STATEMENT OF MAYOR JOY BELMONTE
I urge Congressman Bong Suntay to apologize for the inappropriate remarks that he made at a recent House committee hearing.
His words directly contradict the spirit of empowerment that we have worked hard to build here in Quezon City. Over the years, we have embraced the difficult work of establishing protections for women, constantly striving to honor their rights by creating safe spaces and opportunities for them.
In this context, it is truly disappointing to witness Congressman Suntayโs casual display of objectification, on Womenโs Month no less. But what makes this incident especially troubling is the fact that, as a former member of our City Council, he was part of the body that passed our Gender and Development Code.
Moreover, he was the majority floor leader of the city council when we passed the Bawal Bastos Ordinance, which declares that lewd, malicious, and demeaning remarks and acts have no place in public life. Quezon City instituted this policy in 2016โahead of the national Safe Spaces Act.
Our policies are a declaration of our cityโs valuesโof what we stand for and what we refuse to tolerate. We expect our elected officials to be the first to live by them.
Thus, it is clear to me: We must not hesitate to push back against any act that undermines the dignity of our women. We must continue to stand for their safety, dignity, and equalityโwithout exception and without compromise.
We call on Congressman Suntay to take full accountability for his remarks, issue a proper apology, and conduct himself with the dignity that his officeโand our cityโdemand. Our people deserve no less.
Jasmine Curtis-Smith did NOT stutter
What happened today is bigger than Anne Curtis. What happened today is a reminder why womenโs month had to exist ๐
20250820 Soundwave VCE Fansign
I asked him about his Manila concert experience and he said he had so much fun ๐ฅน Manila really got a solid 10/10/10/10/10/10 from him!! ๐ฏโจ๐ญ
โPOP!โ Nuguyaaa?!?! ๐คฃ
Not us IJBOL-ing so hard when he did the POP fanchant ๐ญ
forgive me for the laggy vid ๐ฅฒ