Lawmaker hits PLDT, Smart for hiring foreign endorsers

By Reina C. Tolentino

Oct 17, 2021 7:38 pm

Ang Probinsyano Rep. Ronnie Ong reminded local companies to 'choose Filipino first' as he expressed alarm over the move of Smart-PLDT to hire foreign entertainment as endorsers.

'We understand the right of local companies to choose whoever they want endorsing their products but we would like to remind them to choose Filipino first just like when we remind our countrymen to choose Filipino products first,' Ong said in a statement.

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