Ghio Ong – The Philippine Star October 23, 2022 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Record-breaking sales for foreign tourism was achieved in this year’s Philippine Travel Exchange (PHITEX) event, which officials believe is a sign that the country has recovered from the ill effects of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. The Department of Tourism (DOT) logged a “record-breaking P172,602,851.00 business sales leads in just two days” during the 21st PHITEX at the Marriott Hotel in Pasay City. In the previous four years of PHITEX – including physical and virtual events from 2018 to 2021 – the country earn…