Coming home: Nearly 60,000 daily arrivals in Philippines as holidays approach

People queue at the check-in counters at Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay, Metro Manila on December 22, 2023, ahead of Christmas celebrations. - AFP

MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN): Daily nationwide arrivals nearly reached 60,000 in the days leading up to Christmas, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) reported Sunday.

This figure marks an increase from the 51,000 arrivals at the country’s international airports recorded at the beginning of December.