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Nas Daily Controversy with Apo Whang-Od
Recently, Nas Daily was under fire for allegations of exploiting the PH culture after he had launched an online course about traditional tattooing. This raises a lot of points for discussion when it comes to foreign influencers catering to audience in underdeveloped nations such as the Philippines, the ethics of commodification of culture, and more. As a Filipino content creator, these are my opinions on the Nas Daily controversy. What the issue is about Nuseir Yassin is an Arab-Israeli vlogger who gained popularity for his 1-minute videos in his Facebook page Nas Daily. Recently, he has launched Nas Academy and collaborated with Filipino creators to teach online courses. One of…
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CDO Regional Travel Fair 2019
Last August 23-24, I was invited to be a part of the Tourism Promotion Board’s (TPB) 5th Regional Travel Fair, which was held in the province of Cagayan de Oro. The aim of this event is to boost domestic travel, which as we know is showing significant growth over the past several years as more Filipinos travel around the country. The event featured a 2-day travel expo in Limketkai Center. Here travel agencies, hotels and resorts, and other businesses offered discounted packages and services to consumers in the area. It was also a way to promote tourist destinations with pamphlets and local products, especially in Mindanao. The regional travel fair…
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Thoughts and takeaways on Asia Society Philippines’ talk on “Traveling with a Purpose”
As some of you guys well know, we (Hali and I, Katherine) are advocates of voluntourism, and we’re part of a non-profit voluntourism community called Alon ng Pag-asa. This August 2017, we were invited to one of the monthly talks of Asia Society Philippines on “Traveling with a Purpose.” It’s part of their monthly discussion held in Acceler8, Makati. Hali was one of the panel speakers, along with Thomas Graham of MAD Travel and Anton Diaz of Our Awesome Planet. It was a great opportunity for everyone to learn more about purposeful or meaningful travel, advocacies such as voluntourism and actual real-life experiences doing all these. Here, let me tell you about…
