{"id":13293,"date":"2017-02-21T13:49:28","date_gmt":"2017-02-21T05:49:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/?p=13293"},"modified":"2022-05-17T11:39:53","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T03:39:53","slug":"the-philippines-is-one-of-the-worlds-most-welcoming-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2017\/02\/21\/the-philippines-is-one-of-the-worlds-most-welcoming-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"The Philippines is one of the world\u2019s most welcoming countries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">According to a survey by the global community network InterNations, the Philippines, along with 4 more countries, is one of the world\u2019s most welcoming countries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">More than 14,000 expats from 191 countries participated in the annual Expat Insider. They were asked to rate a number of aspects about life abroad, including how easy it was to settle in, a country\u2019s friendliness and ease of making friends.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The Philippines, more than its various waterfront promenades, enchanting beaches, and great cuisine, is also known for the hospitality of its people. Filipinos, regardless of age, ethnicity, or social status are always ready to give tourists and other people a warm welcome the moment they take a step in their land.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u201cLocals are very outgoing and helpful, which makes foreigners feels accommodated,\u201d said Eleanor Webley, a Manila native and InterNations Ambassador.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The fact that the residents of 159 countries do not need even need a visa to enter the Philippines, as well as the lower cost of living in the Philippines, are just two of the many things that attracts tourists from all over the world to come and witness the beauty of this Southeast Asian country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u201cThe people here are very friendly and are always smiling,\u201d said Wendell Yuson, an InterNations Ambassador who was born and raised in Manila, adding that the slogan of the Philippine Department of Tourism also reflects this vibe: \u2018It\u2019s more fun in the Philippines!\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u201cThe Philippines has 7,100 islands, and expats love the tropical lifestyle here,\u201d Yuson said.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"> Other countries included in the BBC\u2019s list are Uganda, Costa Rica, Colombia, and Oman.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/travel\/story\/20170215-living-in-the-worlds-most-welcoming-countries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bbc.com<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.retireinasia.com\/people-and-culture-in-philippines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">retireinasia<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Filipinos, regardless of age, ethnicity, or social status are always ready to give tourists and other people a warm welcome the moment they take a step in their land. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":13295,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13293","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-current-events"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2017\/02\/uo8efkpart-of-philippine-culture-Manila-Philippines-e1487655694986.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13293","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13293"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13293\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65080,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13293\/revisions\/65080"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}