Philippines Struggles to Match Rivals' Tourist-Ready Cultural Programming

As regional competitors like Indonesia and Vietnam market signature cultural performances to international visitors, the Philippines' failure to organize reliable, accessible shows represents a missed economic and soft-power opportunity in a competitive tourism market.
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