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Hontiveros slams, wants probe into debt-shaming of lending firms

MANILA, Philippines --- Senator Risa Hontiveros is seeking an investigation on the alleged debt-shaming practice of some online lending firms.   "These predatory online lending companies are exploiting the poverty and desperation of our people. Maliliit ang utang, pero kung maningil, akala mo si Janet Lim-Napoles ang sinisingil. No one should profit from harassment and shaming small people," Hontiveros said in a statement on Thursday.   "Tama na ang utang ay dapat binabayaran. Pero hindi ito dahilan para sa mga lending companies na gamitin ang utang, lalo na kung maliliit ang halaga, para magpahiya at manira ng buhay. It's not an excuse to bully, shame and violate a...

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