(Eagle News) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in encouraged Filipinos to include South Korea in their itinerary or travel list.
During the bilateral meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte at the Presidential Blue House in Seoul, Korea, President Moon, in his speech, encouraged citizens of both countries to make frequent visits to each other’s country to enhance the understanding and communication between South Korea and the Philippines.
“The people of our two countries will visit more each other’s country frequently and enhance the understanding and communication among them. The total number of respective visitors has now surpassed the two million mark, while Koreans are the most frequent visitors to the Philippines today among all other foreigners,” President Moon said through a translator.
Based on the record of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), the highest number of tourist arrivals in the Philippines came from South Korea with some 1.6 million tourist visitor arrivals in 2017 alone.
On the other hand, there are at least 70,000 Filipinos who are working and studying in South Korea.
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