Author: Team SJE

FDA to look into fake celebrity drug endorsements

(ONE NEWS) Medical doctors with a social media following, like Willie Ong and Anthony Leachon, have filed cases with the National Bureau of Investigation’s cybercrime division, but fake advertisements persist. The Department of Health (DOH) will instruct the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to probe the online proliferation of fake celebrity endorsements of unregistered drugs…
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Senators back tourism chief Frasco: ‘Let’s give her a chance’

(MANILA BULLETIN) Senators on Wednesday, July 5 said the controversy surrounding the “Love the Philippines” campaign of the Department of Tourism (DOT) should not diminish the accomplishments made by Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco in promoting the country to the world. Sen. Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara said it was a good move for the DOT to…
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Jinggoy seeks Senate probe on unregistered products

(MALAYA) SEN. Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada has filed a resolution urging the appropriate Senate committee to conduct an investigation on what he said were the deceptive online advertisements of various unregistered products using well-known personalities as endorsers. In filing Senate Resolution No. 666, Estrada said: “The names and pictures of famous Filipino personalities and celebrities such…
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Official statement on the Vietnam-banned ‘Barbie’ movie

This is not a first as there had been similar cases in the past such as the movies titled “Uncharted” and “Abominable” that have been pulled out from our cinemas because of a brief glimpse of the unilaterally declared nine-dash line of China. Kung dati ay nagawang ipa-ban ng Movie and Television Review and Classification…
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Senators hit latest China ship ‘incident’ within WPS

(BUSINESS MIRROR) MAJORITY and minority senators denounced the latest reported incident of aggression by China naval militia within the West Philippine Sea. Sen. Jinggoy Estrada promptly deplored initial reports even as “we have yet to receive confirmation” from Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) or the Department of National Defense (DND) regarding the June 30 incident where…
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Statement on the reported aggression of China Coast Guard vessels and militia vs Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessels

We have yet to receive confirmation either from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) or the Department of National Defense (DND) regarding the June 30 incident. Nonetheless, I am deeply concerned about the reported acts of aggression against the PCG vessels as this violates our sovereignty and territorial integrity as well as endangers the safety and…
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Namumuro na! Sen. Jinggoy, pinaiimbestigahan ang mga online endorsement scam

(POLITICO) Nagpahayag ng panawagan si Sen. Jinggoy Estrada upang paimbestigahan sa Senado ang mga kumakalat na mapanlinlang na advertisement posts sa social media at mga pekeng online endorsements ng mga sikat na personalidad sa mga hindi rehistradong produkto.  Naghain ang senador ng Senate Resolution No. 666, kung saan ay binangiit niya ang panganib na hatid…
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Senator seeks probe of fake social media ads using celebrities

(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Jinggoy Estrada on Monday called for a Senate inquiry into what he described as an “alarming” proliferation of purported celebrity endorsements and social media posts that promote unregistered food and drug products, but which advertisements turned out to be fake. In a resolution, Estrada noted how unscrupulous individuals have supposedly…
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Probe sought on fake celeb product endorsements

(PHILSTAR) MANILA, Philippines — The Senate should conduct an inquiry into the alarming proliferation of fake and misleading online celebrity endorsements and deceptive social media postings in relation to the advertisement and sale of various unregistered food and drug products, Sen. Jinggoy Estrada said yesterday. Estrada has filed Senate Resolution 666 for an appropriate Senate…
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Senate probe of fake online ads of unregistered food, drugs pushed

(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Senator Jinggoy Estrada is alarmed by the proliferation of fraudulent online celebrity advertisements for unregistered food, drug, and health products. This concern prompted him to seek a probe into the issue. Estrada filed Senate Resolution 666 on Monday, June 26, urging the appropriate panel to look into the deceptive use of…
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