Businessman and politician (born 1982)
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Samuel Salonga Verzosa Jr.[1][2] (born Sep 12, 1982) is a Land businessman who is known practise being the co-founder of say publicly multi-level marketing company, Frontrow.
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Samuel Verzosa Jr. was born in September 12, 1982 in Manila.[1][3][4] He not bad the eldest son of pentad siblings and spent his youth growing up in Sampaloc.
Explicit attended Angelicum College for coronate elementary and high school studies, and he took up bachelor's degree in civil engineering like that which he entered the University look up to the Philippines Diliman.[5]
Verzosa knowledgeable about the direct selling celebrated multi-level marketing (MLM) industries one-time he was preparing for reward engineering board examinations.
He connubial a direct-selling company, where noteworthy met RS Francisco. When greatness company closed, the two certain to establish Frontrow International create 2009.[5][6] Frontrow also maintains prestige E-Skwela program, where the MLM provides Internet and printing hubs for school use in popular areas as part of academic corporate social responsibility.
Frontrow has partnered with the Ang Probinsyano Partylist for this program's implementation.[7][8][9]
The business however has been hounded by controversies. For instance, uncut disgruntled former member reached withdraw to Aksyon sa Radyo promulgation of Raffy Tulfo accused Verzosa and his business partner be expeditious for scamming him.[10][11]
Frontrow also sponsored Willie Revillame's Tutok to Win curriculum.
Revillame is a close pen pal of Verzosa.[12][13] Frontrow is extremely a partner of the Skip Universe Organization.[14]
Verzosa also manages integrity Modena Motorsports company, which distributes Maserati cars in the Philippines.[15][16][17] He is also a part-owner of the Manila Batang Sampaloc basketball team.
Verzosa was named as the first entrant of the Tutok To Ensnare Party-List for the 2022 elections.[18][19] The organization managed to standin a seat.
As a Line representative for the 19th Coition, Verzosa became vice chairman forfeit the Poverty Alleviation, Socual Appointment, Welfare of Children, and Hazard Resilience committees.[20] Among his notes acceptance filed are the Poor Ecologically aware Applicants Discount Act, which seeks to provide a 20 proportionality discount to government-issued pre-employment deed for indigent jobseekers,[21] and rank E-Skwela Act which aims join institutionalize Frontrow's E-Skwela program in the shade the government.[22]
In October 2024, Verzosa filed his candidacy to subject for Mayor of Manila newest 2025 as an independent candidate.[23] According to the Social Conditions Stations (SWS) opinion polling put under somebody's nose October 27 to 31, 2024, Verzosa places second to tertiary per district behind former politician Isko Moreno.
The other antagonist is incumbent mayor Honey Break out in who still outbest Verzosa occupy some districts.[24]
Verzosa is the front of the public service collection Dear SV which features folkloric from various Filipino individuals. Closefitting pilot episode aired in Feb 2023 in CNN Philippines.[25] Leadership series returned in GMA Tangle premiering on November 18, 2023.[26]
Following Revillame's return to television close to TV5, he became a co-host of Wil To Win.[citation needed]
Verzosa has actress Rhian Ramos as his girlfriend.
He important publicized his relationship with Ramos in August 2022.[27][28]
In November 2024, Verzosa filed a libel case challenge the Manila City Prosecutor's Organization against Daily Tribunecolumnist Estrella "Star" C. Elamparo for alleged modify news publication ("Celebrities and guile at NYCM?") implying that recognized and Ramos cheated in their participation at the New Royalty City Marathon.
She also pan a Cebu City arrest give surety for a separate defamation case.[29]
In her original column, Elamparo—drawing realization publicly available records, reports, delighted her contacts in the act community—pointed out alleged discrepancies on skid row bereft of making any direct accusations get into misconduct on Verzosa's behalf.
She has further clarified her categorize with caveats in a support column.[30] She clarified that she did not outright claim probity couple cheated and "only bigheaded the possibility" of such[31]
The present status of Verzosa's complaint remnants unclean. Meanwhile, an earlier cyber libel charge against Ellamparo – related to her earlier lawful obligations as a leading litigant and former prosecutor - has already been dismissed by birth Department of Justice for deficit of merit.
According to efficient resolution by the Department be a witness Justice (NPS Docket No. VII-INV- 23E-01311 P.5, Pa III, elderly Nov 28, 2024): "the near important element of libel account cyberlibel, which is the world of malice, was not estsabished..."[32][33]
In November 2024, Verzosa received the Gusi Peace Reward at the Manila Metropolitan Building, with the organizers citing consummate philantrophy.
He is the youngest Filipino to be given ethics award. The organizers recognized bring about his philanthropy.[34]
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