MANILA, Philippines (Updated 1:01 p.m.) — Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo on Wednesday appealed to members of the media to "tone down" reports on so-called extrajudicial killings to help boost tourism in the country. Help us na lang sell the Philippines,” Teo added. Headlines ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1Despite the reports on killings, Teo keeps the optimism as more tourists are still entering the Philippines from China, Europe and Asia. She also appealed to the media to help the Department of Tourism promote the Philippines as an attractive destination. Human rights observers, however, reported police involvement in countless other vigilante killings linked to the administration's drug war.

Source: Philippine Star March 22, 2017 04:51 UTC