Blog Owner and Post Author: Lainy 
It wasn’t too long ago when I asked, 
“What’s Wrong With WOW Philippines”?
Well, it seemed like the disagreement of the entire country to the much disliked Department of Tourism’s Pilipinas Kay Ganda slogan prevailed. Pilipinas Kay Ganda was a total junk.
What’s trending now is the recent tourism slogan formulated by the men and women of the Department of Tourism.
It’s More Fun In The Philippines
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As I was about to write a post about this, I came across former COMELEC Commissioner Gregorio Larrazabal’s wall status at FB which is very similar to what I think and believe in. By the way, if you failed to remember how handsome Atty. Larrazabal looks like, you can post- hop when I once had a date with him H E R E 
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Now if I may just quote:
“I like the new tourism slogan of the Philippines…And I think we should give it a chance.. See how effective it’ll be (whether it will be or not). We should all work to promote Philippine tourism.
But, I think some are too hooked on slogans and marketing, when what’s more important is the experience of the foreign tourist once inside the Philippines.
This includes arriving in the Philippines and disembarking inside a decent airport terminal with working toilets, where people don’t try to scam them for a few dollars even before they get out of the terminal.
Having clean and safe streets where tourists feel safe and secure. If something unfortunate happens (it CAN happen), they have the assurance that they’ll be taken cared of with reasonable speed.
Staying in hotels that continue to deteriorate through the years, without proper maintenance.
Adequate assistance and information on how to get to our tourist destinations (for example – how many people know how to get to Avalon Zoo? Is there a way to get there?). And once in the tourist destinations, they ought to feel that they’ll be safe walking around in the area (like walking around in Intramuros)… AND having working toilets in these destinations.
These are only some of the things that can ensure the tourists enjoy their stay in the Philippines.
Marketing and branding helps.. But nothing beats having a person return from the Philippines and tell his friends how much fun he had while in the Philippines, and can’t wait to go back and invite more of his friends to go with him.. That’s the best marketing/promotional tool we can hope for. That’s a great way to show how much fun it is in the Philippines!”
So aptly said, ain’t right? Government needs to do something drastic to improve the country’s image across the world.
Education could be the key. See Guide to Career Education to find possible solutions.
Let me just mention that in promoting the Philippines worldwide, the mass media also got a vital role to play.
But do you think the headlines below will help boost its tourism campaign?
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It’s pretty ambiguous when these things you see ruin all the government efforts to promote a good image of the Philippines. Just as the campaign was beginning to get the nods of the public, here comes the media boasting of the crimes taking place in the country. This is just a wrong juxtaposition! What a massive fail!
Anyhow, I still hope that the tourism campaign will reap better results. Each of us has a role to play. Take part and help promote our country to the world. We aren’t called Pinoy bloggers for nothing 
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First commenter for this post…
General Santos Time
Sloganeering is useless if we can’t execute and implement it. The new slogan of the Department of Tourism “It’s More Fun In The Philippines” is just a slogan if the people of the Philippines won’t help promote tourism, since I believe that it’s the people that tourists come and see, and the reason they visit.
In addition, I believe the best slogan for our tourism would still be “Philippines, Pearl of the Orient Seas”, because it is easy to promote and it brands our country as it is – a pearl, islands in the sea, and more.
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Lainybelle Reply:
January 8th, 2012 at 5:04 pm
@Eli,
Hi Atty! It has been such a long, long time since the lat time you graced my blog with your honorable presence
You’ve hit the nail right on the head, Atty. Everything will be for naught once the government will continue to dilly-dally in taking positive actions. It’s only but imperative to formulate clear-cut plans to address the issues that’s besetting the country when it comes to the tourism aspect, what with the millions of pesos allocated for sloganeering. The government should not focus only in sloganeering. It should be more work-oriented and start working on the actual problems that needs to be fixed.
