Tag: tourism

PNoy government is also to blame for Philippine media’s gossip mongering style

April 27, 2012October 2, 2013 Ilda 45 Comments

Philippine President Noynoy Aquino recently criticized the Philippine media because he thinks that the industry as a whole is not painting a nice picture of the country and his government in particular. Well, well, well. What can I say? Considering that a lot of people have been criticizing the Philippine media for so long and…

Development, Government, Media, Politics

Exciting times ahead for Philippine Airlines!

April 21, 2012April 21, 2012 benign0 6 Comments

Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) is up for a long-overdue $500 million to $1 billion fleet modernisation program following full takeover of management control by San Miguel Corporation (SMC). SMC had recently acquired 49 percent of publicly-listed PAL Holdings which gives SMC an indirect 40 percent stake in Philippine Airlines. SMC president Ramon S. Ang…

Economy, Money Talks

Behind the silly smile is a sad sad nation

April 10, 2012 benign0 36 Comments

The Philippines used to be or perhaps is still known as the place “where Asia wears a smile”. It is true. Filipinos are prerpetually smiling. The most powerful Filipino himself, President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, is famous for sporting a grin on his mug even as he assured the public that his administration was on…

Culture, Development, Lifestyle

Outrage over image of girl ‘crucified’ in shorts

April 9, 2012April 9, 2023 benign0 28 Comments

According to a Spot.ph report, a photo of a woman in “skimpy shorts” posted on PinoyExchange.com (PEx) went “viral”. Presumably this is because of what can be construed to be the offensive nature of said woman’s pose. I noted, however, that the cited shorts did not really come up to scratch as far as my…

Glitz and Glamour, Religion

Bourne Legacy shoot in Manila highlights Filipino condition

January 12, 2012 benign0 39 Comments

Apart from being the first big-time Hollywood production to shoot in the Philippines in a long time, Bourne Legacy which stars Jeremy Renner in the lead role along with Rachel Weisz and Edward Norton will be the first mega-budget Hollywood blockbuster film to actually feature the Philippines as part of its storyline. Despite the Philippines…

Glitz and Glamour, Society

Social media fiasco: It’s more fun in the Philippines

January 9, 2012January 9, 2012 benign0 26 Comments

Five days ago, Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Ramon “Mon” Jimenez announced in a private sit-down conversation with â€œsocial news networkâ€ site Rappler.com his decision to “crowd-source” a new Philippine tourism campaign using “social media” as its primary propagation medium. In the interview, Jimenez who boasts “35 years of experience in advertising” which supposedly “taught…

Media, Tech Talk

Why we don’t need to emphasize that it’s more fun in the Philippines

January 7, 2012January 7, 2012 Ilda 225 Comments

The newly unveiled tourism slogan â€œItâ€™s more fun in the Philippinesâ€ by the Department of Tourism (DOT) received mixed reactions from Filipinos. First, the lack of originality was again highlighted after social networking pundits discovered that Switzerland used the exact same slogan in 1951. What shocked and annoyed some Filipinos is that similar accusations of…

Development, Economy, Lifestyle, Media

It’s more fun in the Philippines

January 6, 2012 benign0 80 Comments

Sorry. This is going to be another article that breaches the let’s-not-go-there-please barrier. Fasten your seatbelts. I find it a bit distasteful that we’d be celebrating what a supposedly “fun” place the Philippines is. So I heard today; It’s more fun in the Philippines. That’s the new tourism slogan recently unveiled by the Philippines’ Department…

Development, Economy, Environment, Lifestyle, Media