Welcome to the Philippines!
Where Tourism officials draw inspiration from the Poles
Mabuhay!
Pilipinas Kay Ganda:
A Postscript
Just five days after its grand launch, the Department of Tourism’s controversial logo, which bears a strong resemblance to Poland’s tourism logo – was ordered scrapped by President Aquino. DOT officials are now doing research on the tourism logos of Peru and Panama.
In a news conference Saturday, President Aquino ordered the Department of Tourism to drop its controversial new logo. DOT officials replied, “Copy.”
President Aquino admitted Saturday that the image of a tarsier in the “Pilipinas kay Ganda” logo as well as the smiling face were his idea. He just wanted to add a ‘personal’ touch to the brand.
Advertising agency Campaigns & Grey revealed that the Department of Tourism “directed” them to use the Polska logo “for inspiration.” But they got so inspired they eventually fell in love with it.
Pacman in Malacañang
Eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao paid a courtesy call on President Aquino in Malacañang last Saturday. Pacquiao was also welcomed by some cabinet members. It was like the meeting of a welterweight and the lightweights.
Malacañang didn’t bestow any award to Manny Pacquiao last Saturday but President Aquino gave him a bottle of wine. It was no ordinary wine though. It was pre-tasted by Assistant Secretary Mai Mislang.
Manny Pacquiao paid a courtesy call in Malacañang Saturday. After exchanging gifts with the President, Pacquiao and his supporters left the palace… but promised to return – in 2028.
From the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao with his family, assistants, and close supporters proceeded to the New World Hotel in Makati City. There were 15 rooms booked for the Pacquiao entourage – 4 rooms for Manny and family, and 11 rooms for Jinkee’s Louis Vuitton and Hermes bags.
Reports say Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile is not sold to the idea of Manny Pacquiao running for president of the Philippines, perhaps in 2022 or 2028. Pacquiao’s supporters were unfazed by the senator’s stance on their idol’s possible presidential bid mainly because they’re sure Enrile would no longer be around when it happens.
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“It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.”
~Herman Melville
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Briefly Noted
Several (if not all) branches of Wendy’s Hamburgers have been consistently violating the Consumer Act of the Philippines. Its price tags are exclusive of the 12% VAT. The law states “it shall be unlawful to offer any consumer product for retail sale to the public without an appropriate price tag, label or marking publicly displayed to indicate the price of each article and said product shall not be sold at a price higher than that stated therein and without discrimination to all buyers.
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first again! 😀
i just hope that the wine PNoy gave to Pacman didn’t suck. Haha!
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Yeheyy! you are first.. You can suck Pacman first, before PNoy…ay ano ba??? …..ang ibig kong sabihin you can SIP the wine first before others… nalito ako!!! sori!! 🙂
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2nd? 🙂
wala lang, just dropping by. parang bitin ang entry na to..baka pagod si heckler at wala masyado maisip. puro game 🙂
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ang daming gnagawa. haha dapat tomorrow pa pero sobrang delayed so kahit yan na lang muna. wala din namang isyu. masyadong seryoso ang maguindanao anniv.
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bkit mas may serious o mas grabe pa ba sa mukha ni Mislang 😦
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How about that renewed Filipino botanist shot by the military in Leyte (while doing field study) in the pretext that an encounter was going on. Too slight a blunder under the Aquino Administration after a series of major, major fiascos?
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Hindi naman bitin. Updated nga e.
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PH,sana twice a week ang updates. nakakawala ng stress kasi pag nagagawi sa blog mo!
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almost thrice a week na nga eh. 🙂 tuesday ang sunod.
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whopeedoo! *cartwheels*
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prof. tuesday na…
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Pilipinas, Kay Ganda. Mislang, Walang Ganda!!!
Pilipinas, Kay Ganda. Pnoy, Gustong Maging Maganda!!!
Pilipinas, Kay Ganda. Kris, Peke Ang Ganda!!!
Pilipinas, Kay Ganda. Belo, Plastic Ang Ganda!!!
Pilipinas, Kay Ganda. Etchosera at Lola Nila, Major Major Ganda!!!
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ay maganda ang idea mo:
Pilipinas, Kay Ganda. Etchosera at Lola Nila, Major Major Ganda!!!
