.. 
ISANG panukalang batas ang inihain sa Senado na naglalayong protektahan ang mga endorsers na nadadamay sa dumadaming kaso ng investment scams.
Sa panukalang Senate Bill 2889, target ni Senador Robin Padilla tiyakin na hindi madadamay ang mga celebrity endorsers sa investment scam, katulad na lang aniya ng nangyari sa artistang si Nerizza Naig-Miranda na dinakip sa reklamong sindicated estafa at paglabag sa Securities Regulation Code.
“Recent events reveal a growing concern for the welfare of endorsers whose names are dragged into various investment scams. Oftentimes, they are the first ones to be accused of crimes related thereto just because their names and faces were made prominent by companies who secured their services as endorsers,” saad sa isang bahagi ng panukala ni Padilla.
“This measure seeks to offer protection to endorsers by providing mandatory provisions into their engagement agreements that will clearly define not only their obligations but more importantly, their relationship with the company and their noninvolvement in any sale of investment contracts and securities if the latter is engaged in such business,” dugtong ng senador na dating artista.
Sa ilalim ng panukalang “Product Endorsers Protection Act” ni Padilla, lahat ng product endorsement agreements ay dapat may “full disclosure” tungkol sa negosyo at sa mga produktong sakop ng endorsement.
Dapat rin aniyang may malinaw na probisyon sa kasunduan kung anong klaseng negosyo.
“In the event that the business or venture is engaged in the sale of investment contracts or other securities, there must be a clear prohibition on the part of the endorser to engage in the promotion or sale thereof with an expectation to receive profits or commissions if the same is not a licensed broker … Businesses or ventures engaged in the sale of investment contracts and other forms of securities shall refuse to accept investments obtained through the efforts of any endorser if the same is not a registered broker,” ayon sa panukalang batas.
Sa panukalang batas, papatawan ng multang P100,000 ang unang paglabag; P300,000 sa ikalawang paglabag; at P500,000 hanggang P1 milyon at pagbawi ng Certificate of Registration sa ikatlong paglabag. (Estong Reyes)
