First Lady Lisa Araneta Marcos flanked by Ichu Villanueva of Philstar, Jake Maderazo of Inquirer dotnet, Chino Leyco (standing) Claire Papa, General (Ret) Romeo Supnet, PRA chair Alex Lopez.

MANILA, Philippines – Administrator Atty. Joan Padilla of the Intramuros Administration shared that as of the first week of July, the Intramuros Esplanade had already logged around 5.9 million visitors — both locals and tourists.

Given that pace, officials expect the figure to significantly surpass the seven million visitors recorded for all of 2025.

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