DOT pitches PHL as ideal retirement destination in Japan Expo

DOT pitches PHL as ideal retirement destination in Japan Expo

Team Out of City Hub (www.OutofTownBlog.com) – The Philippine Retirement Authority (PRA) concluded its attendance at the 4th Philippine Expo 2022 in Japan with optimism as additional potential Japanese buyers and retirees expressed willingness to make investments in the country.

DOT Undersecretary Woodrow C. Maquiling Jr. delivers his speech during the 4th Philippine Expo 2022 held at the Ueno Onshi Park in Tokyo, Japan.
DOT Undersecretary Woodrow C. Maquiling Jr. delivers his speech in the course of the 4th Philippine Expo 2022 held at the Ueno Onshi Park in Tokyo, Japan.

Department of Tourism (DOT) Undersecretary and PRA alternate chair Woodrow Maquiling Jr. from June 10 to 12 led the country’s tourism delegation to the three-day expo themed “Friendship and Goodwill among Japan and Philippines”, is viewed as just one of the biggest celebrations and gatherings of friendship involving the Philippines and Japan. The function was at the Ueno Onshi Park from June 10 to 12.

In his handle, Maquiling thanked his Japanese tourism counterparts for offering the DOT a system to showcase the Philippines’ tourism choices to the Japan Industry.

DOT Undersecretary Woodrow C. Maquiling Jr. (second from left) with His Excellency (H.E.) Philippines Ambassador to Japan Jose C. Laurel V (middle), DOT Tokyo Tourism Attache Niel Ballesteros (second from right), incoming DOT Osaka Tourism Attache Jerome Diaz (rightmost), and Ms. Jenny Yamamoto, DOT local hire in charge of marketing (leftmost).
DOT Undersecretary Woodrow C. Maquiling Jr. (2nd from remaining) with His Excellency (H.E.) Philippines Ambassador to Japan Jose C. Laurel V (middle), DOT Tokyo Tourism Attache Niel Ballesteros (second from appropriate), incoming DOT Osaka Tourism Attache Jerome Diaz (rightmost), and Ms. Jenny Yamamoto, DOT area employ in charge of advertising and marketing (leftmost).

He cited, in specific, the Exclusive Resident Retiree’s Visa (SRRV) method of the PRA, a type of tourism financial commitment that permits a unique non-immigrant visa for foreign nationals who would like to retire in the Philippines or make the state their expense destination.

“As our country’s fourth-major resource of visitors to the Philippines, Japan has grow to be our tourism’s strongest pillar and just one of our significant retirement markets,” mentioned Maquiling, who was joined by PRA Standard Supervisor and Chief Government Officer (CEO) Atty. Bienvenido K. Chy.

Dependent on tourism facts, there are in excess of 4,000 Japanese who created the Philippines their preference for retirement, which makes Japan a person of our top rated 5 resources of international senior retirees.

DOT Undersecretary Woodrow C. Maquiling Jr. (left) speaks with Mr. Tadashi Shimura, Japan Association of Travel Agents (JATA) President (center), and Mr. Sugino Masahiro, JATA Director (right), on the sidelines of the 124th Philippine Independence Day festivities held in Tokyo, Japan from June 10 to 12.
DOT Undersecretary Woodrow C. Maquiling Jr. (still left) speaks with Mr. Tadashi Shimura, Japan Affiliation of Journey Agents (JATA) President (center), and Mr. Sugino Masahiro, JATA Director (correct), on the sidelines of the 124th Philippine Independence Working day festivities held in Tokyo, Japan from June 10 to 12.

“I am satisfied to take note that arrivals from Japan have begun to return to normal right after two years of the pandemic, now with about 15,000 arrivals from Japan due to the fact we opened our borders in February 2022,” he extra, citing that the DOT expects the figures to make improvements to as the Philippines keep on to display recovery and resilience versus the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

About 45,000 Filipinos and Japanese people from Japan attended the party, like the Japan Affiliation of Travel Brokers (JATA).

The expo coincided with the 124th Philippine Independence Working day, which was also celebrated in recognition by other governing administration businesses and Japanese officials.

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