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tapos sa logo kasama ang mga kara ni Pnoy (naka-smile) habang karga ang Tarsier (naka smile din), si Echosera (representing INDIGENOUS society), at Lola Nila (representing ENDANGERED society- kc kunti na lang kaming birhen sa Pinas…ako, si Mislang, at yung may 18 gf na lagi syang iniiwanan… you know! 😀 )
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Galing! Very witty. =)
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Etchos at Lola, isang bote ang kapalit nyan.
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YEHEYYY! may contribution na rin ang ating Mahal na Pangulong PNoy sa bansa, ito:
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🙂 President Aquino admitted Saturday that the image of a tarsier in the “Pilipinas kay Ganda” logo as well as the smiling face were his idea. He just wanted to add a ‘personal’ touch to the brand 🙂
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Ano ngayon ang masasabi ng mga detractors ni PNoy…ayan KLARO may nai-aambag din ang pangulo, di ba..hindi lang pic with hotdog or ligaw kuno with Mislang…ay Mislang…Liz pala… sorry! 🙂
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Hay naku Koya Eddi, come u na sa aking abode…….NOW NA!
Ang aking bote supplier is just a phone call away. Free delivery!
This coming weekend, invitated ang etchos sa isang desert safari chuva. Magpapagulong gulong talaga ako sa juhangench!
Ahahahahaha!
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Hay naku PH….. wag tayong pakasiguro kay Senador Enrile.
Ikaw na rin ang maysabi, di ba?
Bakit ba, gusto ko ring magcopy paste, walang pakialaman!
“Ang masamang damo, matagal mamatay”
Ahah ahah ahah!
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Cgurado ka pa ba na Buhay yang si Enrile? Bka Zombie na iyan…ndi lang natin alam… 🙂
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May lahing Vampire yata yang si Enrile, baka aabot pa yan ng 2 centuries.
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LOL to the tarsier and smiley face inspiration
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mas epektib…Yung mukha ng TARSIER tpos yung SMILE ni PNoy…pag-isahin…
BOGGA, PILIPINAS!!!
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In furnace to ‘Teh Jinkee, kering keri na nya namang gumamit ng mga LV at Hermes products, no?
Isa pang in furnace, at least kahit hamak na OFW lang kami nina Lola Nila, meron din kami ng mga yan!
meron akong LV, no? LV……. azz in Lumang Vayong!
Ang kay Lola Nila……. Herpes!
Ahah ahah ahah!
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ay naku, in fairview aside from HERPES meron din ako original na LV nabili ko sa Harads sa may Damman.. Kaloka yung babae na namili doon ang daming alahas tpos habang ukay sya sa mga shoes, ang wika ng vruha:
Vruhang Pinay: May Christian Louboutin kayo?
Lola Nila (ndi makatiis): Madam, nasa Ukay2 kayo. Alam mo nman na pulot lang sa basurahan ang mga tinda dito. Ska wag kang bumili ng 2nd hand na shoes bka may sakit sa paa ang may ari nyan.
Ska anong malay ng bangladeshi ng Christian Louboutin na yan…at bka magulat ka lang bigla i-offer sa iyo ng basurero ay Manolo Blahnik… 😀
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@etchosera, @Lola Nila — 🙂 Sakit ng tiyan ko sa inyong 2, aside from Mr. PH. Keep it up, I’m sure enjoy rin si Mr. PH sa inyo.
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may tanong po ako lola nila. ang katanungang pong ito ay matagal ko na itinanong sa iba’t-ibang forum. baka po masagot ninyo. ganito po ang tanong:
bakit po di kamukha ng panganay ni pakyaw ang iba niyang kapatid?
yun lang po. nawa’y mabigyan ninyo ako ng kaliwanagan. salamat po.
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pangarap kong maging anak ni manny!..wahahaha!
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kung mangyayari yun…ikaw ang sumpa sa buhay ni Manny. Joke!!! 😀
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*applause*
Impressive post, as always!
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Applause is Good! But PH needs CASH! (mula sa tindahan ni Aling Conching naka-paskel: “Credit is good, but we need cash” 😀 )
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Welcome to the Philippines!
Our tourism special for the week: Gaya-gaya Puto Maya!
