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The Department of Tourism (DOT) said the number of tourists arriving in the Philippines is at an all-time high: nearly 800,000 in the first two months of this year alone.

In an interview with GMA News Online, Evelyn Macayayong, DOTs marketing communications officer, said772,989 tourists arrived in the country during the first two months of 2012.

The figure is an all-time high.

According to Macayayong, January was the first time the country reached the 400,000 mark for any given month.

During the same period last year, DOT datashowed thatthere were only 668,625 tourists who came to the country.

On Friday, in an interview on GMA News TV's "News To Go,"Assistant Secretary Benito Bengzon said the tourist influx into the country during the months of January and February increased by about 15 percent from the same period last year

He said the improvement is partly a result of the new tourism campaign Its more fun in the Philippines! launched in January this year.

The campaign helped in creating awareness. It created buzz.Maraming naging interesado sa mga in-o-offernatin, Bengzon said.

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DOT: Record number of tourists arriving in PHL