MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – The Philippines’ Department of Tourism is facing a more daunting task than trying to defend its new slogan/branding, “Love The Philippines.”

It will be recalled that on her way to stealing the Nobel Peace Prize from other more deserving freedom fighters, Rappler CEO and convicted criminal Maria Ressa described the Philippines as “worse than any war zone I’ve been in.”

So how can anyone love a war zone?

Perhaps, DOT can come up with an alternate slogan that says “Come to the Philippines…We’ll prove Maria Ressa is Liar!”