Singapore low-fare carrier Tiger Airways will begin daily flights to the Philippines from July 30, up from five times a week, reported Channel News Asia Friday. The increase will allow Tiger Airways to carry more than 180,000 passengers to the Philippines in a year, bringing about economic benefits to tourism and businesses in the region, the airline said in a statement. Tiger Airways, which is 49-percent owned by Singapore Airlines, began flights in April to Clark Field, 80 kilometres north of Manila. There are more than 90,000 Filipinos living in Singapore, and the city-state is also a travel hub for Filipinos working in other countries in Asia, the Middle East and Europe. --SP 2202 Local Time 1902 GMT