Tourism promotionThe tourism secretary was bashed over the year-end for having her glamorous photo on the cover of a magazine at a time when she has dismally failed in her job of promoting our tourism industry. That it is owned by an advertising firm leads to suspicion the cover could be a quid-pro-quo for a share of the tourism department’s promotions budget. She should have refused and asked them to feature one of our many tourism spots that are infinitely more photogenic than her. The Philippine Tourism Congress must seriously work with their members to provide better value for the tourist money. It is embarrassing to be ASEAN’s kulelat in tourism, despite all those so-called awards for being destination of the year, daw.

Source: Philippine Star January 04, 2026 16:39 UTC