Dive tourism contributed P73 billion to the country's economy in 2023, Department of Tourism (DoT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco announced on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. During the opening ceremony of the Philippine International Dive Expo (Phidex) 2024 held at the World Trade Center in Pasay City, Frasco said that the country’s revenue in dive tourism doubled in 2023, from P37 billion in 2022.

Peralta-Malonzo, T. A. (2024, February 26). DOT: Dive tourism doubled to P73B in 2023. SunStar Philippines, p. 12.