Prohibitive cost of domestic travel
Many might remember “Travel Time,” a Philippine documentary travel show in the late 1980s hosted by Susan Calo Medina, whose catchphrase became famous: “Huwag maging dayuhan sa sariling bayan” (Don’t be a stranger in your own country).
Expensive airfares and accommodation, however, have turned Filipinos into exactly this—preferring to travel to other countries w...
