The Philippines earned a total of US$1.3 billion from healthcare and wellness services from overseas foreign tourists and balikbayans (expatriate Filipinos) who visited the country in the five-ye
...Schumacher said growth in the number of medical tourists/retirees in the Philippines would generate economic activity in other industries.
...“Medical tourism is the travel of individuals from a home country like the US, Britain, even Singapore, Thailand in the region to a destination for the primary purpose of seeking medical ca
...REAL estate developer Century Properties, Inc., has broken ground for its planned medical tourism venture, which at the initial stage of development will hire an estimated 3,000 workers.
...The Philippines said Tuesday it would introduce special medical visas for foreigners, as the country seeks to grab a bigger share of Asia's booming health tourism industry.
...While the Philippines continues to promote itself as a medical tourism hub, it is sad to note that 60 percent of Filipinos who succumb to sickness die because quality healthcare remains elusive to
...The 30-storey medical building, which will have doctors’ clinics, minor surgery facilities, and “post-recovery” suites, will rise inside a one-hectare IT park at the 3.4-hectare C
...GE expressed optimism and confidence in the Philippines and its growing medical tourism industry.
...MANILA, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Philippine tour operators are confident that the country's travel industry will continue to grow despite the negative publicity generated by the Aug.
...