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Essay / Analysis: Misleading advertisements - 935
As such, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, after realizing the increase, asked Filipinos already settled in the UAE to have their travel documents assessed and verified by the consultant nearest general or Philippine embassies, just like a large number of Filipinos accused of possession of false documents, did not know that they had obtained false documents (Ofw, 2015). Additionally, governments have called on various visa-issuing travel advisors to avoid misleading advertising practices so that they can attract customers. With a wide range of travel consultancies in the Philippines and elsewhere around the world vying for consumers' attention, it is safe to say that there is intense pressure on advertisers and advertising agencies to s ensure that their advertising efforts are taken into account by customers. Additionally, since there are multiple travel consultancy firms, the pressure to ensure the company sells increases significantly. The majority of people living in the UAE are attracted by the prospect of staying there for an extended period and travel agencies such as Pinay Travel Constants have been able to exploit this by selling fake