The Philippine Department of Tourism says ad agency DDB repeatedly assured it that the originality and ownership of all materials in its promotional tourism video were in order. – Philippine Department of Tourism pic, July 2, 2023.
PHILIPPINE tourism officials were left red-faced after the creators of a video promoting the archipelago nation as a holiday destination said today they had used stock shots from other countries. Advertising agency DDB Philippines apologised for the “highly inappropriate” images, which included rice terraces in Indonesia and sand dunes in Brazil.
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