YAY! Why haven’t people in the DOT thought about the Pearl of the Orient Seas? That’s an awesome slogan, Atty! Just a perfect adjective for the Philippines. To brand the Philippines as such will be very easy as it is popularly known to be indeed the Pearl of the Orient Seas.
Thanks for swinging by today and sharing some more substantial input on this post.
May you enjoy your Sunday in grand style!
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Okay.. here’s my opinion. Sana hindi ako batuhin ng tinapay. LOL..
I don’t like it. Honestly. But oh well, bilang isang Pilipino, binibigay ko ang aking suporta. It’s a promise.. it is not just a tagline. Filipinos should work harder to prove that it really is more fun in the Philippines.
Pilipino ako. and I lvoe my country. Oh yeah, we have lots of beautiful beaches, breathtaking destinations, delicious food and the likes.. BUT..
It is never fun to have tourists see the fucked-up airports and be kept waiting inside a cab because of the Manila traffic. It is never fun to have tourists kidnapped and even killed for money. It is never fun to have tourists visit the country and then go home disappointed! And it is never fun to have the whole world make fun of us because we could not even prove that our slogan is true.
Let’s move Filipinos. Kung eto na nga ang slogan ng turismo, suportahan.. Sabi ko nga, though I don’t like it, susuportahan ko to dahil akoý Pilipino. but I really don’t think that it is, in any way, BETTER than WOW Philippines.
My opinion..
Wag nyo kong batuhin ng tinapay.. please! LOL..
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Lainybelle Reply:
January 10th, 2012 at 9:50 am
@Leah,
Hey Leah! I truly appreciate you speaking your heart and mind out without fear or favor. It speaks volumes on what the youths are like in today’s generation. I am proud of you!
Peepz will love you at siguradong di ka babatuhin ng tinapay. This is a free country anyway.
WOW Philippines I think is now a thing of the past for DOT people. But it soared high and brought the Philippines to a climactic surge during its glorious days. I also do agree with Atty. Eli to give Pearl of the Orient Seas a chance, too.
Anyhow, it will boil down to how the Filipino people support government campaigns. Let us all do our own little share coz when it’s put together, it will make a huge difference.
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Someone also asked the same question you mentioned in this post ate Lains. Tama nga, will the new slogan boost the tourism in the country kung negative naman yung mga headlines on news papers? Sabi nga nila na instead of focusing into the DOT campaign, mas dapat daw pagtuunan ang crime problems sa bansa..
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It’s sad to know na maraming conflict in our country. Sana nga maayos na lahat para masabi na “It’s more fun in the Philippines.” But nevertheless, I still believe sa new slogan ng DOT. Mas masaya pa rin sa Pinas.
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Lainybelle Reply:
January 10th, 2012 at 9:56 am
@Algene,
Hi Algene! Di ko na alam kung maiinis o matutuwa sa mga nakikita kong naglipana na “It’s More Fun in the Philippines” campaign. Meron ba namang nagpost ng campaign posters na puro patayan at mga negative photos ang nakabalandra. Yan ba ang klaseng pagtulong at suporta ang puede nilang ibigay sa government campaign na eto? Nakaka-disappoint lang kasi instead na gamitin nila ang kanilang husay at galing sa tama, nabababoy tuloy.
Anyways, I hope this will click not only for us Filipinos but most especially for the tourists. Let us utilize our blogs and God-given gifts in writing to support this cause and in turn convince foreigners that indeed, it’s more fun in the Philippines.
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hay buhay…there’s always a conflict at laging may issue!
I still believe that Philippines is a great place to live.
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Lainybelle Reply:
January 10th, 2012 at 9:58 am
@Dhemz,
TAMA ka Dhemz. Majority of the Pinoys are fond of making a mountain out of a molehill. Let’s all be supportive. Kung di na nga nakakatulong, wag ng maging pabigat pa.
