Philippines left red-faced after its tourism video used images from other countries, says ad agency

MANILA (AFP): Philippine tourism officials were left red-faced after the creators of a video promoting the archipelago nation as a holiday destination said on Sunday (July 2) they had used stock shots from other countries.

Advertising agency DDB Philippines apologised for the "highly inappropriate" images, which included rice terraces in Indonesia and sand dunes in Brazil.

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