Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla is hopeful that Philippine tourism would recover and prosper amid the controversy involving the Department of Tourism (DOT) over an "irresponsible and erroneous" production of a tourism campaign video. The essence of the DOT's slogan “Love the Philippines”...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (left) and Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Frasco (Facebook) Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda made it clear Tuesday, July 4 that he won't call for Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Frasco's resignation in connection with the...
CEBU CITY – Local officials in Cebu signed a manifesto expressing their support for embattled Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco amid the controversies surrounding the country’s new tourism slogan. SECRETARY Frasco (DOT FB) “We, Congressmen, City Mayors, Municipal Mayors, and Councilors...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda is calling on the Department of Tourism (DOT) to redo its tourism campaign using a consultative method employed by the previous Duterte administration. This, as the Bicolano expressed Monday afternoon, July 3 that he was...
The money used for the promotional advertisement for “Love the Philippines” should be returned, former senator Richard Gordon said on Monday, July 3. Former Senator Richard Gordon (MB File Photo) Gordon, who is also a former tourism secretary, also criticized...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has terminated its contract with the ad agency which handled the “Love the Philippines” slogan following the controversy that emanated from the use of stock footage of scenic views reportedly taken from other countries. In a statement, DOT Secretary Christina...
Some senators on Monday, July 3 expressed their dismay at the Department of Tourism’s (DOT) use of “non-original/stock footage” of travel destinations in other countries for the promotional video of “Love the Philippines” campaign. Sen. Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara said the DOT should...
Love the Philippines logo ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro has slammed the Department of Tourism's (DOT) "Love the Philippines" campaign, which she has claimed to have been plagiarized from a similar promotion used by Cyprus. "It is unacceptable for the Marcos government to resort to...
Clarita Carlos (left) and Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Frasco (Facebook) Professor Clarita Carlos has taken up the cudgels for Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Frasco on Sunday night, July 2, describing her as one of the most innovative and hardworking members of...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Rep. Salceda's office) Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda could very well be telling everyone, "I told you so." The admission and apology of DDB Philippines over its rather embarrassing use of stock footage from other countries in the new Philippine...
CEBU CITY – Having a better infrastructure will help the country attract more tourists, not through slogans. Former Tourism Secretary Richard Gordon made the retort when he was asked to comment on the country’s newly launched “Love the Philippines” tourism slogan. “Slogan is nothing,”...
Photos by ALI VICOY and the author LOVE THE PHILIPPINES Unveiled during the event, the latest ad campaign of DOT with the slogan, LOVE the Philippines After a decade of hearing about how it’s more fun in the Philippines, the Department of Tourism (DOT) has recently unveiled the next step of its...