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It’s more fun in the philippines isn’t it? hehehe of course. Tourist have different experience when they visited Philippines but the common ones are snatchers, transportation maybe they have to try fix this one then it’s gonna be more more fun in the Philippines. Bisan copy cat pana it’s still more fun in the philippines hehehe. I honestly like the Wow Philippines. but like they say, let;s give this one a new chance.
I want a plane ticket going back home then it’s more fun in pinas hehehe just kidding
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Lainybelle Reply:
January 10th, 2012 at 10:01 am
@Shydub,
There are actually a lot more adjectives we could think of to describe how fun it is in the Philippines.
I like WOW Philippines a lot better too, Shei. Kaso binaon na ata sa limot ng mga taga-DOT yang slogan na yan. Anyway, it’s just a slogan. We need concrete plans and action to help the slogan materialize that indeed, it’s more fun in the Philippines.
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Maybe DOT has just getting started…somehow I am hoping that through these efforts we can promote Philippines.
But gaya nga ng sabi mo Sis, the best way to promote our country is a foreigner who have the first hand experience of “fun” here the Philippines.
In our own little way sana makapag contribute tayo in making our country a little more fun…
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Lainybelle Reply:
January 10th, 2012 at 10:03 am
@Rovie,
Yes Rovz. This is just actually the beginning of the long haul.
You are right! Let us do our share to help the country at wag naman sanang puro reklamo.
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Hahay, politics nga naman..
Visiting for BPC! Here’s my share-hope you cna stop by:)
http://www.cassandrasminicorner.com/2012/01/snow-for-my-lunch.html
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Lainybelle Reply:
January 10th, 2012 at 10:04 am
@Leah H.,
I don’t think politics has got to do with this issue, Leah. I believe it’s the government system that stinks. We have to entirely overhaul the decaying government system.
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I read a post in the news about a guy that ridicule the Philippines because some people said a good place to travel but this guy who travel a lot when he land in our International airport he said that its a big surprise to him that this airport looks terrible and all the facilities really bad i ado not know if its true kasi almost 7 years na akoang di nakavisit diya…Hopefully this new slogan will bring more tourist in the Philippines but they need to fix our airport if what they guy said is true…Visiting from the photo challenge.
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I do believe Philippines is more fun to be at coz if not, I’ve already given up my Filipino citizenship the first time my husband asked me. Although he asked to join him in states still, he prefers retiring in the Philippines. I do agree, the slogan should give justice to how fun really Philippines is.
Visiting here Lain, it’s been a long time.
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No matter what they put in those slogans and campaigns, if the government itself does not help to materialize it, then it’s still useless. We’ve been so left behind by our neighbors, and with the way things are running now, the future’s kinda bleak… just my two cents Lain. was here from the BPC #8
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its more fun dyud sa pilipinas, but with this slogan.. im not sure if it will attract tourist. it doesnt promote much. i agree with atty. about the Philippines, Pearl of the Orient Seas. it got more meaning. and when u hear it, the first thing u will think about is beautiful beaches, which is a tourist attraction in Phil.
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Philippines is I where I want to be right now Sis Lainy
Visiting from #8 of B PC, hope that you can return the favor too
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I think it is fun to be in Philippines and I will tell you how fun it is when I come home in few days hehehe
My entry is here: http://www.lulupost.com/2012/01/photo-challenge-8-alarm-clock/
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hmmmm…. whatever other people say, i guess we should just support promoting Phil tourism instead of making a say di ba because it isn’t helping too naman…
eh kung ayaw ng iba e d sila umisip ng paraan hihihihihi
*peace*
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I agree with what you posted here, Lainy. I feel sorry because there are really a lot of destinations and sites to visit in our country, but you know, so many negativities are bogging us down to boost in many aspects including tourism. It is a truly beautiful country with very good manpower and environmental resources and definitely has so much to offer, yet, I feel that as time goes by, all these resources diminish – Pinoys migrating to other countries for better life quality and our natural resources being abused, not being preserved and well taken care of
And then you hear all those kinds of news, tsk tsk! You’re right, that’s not going to help DOT’s campaign.
