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Removal of statue an 'insult' to Filipino 'comfort women': analyst

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<figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Video_Widget_1_Container"><ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Video_Widget_1" allow="autoplay" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-wid="f5fb7bd1-3880"></ivs-player><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script></div></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="~//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="~//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>MANILA - Taking down a statue depicting a &quot;comfort woman&quot; along Roxas Boulevard is an insult to the Filipina sex slaves victimized under the Japanese occupation, a lawyer said Sunday. </p><p>Atty. Tony La Viña, a political analyst, said while no legal rights have been violated when the statue was removed, the dignity that comes in memorializing that dark chapter in history was taken away.</p><p>&quot;I oppose the removal of the statue but the biggest insult is on our comfort women,&quot; he told ANC. </p><p>&quot;There&#x27;s a little bit dignity in memorializing it, and we take it away from them,&quot; he added.</p><p>President Rodrigo Duterte himself defended the removal of the &quot;comfort woman&quot; memorial, saying it&#x27;s &quot;not the policy of government to antagonize other nations.&quot;</p><p>&quot;We can place it somewhere else. If you want to place it in a private property, fine, but do not use -- because that issue, in so far as I am concerned, tapos na iyan (that&#x27;s over),&quot; he added.</p><p>The term &quot;comfort women&quot; was Japan&#x27;s euphemism for Asian women who were forced to work in its wartime brothels. Japan has apologized to the women and provided funds to help them. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/29/18/lets-not-insult-japan-duterte-backs-removal-of-comfort-woman-statue">Let&#x27;s not insult Japan: Duterte backs removal of &#x27;comfort woman&#x27; statue</a></li></ul><p>La Viña said the removal of the &quot;comfort woman,&quot; which he said was done &quot;like a thief in the night,&quot; has no impact on the relationship between Japan and the Philippines.</p><p>He cited countries like Korea and China who have maintained good relationships with Japan despite having their own &quot;comfort women&quot; statues. </p>

<p>Taking down a statue depicting a 'comfort woman' along Roxas Boulevard is an insult to the Filipina sex slaves victimized under the Japanese occupation, a lawyer said Sunday. </p>

Taking down a statue depicting a 'comfort woman' along Roxas Boulevard is an insult to the Filipina sex slaves victimized under the Japanese occupation, a lawyer said Sunday.