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Whereas the Division of Tourism clarifies that the journal which featured Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco was privately owned, netizens accuse the division of selling its chief greater than native locations
MANILA, Philippines – Division of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Frasco was beneath hearth after a photographer criticized her look on {a magazine} cowl.
In a now-deleted Fb publish, photographer Max Abasolo criticized the DOT for that includes Frasco prominently on the journal cowl of Philippine Subjects when he and his workforce had been requested to seize a number of outstanding vacationer spots nationwide.
“You made us shoot virtually 320 vacationer spots from Area 1 to Area 13. 236,000 pictures, 6,500 video supplies, and that is all you’d use, DOT,” he wrote in Filipino.
Different netizens additionally took the chance to name out the DOT for supposedly selling Frasco herself greater than precise Philippine locations.
Some on-line customers additionally identified a number of retailer indicators in Catmon, Cebu, which prominently featured the Frasco identify. Catmon is situated in Cebu’s fifth district, the place Frasco’s husband Duke serves as district consultant.
‘Deceptive claims’
The DOT on Wednesday, December 31, denied allegations that Philippine Subjects is an official journal of the division. In response to the division, Philippine Subjects is a personal publication and independently coated actions tied to the World Expo Osaka 2025 for the characteristic.
The DOT additionally denied supplying the {photograph} featured on the quilt.
“At no time did the Division instruct, choose, approve, or endorse any {photograph} for the journal. Any implication that the DOT selected or favored using a picture of the Secretary over destination-focused supplies is fully false and with out factual foundation,” the DOT wrote.
The tourism division additionally lambasted the unfold of what it described as false and deceptive info and renewed its dedication to transparency, accountability, and the moral promotion of Philippine tourism. – Rappler.com
