By: Yuji Vincent Gonzales - Reporter / @YGonzalesINQ
INQUIRER.net / 04:51 PM November 28, 2016
Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Monday condemned as “alarming†the remark of President Rodrigo Duterte about how he would playfully spank the rear of his female security staff, saying it contributes to a prevalent culture of misogyny, sexism, and rape.
“This quotation is alarming on so many levels, even as the Palace spokespersons will explain this, as they have done in the past, that this is a harmless joke,†Hontiveros said in a speech during the Advocacy Fair Event at Vista Mall Taguig, which coincided with the international observance for the elimination of violence against women and children.
“And I feel this personally not because we have some PNP women personnel here with us, but because I’m a PNP widow myself… If we were to review the country’s anti-sexual harassment law, an incident such as this can… An ordinary workplace would most probably trigger the filing of sex harassment charge against the person,†she added.
In a speech before fellow San Beda Law graduates, Duterte on Saturday admitted playfully spanking the bottoms of policewomen in Malacañang if he is ill-tempered, adding that too many prohibitions in modern times spoil the fun.
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