{"id":286131,"date":"2025-11-11T10:25:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T08:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visit-philippines.fr\/?p=286131"},"modified":"2025-11-11T10:25:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T08:25:07","slug":"first-time-in-the-philippines-or-a-return-to-the-motherland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visit-philippines.fr\/en\/first-time-in-the-philippines-or-a-return-to-the-motherland\/","title":{"rendered":"First Time in the Philippines? 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