Senate Minority Leader Aquilino 'Koko' Pimentel III said the Department of Tourism (DOT) should review the recently launched ''Love the Philippines'' campaign following criticism over a promotional video that contained scenes not shot in the country.
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III said the Department of Tourism should review the recently launched ''Love the Philippines'' campaign following criticism over a promotional video that contained scenes not shot in the country.
''Siguro pahanon na to revisit it and i-review ng Department of Tourism, ano ba ‘yung epekto ng 'It’s More Fun in the Philippines' ano ba ‘yung mga data and statistics doon? Kung may empirical data, real life data or information na okay, kinagat ng rest of the world 'yon, nag-click 'yan as a marketing slogan or marketing program, ituloy na lang natin kaysa sa ganito,'' he added.
“Mistake ‘yun, may pagkakamali ‘yung nag-draft ng video na ‘yun. Kulang sa sipag, kulang sa honesty,” he added. Meanwhile, Pimentel urged the Department of Justice to speed up the resolution of criminal complaints in connection with agricultural smuggling.the DOJ and the National Bureau of Investigation to investigate the smuggling of onions and other agricultural products.
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