Advertising agency DDB Philippines apologised for the "highly inappropriate" images, which included rice terraces in Indonesia and sand dunes in Brazil. The agency was behind the video for the government's $900,000 "Love The Philippines" tourism campaign launched on June 27. The tourism ministry announced late Saturday that it was investigating allegations that DDB's video included "non-original shots". Popular Philippine blogger Sass Rogando Sasot had posted on Facebook that several images in the campaign video were from other countries. Some of the images used in the promotional video can be found on the websites of stock footage providers.

Source: The Standard July 02, 2023 15:01 UTC