Tourism to keep ‘Love PH’ slogan despite fiasco No deadline on onion cartel probe, warns vs. ‘half-baked’ result

PBBM:

By Macon Ramos-Araneta

By Charles Dantes,

Maricel V. Cruz and

Macon Ramos-Araneta

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Wednesday that there’s no deadline on his order to probe the onion cartel. In an interview, the President told reporters that he’s not a fan of giving deadlines, adding that he would not accept a half-baked result. Marcos said the probe will focus on those who took part in the hoarding and controlling of various agricultural products, saying that many cartels are still operating. He also doubled down on his previous statement that this was tantamount to economic sabotage.

President Marcos doubled down on his previous statement of economic sabotage.

THE government will keep the new ‘’Love the Philippines’’ slogan despite the ridicule that the campaign drew after it released a promotion video using stock footage of foreign locations, Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco said Wednesday.

Frasco has since terminated the Department of Tourism’s contract with the DDB Philippines ad agency responsible for the video.

However, at a tourism forum, she said the DOT would keep using the tourism slogan that was launched