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Agricultural tourism has become a necessary means for many small farms’ survival. By diversifying business operations, farm operators are able to ensure a more stable income. This is because agritourism activities can occur during times of the year that crops may not be in season, and by providing a completely separate stream of income. [ 4 ]
Agriculture in the Philippines is a major sector of the economy, ranking third among the sectors in 2022 behind only Services and Industry. Its outputs include staples like rice and corn, but also export crops such as coffee , cavendish banana , pineapple and pineapple products, coconut , sugar , and mango . [ 1 ]
The travel and tourism industry contributed 8.6% to the country's GDP in 2023; [1] this was lower than the 12.7% recorded in 2019 prior to the COVID-19 lockdowns. [2] Coastal tourism, encompassing beach and diving activities, constitutes 25% of the Philippines' tourism revenue, serving as its primary income source in the sector. [3]
Mass tourism is the idea of visiting a place with minimal responsibility to the local community and environment. [7] Tourism, the world's largest industry of more than 10% of total employment and 11% of global GDP, is also a quickly growing industry as "total tourist trips are predicted to increase to 1.6 billion by 2020". [8]
The travel and tourism industry contributed 8.6% to the country's GDP in 2023; [112] this was lower than the 12.7% recorded in 2019 prior to the COVID-19 lockdowns. [113] Coastal tourism, encompassing beach and diving activities, constitutes 25% of the Philippines' tourism revenue, serving as its primary income source in the sector. [114]
4th largest mall in the Philippines and the 1st SM mall in Visayas. [114] SM City North EDSA [14] Quezon City: Metro Manila (National Capital Region) 2nd largest mall in the Philippines and 4th largest in the world. [115] SM Lanang Premier: Davao City: Davao del Sur: Davao Region: Largest mall in Mindanao. [116] SM Mall of Asia: Pasay
The Philippines' Bureau of Plant Industry, (Filipino: Kawanihan ng Industriya sa Paghahalaman, [4] abbreviated as BPI) is an agency of the Philippine government under the Department of Agriculture responsible for serving and supporting the Philippine plant industry sector. San Fernando, Pampanga
A Philippine Tourism Commission was created under the unified Trade and Tourism Department to oversee the growth of the tourism industry as a source of economic benefit for the country. In 1973, President Ferdinand Marcos created a new cabinet-level Department of Tourism (DOT) by splitting the Department of Trade and Tourism into two separate ...