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New figures show that Philippines tourism continues to boost the country's economy, and with this, employment in the sector has continued to rise.
Despite the six-month closure of popular Boracay, between April and October 2018 when the island's infrastructure was upgraded, tourism increased to 12.7% of the Philippines’ Gross Domestic Product. This was a 0.5% increase from the previous year.
Correspondingly, employment in the tourism sector rose by almost 2% - to 5.4 million.
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