Shopping tops PH tourism industry earnings
Yahoo! Southeast Asia Newsroom
By Kim Arveen Patria
Reuters/REUTERS - A child looks at a Christmas decor for sale inside a store in Manila November 19, 2012. The Philippines, a mainly Roman Catholic country in Southeast Asia celebrates one of the longest Christmas holiday in the world, playing Christmas carols in shopping malls in September and putting up lantern and fireworks early in December. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY)
Shopping is indeed more fun in the Philippines, both for tourists who go on buying sprees during trips and locals who make a living as merchants.
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