With fresh ingredients from Poland.
Your blog never fails to lighten my day, I came out of lurking!
Galing nyo po sir!
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thank you 🙂 very short nga ang post today kasi ang dami kong tinatapos na sulatin sa work. 🙂
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no problem, ph, whether your post is shortie lang or prompt or no prompt. ang importante, mahalaga…. hehehe, naaliw na naman ang isa’t isa natin. o di bah?
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ay naky kalimutan mo ang trabaho na iyan. Nakakasira yan sa pagsusulat mo d2 sa PH. Joke lang! 🙂
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Okay naman Mr. PH. In fact di naman ako nabitin. Updated nga e. Thanks for finding time in between serious work… kailangan source of income.
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it is better to fail in originality and bitter to fail in imitation….
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sir, alam nyo nman na imitation lang yung nasa malakanyang… parang ako imitation na lalake..ndi tlaga tunay.. you know 😀
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and speaking of copying- copying, ph, ba’t di mo qinoute si Henry Cate VII dyan sa “The problem with political jokes is they get elected” quote na ginamit mo?
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hehehe no, i remember writing about that na before. i am not claiming it’s mine. pero dahil sensitive na tayong lahat, ayan, i enclosed na in QMs.
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You are greatly appreciated whether long or short posts. Bless your brilliant mind and generous heart always!!
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Pacman in Malacañang; meeting of welterweight and lightweights. bull’s eye!
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ay mabuti pa si Pakman may weight….si PNoy at Jamby…ay walang WET!! 😀 laging DRY SEASON… 😀
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ow come on lola, you know that’s not true. kelangan ng catsup ang hotdog para dumulas errrr sumarap di ba?
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DOT: TSK! TSK! TSK! TSK! TSK! TSK!
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Trial and error pa rin ang PNoy government:(
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Trial and error pa rin ang PNoy government 😦
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Hello again Mr. Landicho!
Sorry to bother you again. I’ve sent you a couple of emails last week to follow up on our request. I received a reply from you once, but none recently. Our EIC would be very delighted if you can join us on December 3, he clearly instructed me to, “Get him at all costs.” Making you accept our invitation might bring me closer to a promotion. We hope you can accommodate our request.
Thank you,
Mia
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Then show mr. ph the “all cost”
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Wag mo kalimutan magpa hotdog, este burger, pag na-promote ka na ha. hehe
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Juicemio! At all costs daw PH? Di ka na talaga ma-reach o di ka ba talaga nila nare-reach?
Go go go go PH!
Isama mo ang design costs, production costs, packaging costs, delivery costs at … wag kalimutan yung tip para sa delivery gurl (ako yun, siyempre!)
Maawa ka na kay ‘Teh Mia! Promote na promote na siya eh.
Ahihihihihi!
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Parang awa mo na Mr. PH, bigyan mo na ng pogi si mia mislang.
Ay tama po ba reaction ko? *wink etchos.
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I didn’t realize that the comments section is a good recruitment tool until I read this message!
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wow nakita ko ung sa poalnd nakakaasar na nakakatawa ung ginawang logo ng DOT. nakakatwa kasi parang batang nangopya sa test ung dating. nakakaasar kasi ang daming magaling an digital artist sa bansa hindi man lang sila makahanap na hindi copycat. hayst. patunay lang to na ang administrasyong aquino ay siang trial and error government, buti sana kung programming to ok lang mag trial and error, akso sambayanang pilipino pinagpapraktisan nila. hayst, buhay.
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Miss mo na ba si GMA? hehehe. joke!
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halata ba? 😀 nhooo chomenhhtsss! sabi noong dating tenant ng malakanyang na puro error wa na trial 😀 😀
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ito ba yung matuwid na daan copycats?
naliligaw na mga noypi Pnoy-abnoy, maryosep ka!
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The lessons from the Aquino Administration are as follows: (1) never vote based on your emotion but on the candidate’s track record; (2) stupidity is just as expensive as corruption; (3) rewarding a non-achiever with leadership position is a self-imposed punishment. For the meantime, let us all suffer in the next 5 years and 8 months.
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Good summary. Very well said.
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Mga Pinoy, masokista, boww!
