VP Robredo calls out Duterte’s misogynist remarks

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 Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday firmly defended herself from President Rodrigo Duterte’s misogynist jokes as he asked her where she spends her nights during a televised address to the nation.

Duterte falsley claimed that it was Robredo who misled the public that he was missing in action during Typhoon Ulysses’ onslaught in the Philippines. In truth, Robredo made no such statement, the hashtag he was referring to trended organically after netizens noticed his absence during the crisis.

He made a quip on how he was a “night person” who works late into the night instead.

“Sinabi ko sa tao ‘yan that I am a night person, my day begins at 2, 2 o’clock hanggang gabi na, no limit. Hanggang gabi na ‘yan, umaabot ng alas dos, alas tres ng umaga,” Duterte said.

Duterte then asked the Vice President what time she goes home and whose house she hangs around in.

“Kung sabihin ko tuloy sayo, what time did you go home? Ikaw, noong gabi, anong oras ka umuwi? Isang bahay ka lang ba, dalawang bahay?” Duterte said.

“Gusto kong malaman, ikaw, gabi-gabi lumalakad ka, anong oras ka umuuwi? At kaninong bahay ka tumutuloy?” he repeated.

Robredo stood firm and called out Duterte’s baseless remarks, calling him a “misogynist”.

“When a President is a misogynist, the conversation goes down to this level,” she said in a tweet. She included a video showing her staff working late at night to prepare relief goods for typhoon victims.

“Eto po yung ginagawa namin gabi gabi, nagpupuyat ilang linggo na para, araw-araw, may madala lang na tulong sa mga nangangailangan,” she said.

“Sa panahon ng matinding sakuna, dapat lahat na tulong, welcome. Hindi ito contest. Hindi tayo nag uunahan. Lahat tayo dapat nagtutulong tulong para sa ating mga kababayan.”

House committees to hold hearings during break

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Spread the loveMANILA – The House of Representatives has authorized for its committees to conduct hearings during the five-week congressional break, extending until late April.

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