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MANILA, Philippines
The Philippine Commission on Women Monday expressed dismay at public officials who are supposed to uphold the dignity of its citizens, especially women, and promote gender equality but instead perpetuate misogyny.
Officials are “supposed to uphold the dignity of its citizens, especially women, promote gender equality, and be exemplars of honor and integrity, continue to perpetuate misogyny grounded on power,” it said. While the agency didn’t mention specifically who it was referring to, it follows a statement made by President Rodrigo Duterte on December 30, when he said he touched the private parts of a domestic worker when he was younger.
The PCW is the government policy-making and coordinating body on advancing the role of women in the country.
“The PCW reiterates that sexual molestation or abuse, including rape, are public crimes and a violation of human dignity,” it said.
“It is an abhorrent attack on a person’s self-worth and should never be used as subject matter to prove a point,” it added. Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo, meanwhile, argued that the president’s story wasn’t obscene because people were laughing.
“If it was obscene, the reaction of the audience would have been bad, they would have been angry at him,” Panelo said earlier. The PCW joined other organizations, including the Commission on Human Rights, in condemning misogyny. The CHR last Friday said the government should refrain from making such statements that might contravene its commitment to uphold the rights of Filipino workers, especially women.
“Filipino domestic workers, especially women, face a number of challenges in some receiving countries. The current administration is fully aware of this condition when, in early 2018, the government even prompted a deployment ban in Kuwait following numerous cases of disappearance, death, and abuses of Filipino workers.
MANILA, Philippines
The Philippine Commission on Women Monday expressed dismay at public officials who are supposed to uphold the dignity of its citizens, especially women, and promote gender equality but instead perpetuate misogyny.
Officials are “supposed to uphold the dignity of its citizens, especially women, promote gender equality, and be exemplars of honor and integrity, continue to perpetuate misogyny grounded on power,” it said. While the agency didn’t mention specifically who it was referring to, it follows a statement made by President Rodrigo Duterte on December 30, when he said he touched the private parts of a domestic worker when he was younger.
The PCW is the government policy-making and coordinating body on advancing the role of women in the country.
“The PCW reiterates that sexual molestation or abuse, including rape, are public crimes and a violation of human dignity,” it said.
“It is an abhorrent attack on a person’s self-worth and should never be used as subject matter to prove a point,” it added. Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo, meanwhile, argued that the president’s story wasn’t obscene because people were laughing.
“If it was obscene, the reaction of the audience would have been bad, they would have been angry at him,” Panelo said earlier. The PCW joined other organizations, including the Commission on Human Rights, in condemning misogyny. The CHR last Friday said the government should refrain from making such statements that might contravene its commitment to uphold the rights of Filipino workers, especially women.
“Filipino domestic workers, especially women, face a number of challenges in some receiving countries. The current administration is fully aware of this condition when, in early 2018, the government even prompted a deployment ban in Kuwait following numerous cases of disappearance, death, and abuses of Filipino workers.