Philippines considering visa on arrival for Indians

Under the rules, interested Chinese nationals may, through their tour operator, apply for their landed visas at the BI for an initial authorized stay of 30 days and they may apply for an extension up to a maximum period of six months.

The DOT is targeting 1 million Chinese tourist arrivals by the end of the year.

Following President Duterte's state visit to China in mid-October 2016 and the lifting of Beijing's travel restriction against the Philippines, Chinese arrivals surged to 675,663 by 2016, up by 37.65 percent from 490,841 in 2015, DOT records show.

The phenomenal increase in Chinese tourist arrivals continued into the first half of 2017 as it jumped 33.44 percent with 454,962 visitors compared to last year's 340,958.

The DOT is likewise aiming for 7 million foreign tourists to arrive in the country by the end of 2017.