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U.S. ambassador apologizes for tourism remark, The U.S. ambassador to the Philippines has apologized for his recent statement that 40 percent of male tourists visit the country for enjoy, a government spokesman said Saturday.

Ambassador Harry Thomas sent a cellphone text message Friday to Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario, who was on a visit to Vietnam, expressing regret for his comments, foreign affairs spokesman Raul Hernandez said.