MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has been chosen as the Vice President of the 25th General Assembly of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the Department of Tourism said on Tuesday. In a statement, DOT said the country was elected to the post during the 55th meeting of the UNWTO Regional Commission for East Asia and the Pacific held last June 16 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It was in 1999 when the country held the same post in the UNWTO. It added that the Philippines was also chosen to lead the Commission for East Asia and the Pacific.

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