(POLITIKO) Don’t be fooled by fake celebrity endorsements of products online. Senator Jinggoy Estrada is sounding the alarm about the proliferation of fake celebrity endorsements of certain food and drug products on social media. Estrada has called for a Senate inquiry into the deceptive brands ads that feature celebrities without their consent amid concern on…
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(POLITIKO) Senator Jinggoy Estrada has filed a resolution seeking an inquiry into advertisements using the likeness of celebrities without their permission. In Resolution No. 666, Estrada said some online ads featuring a celebrity’s likeness mislead the consumers into buying products which are unregistered or which are not proven effective. “These advertisements mislead consumers into believing…
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(POLITIKO) Senator Jinggoy Estrada is set to file a measure that would grant scholarships to aspiring nurses and doctors—but would also require them to work in the Philippines for at least five years after graduation. Estrada shared his plan with reporters Tuesday (June 27) amid concerns over the exodus of nurses for greener pastures abroad.…
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(POLITIKO) The love shared by Senator Jinggoy Estrada and wife Precy Vitug continues to flourish. The politiko couple marked 34 years of wedded bless, with the senator pouring his out his heart in appreciation for his wife. In a social media post, Estrada admitted feeling lucky to have Precy as his wife, saying he is…
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(POLITIKO) Senator Jinggoy Estrada has received a flurry of complaints about extortion and other abuses allegedly perpetrated by people posing as law enforcement officers. Determined to tackle the concern head-on, Estrada proposed stiffer penalties against those caught unlawfully wearing military and police uniforms. “Not a few came to my office complaining that persons, wearing uniforms…
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(POLITIKO) Senator Jinggoy Estrada’s hard work has paid off in the first regular session of the 19th Congress. Estrada has shepherded the passage of two landmark bills — one seeking to raise the disability benefits of military veterans, while the other introduces changes in the fixed term for military officials — within 10 months. “I…
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(POLITIKO) Senator Jinggoy Estrada wants to raise the penalties against those illegally using uniforms of the Philippine National Police, (PNP), the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) or the Philippine Coast Guard. In Senate bill No. 2151, Estrada said violators must pay a fine of as much as P20,000 and be sent to jail for…
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(POLITIKO) Estrada filed Senate Bill No. 2148, titled “An Act Creating a VAT Refund Mechanism for Non-Resident Tourists, adding for the purpose a new Section 112-A to the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997, as amended.” Under the bill, tourists can get a VAT refund on goods amounting at least P3,000 purchased from authorized retailers…
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(POLITIKO) There is an urgent need to reform the pension system for the military and uniformed personnel (MUP) to avert a possible fiscal crisis in the near future, National Treasurer Rosalia de Leon said during a recent hearing at the Senate. As such, the treasury department also wants those in the active service and new…
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