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Senate probe on fake celebrity endorsement on Facebook, other social media platforms sought

(MANILA BULLETIN) Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed a resolution calling on the Senate to investigate the proliferation of fake celebrity endorsements online, victimizing consumers to buy unregistered drugs and food items. In filing Senate Resolution No. 666, Estrada cited the risks the said scam poses to unsuspecting consumers. “These advertisements mislead consumers into believing…
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Jinggoy seeks Senate probe on fake celeb endorsement of medicines

(GMA NEWS) Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has sought a Senate inquiry into the “alarming” proliferation of fake celebrity endorsements of various unregistered food and drug products on social media. In filing Senate Resolution No. 666, Estrada said there is a spread of online marketing materials and impostor pages or accounts promoting unregistered products that promise…
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Senate investigation sought into fake endorsements for unregistered meds, supplements

(PHILSTAR) MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Jinggoy Estrada is calling for Senate hearings into false advertising for food and supplements that claim endorsements by doctors and online personalities to sell these products. Estrada said in a press release that he filed Senate Resolution No. 666 in response to the “alarming proliferation” of ads and fake social…
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About time for MUP to make contributions – senator

(PHILSTAR) MANILA, Philippines — “It’s about time” military and uniformed personnel (MUP) contribute to their pension fund, Sen. Jinggoy Estrada said yesterday as he pushed for the passage of a bill reforming their retirement fund system before the end of the year. In an interview with radio dwIZ, Estrada said that while most of the…
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Kaltas sahod sa mga sundalo, pulis kasado na

(ABANTE) Isiniwalat ni Senador Jinggoy Estrada na simula sa 2024, maaaring makaltasan na ang sahod ng mga sundalo at pulis upang mapondohan ang kanilang pension system. Sinabi ito ni Estrada dahil sa katapusan ng 2023 posibleng maisabatas ang panukala sa reporma sa military and uniformed personnel (MUP) pension system. “Siguro by the end of the year mayroon na tayong bagong MUP reform bill,” paglalahad ng senador. Aniya,…
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Jinggoy: Legislated wage hike needed

(MANILA BULLETIN) Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said on Saturday, July 1 that he may pursue a legislated wage increase as he sees the P40 daily wage hike authorized by the National Capital Region (NCR) regional wage board as simply not enough. Although he thanked the NCR regional wage board for this development, still Estrada thinks…
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Estrada: Senate push for legislated wage hike to continue

(GMA NEWS) The Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development will still push for the legislated wage hike despite the approval of a P40 increase in the daily minimum wage in Metro Manila. “Amid calls for an across-the-board pay increase being sought by the labor sector, the P40 grant in the daily minimum…
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Senators urge other regions to follow NCR wage hike

(PNA) MANILA – Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III and Senate Committee on Labor and Employment chairperson Jinggoy Estrada on Friday called on other regional wage boards to follow the example set by the National Capital Region-Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (NCR-RTWPB) and set similar wage hikes in their respective jurisdictions. In a statement, Pimentel…
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Legislated wage hike isusulong pa rin sa Senado − Estrada

(REMATE) MANILA, Philippines – Isusulong pa rin ng Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development ang legislated wage hike sa kabila ng pag-apruba sa P40 increase sa arawang sahod sa Metro Manila. “Amid calls for an across-the-board pay increase being sought by the labor sector, the P40 grant in the daily minimum wage…
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P40 hike in Metro Manila minimum wage still not enough — senators

(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — A P40 increase in the daily minimum wage of private sector workers in Metro Manila is a welcome development, but it is still not enough, several senators said. In separate messages, Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri, Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva, and Senators Grace Poe and Jinggoy Estrada reacted to the…
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