Tourism industry leaders decry DILG chief’s ‘unsafe’ PH remark

MANILA, Philippines—Leaders of the Philippine tourism industry have raised alarm over Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla’s claim that tourists are avoiding the Philippines because they “don’t feel safe,” calling it a damaging remark that reinforces already-debunked narratives and threatens the gains of the tourism sector. Remulla made the controversial remark during a keynote address at the