Although a good marketing strategy, the More Fun In The Philippines meme is considered by a number of Filipinos as pretentious and stupid. Some question if fun includes unpaved roads, traffic in the big cities, robbery, hostage-takings, and bombing. While other Filipinos are excited about promoting the good things about this country, the crime rate is just too high to encourage tourism.
It seems that the government has lost sight of its priorities or may not even know how to prioritize at all. The social media angle for the More Fun In The Philippines theme however is very good and the people at the Department of Tourism should be congratulated –they after all did a good job.
Photo via onewickedsoul.com
Photo via onewickedsoul.com
