Akbayan’s tirade vs. Sotto unfair, out of context, narrow-minded
FILIPINOS FOR LIFE (F4L) strongly condemns Akbayan Citizens’ Action Party for unfairly and maliciously accusing Senator Tito Sotto of ignoring the plight of women. The statement by Akbayan’s youth leader is at best narrow-minded and out of context. Sotto was merely questioning the basis of the oft-repeated statistic of 11 maternal deaths a day, in the context of a legislative debate on a bill that seeks to establish a wide-ranging national policy. It is therefore fair to examine the basis of this bill. THERE IS NOTHING TO APOLOGIZE FOR. In the first place, there was no derogatory statement on women, and the sarcasm, if at all, is directed at foreign lobby groups, some of them pro-abortion, that routinely peddle this statistic. The supposed offense is in the creative, nay, malicious imagination of Akbayan’s propagandists. ... Likewise, may we remind former Rep. Risa Hontiveros-Baraquel to elevate the level of the debate on RH. Her repeated references in social networks to an incident decades ago involving a dead movie starlet are uncalled for and below the belt.
My opinion on that? Just because you did the right stuff doesn't mean you should apologize to those who were offended that you did something right. (that looks wrong on their perspective) This effing reminds me of Mayor Sara Duterte's punching incident where she did the right thing but some people (notably CHR) ended up criticizing her for it anyway. Honestly, naiinis na ako ni Risa Hontiveros for some reasons and her reaction to Sen. Tito Sotto's statement is one of them. So much for that, what is your take on this, dapat bang humingi ng tawad si Sen. Tito Sotto o hindi?
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