2019.
Economists are calling the CEPA a strategic lifeline, providing Manila with a high-income safety net as trade relations with Beijing and Washington grow increasingly unpredictable.