Disgusting places: Manila to Mindanao

[darren-b]

Well we didn't enjoy the programme. If we didn't know the Philippines it would have put us off ever going there.
Yes, we know there's poverty, slums, war etc etc but surely at least part of the programme could have shown some positive aspects of the country.

It repeatedly made the point about the Philippines being 7000 islands but showed very little of the best of them. As has been mentioned, what about the stunning natural features of Palawan, the underground river, the fantastic diving, Tubbataha reef- also listed as one of the greatest wonders of the world? What about the colourful Sinulog festival? The beaches? The spirit if the Filipino people?

What's on next week? a guide to the drug dens, ganglands and sewers of Britain?

I think you are missing the point of the series - the shows are not meant to be tourism adverts for the countries they 'explore'.

"Explore, a new travel-based journalism series, provides an insight into exotic parts of the world, revealing stories about the environment, globalisation, and politics."

So yes if they did one on Britain they may well cover that sort of subject.

[Eljohno]

I think you are missing the point of the series - the shows are not meant to be tourism adverts for the countries they 'explore'.

"Explore, a new travel-based journalism series, provides an insight into exotic parts of the world, revealing stories about the environment, globalisation, and politics."

So yes if they did one on Britain they may well cover that sort of subject.

I have to agree that this was never meant to be a Documentary about Tourism in the Philippines.

Although it did show some bizarre practises that do happen it did show some of the natural wonders that is in the Philippines...

The guy doing the show finished with saying a nice thing about the Philippines and anyone who knows anything about the Country accepts how wonderful a place it is