A unit of the Commission on Elections or Comelec files a petition to disqualify Pasig lone district candidate Christian ‘Ian’ Sia over a controversial remark about single mothers.
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00:00A unit of the Commission on Elections, or COMELEC, files a petition to disqualify Pasig Lone District Candidate Christian Ian Sia over a controversial remark about single mothers.
00:10In a campaign sortie in Barangay Pinagbuhatan on April 2, Sia told residents his contribution to lonely solo parents is to sleep with them once a year, provided they are still menstruating.
00:19He then said he was joking.
00:21COMELEC Task Force Safe Director Sonia Bea Wilozada says the unit wanted to emphasize the importance of safe spaces.
00:27This is the first time the COMELEC filed a motu proprio complaint involving an incident of discriminatory remarks.
00:34Motu proprio means by its own accord. It is based on the COMELEC's appreciation of the incident and without a third-party complainant.
00:41In his response to the first show cause order issued by COMELEC, Sia argued that his remarks on single mothers fell within his freedom of speech.
00:48Sia is running under the slate of businesswoman Sara Diskaya, who is opposing incumbent mayor Vico Soto.
00:54He's up against Pasig's incumbent congressman Roman Romulo, who, like Soto, is running for a third and final term.