Taiwan introduced the visa-free programme to boost arrivals from countries in South-east Asia, South Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
Taiwan has extended the visa-free privilege for Philippine travellers for another year.
The trial period for the privilege began in November last year and was due to end this month.
Taiwan introduced the visa-free programme to boost arrivals from countries in South-east Asia, South Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
The programme falls under Taipei’s Southbound Policy that promotes closer ties with countries south of Taiwan.
Philippine arrivals to Taiwan rose to 290,784 in 2017 from 172,475 in 2016 after the policy was introduced.
Meanwhile, the Philippines Department of Tourism (DOT) says it will step up its promotions and marketing programme in Taiwan after arrival figures showed “some sluggishness”.
DOT Undersecretary for Tourism Development Planning Benito C. Bengzon Jr. acknowledged that arrivals from Taiwan have been below expectations despite the island’s proximity to the Philippines.
But Bengzon noted that the Philippines was the bright spot in South-east Asia for Taiwanese arrivals.
“Despite the below-the-curve growth rate of the overall (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) ASEAN arrivals, the Philippines performed extremely well, the highest among all the ASEAN nations,” he said.