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==[[Philippines News|News from the Philippines]]==
==[[Philippines News|News from the Philippines]]==
*'''Remittances up 8%, hit $2.76B in October'''
*'''Remittances up 8%, hit $2.76B in October'''
*Monday, December 17, 2018  
*Tuesday, December 18, 2018  


:Money sent home by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in October rose from a year earlier and the previous month, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported on Monday.
:Money sent home by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in October rose from a year earlier and the previous month, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported on Monday.
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*'''Economy seen growing over 7% in 2019'''
*'''Philippines on track with tourism revenue target – Bengzon'''
*Sunday, December 16, 2018 12:00 am  
*Tuesday, December 17, 2018 12:00 am  


:MANILA, Philippines — Nomura Securities Ltd. expects the Philippines to book faster economic expansion with gross domestic product (GDP) growing above seven percent next year amid the election-related spending boost.
:MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Tourism (DOT) may start focusing on higher yield tourists instead of just looking at the tourist arrival volumes, in line with its push for sustainable tourism.


:In its Asia 2019 Outlook, Nomura said the country’s GDP growth would pick up to 7.1 percent versus the market consensus of 6.4 percent in 2019 from the projected 6.3 percent this year ........... [https://www.philstar.com/business/2018/12/16/1877295/economy-seen-growing-over-7-2019<font size=4 color=green>Full Story»</font>]
:“I think we have to emphasize that in the years to come, there will be greater focus or emphasis on the yield for tourists. I think we have to really start positioning the Philippines as a higher yield type of a market,” Tourism Undersecretary and spokesperson Benito Bengzon said ........... [https://www.philstar.com/business/2018/12/17/1877539/philippines-track-tourism-revenue-target-bengzon<font size=4 color=green>Full Story»</font>]


==Independent Philippine Cities==
==Independent Philippine Cities==
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