Pasig Metropolis congressional candidate Ian Sia. Photograph from Sia’s Fb web page.
MANILA, Philippines — Candidate for Pasig Metropolis lone district consultant Ian Sia apologized for his remarks towards single moms which earned the ire of social media customers, ladies’s group, a cupboard official, and even the Fee on Elections (Comelec).
Sia, a lawyer, jokingly remarked providing himself to single moms, particularly “menstruating” ones.
“I’m sorry for my phrases. I went too far. I made a mistaken alternative of joke, not appropriate for a political caucus,” mentioned Sia in Filipino in a press convention Friday.
“I hope for my critics, I hope you discover it in your hearts to forgive an individual who has dedicated a mistake. I hope you’ll give me one other probability,” he added.
Sia famous that considered one of his siblings and his grandmother had been solo dad and mom.
“I do know the issues that single moms undergo. It’s not a joking matter. I’ve a clear intention to assist that sector,” Sia added.
The duty drive mentioned this may very well be a attainable violation of Comelec Decision No. 11116.
The decision states that no discrimination shall be acted in opposition to marginalized teams like ladies, together with individuals which can be a part of the LGBTQIA+ (lesbian, homosexual, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual) neighborhood, indigenous peoples, individuals residing with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) and individuals with incapacity.
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Division of Social Welfare and Growth chief Rex Gatchalian mentioned he doesn’t discover Sia’s joke humorous
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Gabriela Ladies’s Occasion on Friday additionally known as his joke “misogynistic.”
