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DOT sacks ad agency VOL. XXXVII • NO. 139 • 3 SECTIONS 12 PAGES • P20 • TUESDAY, JULY 4, 2023 • www.manilastandard.net • mst.daydesk@gmail.com
Cancels DDB contract for slogan video after fiasco OBIENA PUNCHES TICKET TO 2024 PARIS OLYMPICS SPORTS / C1
By Othel V. Campos, Maricel V. Cruz and Macon Ramos-Araneta
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HE Department of Tourism (DOT) is terminating its contract with the ad company DDB Philippines after a promotional video it circulated online was exposed to have stock footage of other countries. Although DDB owned up to the error, for its new slogan campaign as the fiasco the DOT decided to cancel the contract embarrassed the department and compro-
mised the sincerity of the campaign. International news services such as the BBC and CNN have carried stories about the tourism fiasco. “The DOT is in solidarity with our fellow Filipinos in expressing our outrage and extreme disappointment at the use of non-original/stock footage purporting to be scenes from the Philippines in the audiovisual presentation
(AVP) prepared, produced, and published by DDB Philippines as a component of the launch of the enhanced tourism branding campaign for the country,” the DOT said in a statement. Under the terms governing the DOT’s tourism branding campaign contract with DDB Philippines, “material/s produced by the winning bidder should be original Next page
MRT firm files petition for P2 fare increase By Darwin G. Amojelar and Maricel V. Cruz THE Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Monday said the management of Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) has re-filed a petition for a fare increase before the agency’s Rail Regulatory Unit. Transportation Undersecretary Cesar Chavez said no fare adjustment was approved for the MRT-3 for the last eight years. Earlier, MRT-3’s fare hike petition was deferred due to “infirmities in complying with the requirements and procedure.” MRT 3 filed for an additional P2.29 boarding fare and P0.21 distance fare per kilometer to finance its operating expenses. Next page
Senate to push for P100 wage hike thru law
AIR FORCE’S 76TH. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. salutes the line befor speaking in the 76th founding anniversary of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) at Clark Air Base in Mabalacat, Pampanga on Monday. Earlier, he saw the airmen and their aircraft in action – even forming a 76 in the sky with Cessnas (inset). at Colonel Ernesto Rabina Air Base in Capas, Tarlac. Rolando Mailo and Rey Baniquet
Marcos lauds Air Force’s ‘essential’ maritime patrols to secure PH
By Macon Ramos-Araneta
By Charles Dantes and Vince Lopez
SENATE President Juan Miguel Zubiri on Monday said they will lower the P150 legislated wage hike earlier approved at the Senate committee level and instead push for a P100 across-theboard increase. “We already approved the P150 wage hike increase on the committee level under Senator Jinggoy Estrada, being the chairperson of the Committee on Labor,” said Zubiri in a television interview. The proposed P100 legislated wage increase, Zubiri said, would be on top of the P40 wage hike in the National Capital Region approved by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB). “So what we could do is we could amend it
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. rallied members of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) to brace themselves for “geopolitical changes” as he under-
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scored the importance of maritime air patrol missions in upholding territorial integrity. “The days ahead will not be easy and will demand every ounce of your strength and resilience. The winds of
change signal geopolitical changes around our region and other parts of the world that have yet to affect us,” Mr. Marcos said during the PAF’s 76th founding anniversary at Clark Air Base Next page
MTRCB to review ‘Barbie’ movie after Vietnam ban NEWS / A2
Probe slay of Mindoro architecture student, Justice Dept. orders NBI By Rey E. Requejo THE Department of Justice (DOJ) has ordered the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to probe the death of a 21-year-old female architecture student in Occidental Min Mindoro who was found
naked and lifeless in her rented room in San Jose town on June 30. Police said Eden Joy Villacete, an incoming fifth-year student of Occidental Mindoro State College, suffered six stab wounds in different parts of her body and may have been raped before Next page
CHED wants UP to review security after sex assault
HISTORIC SITE. The National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) has declared the 403-year-old Saints Peter and Paul Church in Makati City, the seal of which is shown on its doors, as an important cultural property on Monday. Norman Cruz
THE Commission on Education called for a review of the security policies of the University of the Philippines after a female student was sexually assaulted within the Diliman campus late Saturday evening. “This despicable criminal act is a wakeup call for the University of the Philippines to review and rationalize its security and safety policies, including its operational engagement with the Philippine National Police and other law enforcement agencies in order to make the UP Community safe Next page
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Philippine National Railways Chairman Michael Macapagal answers questions at the PNR Tutuban station in Manila on Monday. The PNR line is shutting down in December to give way to the P73.25billion North South Commuter Railway project (see story on A3). Norman Cruz
Zubiri mulls retiring after Senate term in 2028; ‘Not aiming higher’ SENATE President Juan Miguel Zubiri is thinking of retiring in 2028 when he ends his second consecutive six-year term in the Senate, saying he is not eyeing a higher position. Zubiri said he will spend the next five years doing his best to serve the
public as he assured his colleagues he does not have any political ambitions anymore. In the past two weeks, Zubiri has been faced with swirling rumors that he will be replaced as Senate President. Next page