Philippines yearns for foreign tourists as entry restrictions ease

Tourists walk past a money changer in Boracay, Aklan, the Philippines, on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. ourists walk past a money changer in Boracay, Aklan, the Philippines, on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. Almost 100,000 tourists arrived in the five weeks through March as the Philippines reopened to 157 visa-free countries, the Manila Bulletin reports, citing Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat. - Bloomberg

MANILA, April 23 (Xinhua): Tom, a yacht worker on Boracay island in central Philippines, found his life full of hope after seeing more foreign tourist arrivals on the resort island famous for powdery white-sand beaches.

"The pandemic is very difficult for us, but now the (tourism of) Boracay is going into the recovery stage. We expect a lot of tourists coming from different countries to come here for vacations," Tom told Xinhua.