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(GMA News) DDB Philippines, the agency contracted for the launch of the country’s new tourism campaign “Love the Philippines,” apologized on Sunday for what it viewed as an “unfortunate oversight” regarding the inclusion of non-original stock footage in an audiovisual presentation.

In a statement, DDB Philippines said it takes full responsibility after online posts alleged that the AVP used several clips from subscription-based stock footage website Storyblocks that were not shot in the Philippines.

“While the use of stock footage in mood videos is standard practice in the industry, the use of foreign stock footage was an unfortunate oversight on our agency’s part. Proper screening and approval processes should have been strictly followed,” the statement read.

“The use of foreign stock footage in a campaign promoting the Philippines is highly inappropriate and contradictory to the DOT’s (Department of Tourism) objectives,” it added… Read More

(Guardian London) Bagnet is a savory Filipino treat that hails from the northern region of Ilocos, usually made by boiling and deep frying pork belly until it’s crispy and golden. But at Cosmic, a vegan restaurant in Manila, Philippines, it’s convincingly rendered using soy and starch to imitate the layers of fat and meat in the original. It’s so savory that even an omnivore might reach for seconds.

The bagnet is just one item on the Cosmic menu, which is full of vegan versions of what would otherwise be meat-centric Filipino favorites: the kare kare, a thick peanut-based stew, omits the oxtail and is packed with vegetables instead. The sinigang (a sour soup) and customer-favorite sizzling sisig feature tofu rather than fish or pork. And the “beanuguan”, Cosmic’s version of dinuguan, a stew customarily made with pork offal and blood, is instead made with black beans… Read More

(RawStory) In the Philippines, consumer Marissa David thought she had found the best cure for a benign lump in her body when she purchased a cream that a Facebook ad said was recommended by popular physician Willie Ong.

But the cream that cost $12.50, a small fortune for the Filipino mother, was ineffective and not endorsed by Ong.

“It’s a lesson learned,” David told AFP.

“I should not trust so easily, especially if those products are not recommended by a doctor I personally know.”

Winston Kilimanjaro Creones Tiwaquen, a Filipino doctor who is also a popular social media influencer, has been impersonated in Facebook pages promoting magnetic underwear, which they falsely claim enlarges male genitalia.

AFP, which has spotted similar impersonation scams in other countries such as Myanmar and Bulgaria, has a global team of journalists who work with Facebook owner Meta’s third-party fact-checking programme to debunk misinformation… Read More

(Reuters) – The Asian Development Bank approved on Thursday a $1 billion loan to help one of Philippines’ largest cities procure a fleet of more than 1,000 electric and Euro-5 standard diesel buses, in an important step towards modernising the country’s ageing public transport system.

The loan will also fund the construction of about 1,000 bus stops, five bus depots and three bus terminals in the southern Davao city, including driver training for the new system, the ADB said in a statemen.

It will be the Philippines’ first project deploying electric buses on a scale that could support its efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

“Not only will this support the Philippines’ climate goals, but it will help to improve the lives of vulnerable populations especially women and the young who use public transport daily,” said ADB Senior Transport Specialist for Southeast Asia Shuji Kimura.

The Philippines aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions to 75% by 2030 under its commitment to the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, up from a 70% target previously set… Read More

(BDN) A Sanford man has pleaded guilty to directing a woman to livestream herself sexually abusing a child in the Philippines.

Joseph Zoll, 63, entered his plea for one count each of sexual exploitation of children and distribution of child pornography on Wednesday, according to the U.S. attorney’s office.

Zoll used an online chat and webcam application to communicate with a woman in the Philippines whom he directed to livestream herself sexually abusing a prepubescent child and expose the child’s genitals to the camera, the U.S. attorney’s office said Wednesday.

Zoll also discussed his desire to sexually abuse the child.

Additionally, he shared with this woman a video depicting another woman sexually abusing a child between the ages of 6 and 8, the U.S. attorney’s office said… Read More

(GVN) This article by Ronalyn Olea was originally published by EngageMedia, a non-profit media, technology, and culture organization, and an edited version is republished here as part of a content-sharing agreement with Global Voices. Digital technologies, policies, and other measures of control were enacted during the pandemic. Today, the majority of the Asia Pacific has returned to the “old normal,” but the surveillance mechanisms — technological, regulatory, and ideological — remain. This second compilation of the Pandemic of Control series focuses on the lasting impact of the COVID-19 crisis on digital rights and tells the continuing story of digital authoritarianism in the Asia Pacific.

In the Philippines, some of the measures enacted at the height of the pandemic continue to be used to this day to repress freedom of expression, especially critical voices… Read More

(Interaksyon) Lars Pacheco, the Philippines’ bet for Miss International Queen (MIQ) 2023, was applauded on social media for her answer to a question about the youth today.

Lars, who is also a digital content creator, finished as a Top 6 finalist in the international pageant. It was held in Pattaya, Thailand last Saturday, June 24.

Filipino fans and pageant pages have earlier hailed her as a strong contender during her journey in the competition.

Lars, however, was talked about online because of her statement during the Question-and-Answer Portion of the event.

The question was: “What are the challenges that [the] new generation is facing today and what will you say to them to solve the problem?”.. Read More

(SunStar) THE United Arab Emirates (UAE) government has granted pardon to three convicted Filipinos, including two who were on death row, the Malacañang announced Saturday, June 24, 2023.

Malacañang said President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. called UAE President Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and thanked him for granting the request he made two months ago.

Two of the Filipinos were sentenced to death after being convicted over drug charges while the other one was given 15 years imprisonment due to slander.

Marcos made the request through two letters sent to the UAE President on April 7 to grant the three prisoners humanitarian pardon… Read More