The Commission on Elections issues a show cause order against Pasig congressional candidate Ian Sia. Sia said during a campaign event that single mothers could sleep with him once a year.
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00:00The Commission on Elections issues a show-cause order against PASE congressional candidate Ian Sia
00:06Sia said during a campaign event that single mothers could sleep with him once a year
00:11Comelec's task force SAFE says the remark constitutes a
00:15possible violation of Comelec Resolution No. 11116, detailing discrimination as an election offence
00:22The resolution highlights Section 3,
00:24which prohibits discrimination against women and gender-based harassment
00:28Chairman George Garcia confirms that the order was motu proprio or
00:32issued on the Comelec's own initiative, without waiting for a formal complaint
00:36Sia has three days to explain why he should not face an election offence
00:40complaint or petition for disqualification
00:43In a statement, Social Welfare Secretary Rex Gatchalian condemns jokes aimed at solo parents
00:49While he didn't mention Sia, he described a situation where people might laugh at
00:54inappropriate jokes, similar to what happened in the caucus
00:57He said,
00:58"...solo parents are real-life heroes who put food on the table against all odds.
01:02Let's not marginalize them further."
01:04Meantime, The Enquirer reports, Sia apologizes for his remarks,
01:08but says,
01:09"...don't get mad at me, get mad at the uploader of the video."