But anyweiz, I got to admit that the It’s More Fun in the Philippines slogan is kinda catchy, and I think is getting viral already
I think I’m going to make some too and will share in my blog 
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Hi Lainy. Marami na kong nakitang opinions about this and trending na nga all over the net. Nalulungkot ako dahil may katotohanan ang lahat ng sinabi mo. Kagagaling ko lang sa Taiwan just last month at it’s painful to hear na kapag narinig nilang galing ako sa Pilipinas, the first thing that they would ask my husband is, “Philippines? I heard that it’s not safe there.” Kung naintindihan ko lang, right on the spot, gusto kong awayin. Buti na lang din at ipinagtanggol ng asawa ko ang Pilipinas sa kanyang sariling paraan dahil dito nga kami nakatira. Sabi nya, maganda pa din sa Pilipinas at subukan nilang makita yun. Mabait at welcoming ang mga tao.
Naisip ko lang, nasaktan ako, dahil ang totoo unang tumatak sa isip ng mga banyaga ay yung mga naririnig nila mula sa balita tungkol sa mga di magandang bagay na nangyayari sa ating bansa. Oo, una talaga ang seguridad. Mahal ko ang bansa natin, kaya hinahangad ko din na sana ay maisip din nating mga Pilipino kung pano mas mapabuti ang ating turismo. Magtulungang iangat ang image ng ating bansa. Di bale ng wala tayong magagarang buildings o kaya nama’y teknolohiya. Enough na ang likas na tanawin natin eh. Walang effort na mga kagandahang wala ang ibang bansa. Totoo yan. Maganda ang Pilipinas. Mapababa hanggang sa kaunti na lang ang kriminalidad at mapalinis ang kapaligiran. Nakita ko, isa lang ang sagot. Disiplina. Kaya sa kabila man ng lahat ng negatibong nakikita ng mga banyaga sa atin, kasama pa din akong iangat ang Pilipinas sa aking sariling paraan.
Napahaba ng husto. Salamat sa post na ito.
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It’s absolutely more fun in the Philippines for us Filipinos, esp. Balikbayans. See, no matter how long we’ve stayed away from Philippines, we always long to go back home because, yes, it’s more fun in Philippines. But if you’re a tourist, all I can say is, you need to have a Filipino who’ll orient you first with what landing in NAIA or in any international airport in the country is like. You very well said it Sis and in Atty. Larazabal’s quote, too, about what it’s like to arrive in the Philippine airports alone. It is definitely NOT fun when you’re being welcomed with ” wala bang dollar dyan?” and some, would even snatch what you got jud. It needs a lot of disciplining jud ba. And look at those headlines up there pa! Those are definitely NO fun.
Anyway, I love how creative Filipinos are. Paggawas ani nga slogan, nagbaha dayon ang mga nagkalain-laing mga hulagway made by common men showing how more fun it really is in Philippines.
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Lainy,
Question: The “its more fun in the Philippines” presupposes that fun is the common value sought by the majority of tourists. Is that really what tourists seek?
My Answer: Definitely NO.
Why NO? : It casts childishness about the purpose of tourist in general.
Tourists set on their destinations for reasons of rest and relaxation and the pursuit of new experiences or to rekindle fond old memories of a past visit.
Question: Does fun truly exists in the Philippines?
Answer: In a decadent sense, it does with the flesh trade in the Philippines. In a more legitimate sense, it is hidden from most of the tourists as they get to see the glamor and glitter but hardly get to know the inherent beauty of the Philippine culture in their homesteads and villages.
Crucial Question: Is there more fun in the Philippines?
Answer: NO. It does not it in the first instance show on the faces of the majority of the populace and in their daily lives?
Conclusion: An idiot made that slogan for the Tourism Industry in your country.
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