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Kuya Paul wag nman negatibo. Malay mo bka uunlad nga ang bansa natin dhil sa trial and error na iyan. Yung dating nanungkulan sa Malakanyan…puro error yun… tanong mo kay Vicky Kho at Jose Pidal… sma mo na yung anak na nakatanggap ng regalo sa kasal na umabot yata sa 100 Million pesos 😀 na ngayon ay security guard na lang ng batasan… 😀
ska yung bagong tenant ng malakanyang parang honest nman, hindi nga lang byuti at brain… 😀
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and for this, i hate those 15 million dumb Pnoys even more!
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Matuwid nga, dead end naman.
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mahaba man o maikli,,,panalo ka pa rin PH!!!
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bakit ba kasi kailangang palitan ang mga bagay kapagka iba na ang nanunungkulan? okay lang palitan kung sadyang hindi naman nakakatulong sa pag-unlad ng bayan. pero ang slogan na gaya ng WOW Philippines, hindi na kailangan. Minahal na kasi ng karamihan yan, kilala na din sa ibang bayan. Hindi masamang maghangad ng mas maganda, kaya lang, minsan sa sobra nating pagpapaganda, pumapangit tuloy. 😀
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Hindi masamang maghangad ng mas maganda, kaya lang, minsan sa sobra nating pagpapaganda, pumapangit tuloy.
—–si Lola Vicky B ba ang tinukoy mo? si Katrina H ka ano? 😀
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Yung dati namang ad ng DOH, sablay ang logic. Gusto yatang pati sa leche flan eh gatas ng ina ang gamitin, he he he.
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Hindi nga?! di ba gatas ng ina tlaga ang gamit sa leche flan? kc minsan narinig ko ang aking ama na ” leche ang pait ng gatas mo!” habang nasa loob sila ng kwarto ng nanay ko…
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[…] This post was mentioned on Twitter by victor j. baldoz, Travel Panama. Travel Panama said: DETOUR « The Professional Heckler: DOT officials are now doing research on the tourism logos of Peru and Panama…. http://bit.ly/bDAxbs […]
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Mas panalo pa rin yung mahaba…. 😀 pero cguro depende sa pag-gamit, ah ewan!
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tama ka lola, panalo din sa akin ang mahaba, lalo na kung mala-kandila.
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@ paul, muna, ano ba ibig sabihin ng renewed sa “renewed Filipino”…
ito hindi ko talaga maintindihan, bakit, ano kaya sa palagay mo ang
dahilan at pinatay ng mga sundalo ang botanist and company aside
from, napagkamalan silang mga npa…..
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Typo error. Should be “renowned”. Sorry bout that
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wala kasing internet sa bundok, kaya instead maglaro ng potfarm sa facebook mga sundalo, gumawa na lang sila ng totoong potfarm.
malas lang at aksidenteng nadiskubre ng botanist ang potfarm, kaya ayon pinatay siya sampu nga kanyang mga kasama.
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@ lola nila
wala yan sa tindahan ni aling toyang, ang nakapaskil doon,
” pwede umutang, bukas “
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Lolo, tuwing magrereply po kayo sa comments ng ibang poster dito, paki-click po yung “Reply” sa ilalim ng post nila para madaling masundan yung mga comments mo. Pakalat kalat po kasi.
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Sino si Fiona ni Jefri Bolkia?
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nabasa ko yung depensa ni Romano na hindi naman daw plagiarized yung logo kasi art…excuse me? loko-loko talaga. e naging titser ako sa sining at yan ang pinag-sisingko namin kung may bahid na magkapareho na dalawang elemento sa logo design. Ebidensiya na hindi niya alam ang difference ng logo design (national pa ito, ha?!) at kung anung art ang pinag-sasabi niya!
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As a tourist i was taken aback when returning a 40,000 phone which i had just bought and which needed reprogramming. The assistant said we like ur money but we dont like foreigners.
I am going to post this slogan on the websites as the real attitude of the philippines.
We welcome your money but not you.
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@ hikatalomato
pwede sumabat dahil tulog pa si lola nila ngayon,
sa tingin ko si panganay lang ang anak ni pacquiao….
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ganoon po ba senior? swerte naman ni pakyaw dahil gwapo iyong sa kanya.
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