Dangerous Drugs Board clarifies: No affiliation with DOT’s ad firm

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MANILA, Philippines — The Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) has clarified that it is not affiliated with the DDB Philippines, the Department of Tourism’s (DOT) partner advertising firm which used stock footage from other countries in a tourism promotional video for the Philippines.

“The DDB has been erroneously tagged in several online posts, comments, and remarks about tourism promotion undertakings,” said the DDB in an advisory on Sunday.

“Please be informed that the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) is not affiliated with or does not have any kind of business relationship with DDB Group Philippines, which is a private company providing advertising services,” it added.

The DDB reminded the public that it is a policy-making and strategy-formulating government agency on drug abuse prevention and control.

To recall, both the DOT and DDB Philippines faced heavy backlash from the public over the weekend after their first “Love the Philippines” tourism advertising video used stock footage from Thailand, Indonesia, and the UAE.

The DOT has since terminated its contract with the DDB Philippines.

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