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Jauhn Etienne Villaruel

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:900px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1724042357143thumbnail_RP1.jpg" style="width:900px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><span id="isPasted" style="white-space:pre-wrap">Photo from Sen. Robin Padilla’s office</span></span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>MANILA — Sen. Robin Padilla on Monday apologized and clarified his remarks during a Senate panel hearing last week that tackled the sexual dynamics between couples and the importance of consent.</p><p>Padilla said his questions during the hearing were &quot;hypothetical&quot; and were meant to encourage discourse on such matter.</p><p>“Ako po ay humihingi ng paumanhin at ng inyong mabuting pasensya… Ang aking mga katanungan po ay hypothetical base sa sentimiento at realidad ng mga pang-karaniwang Pilipino<span id="isPasted" style="caret-color:rgb(65, 65, 65);color:rgb(65, 65, 65)">,” he explained.</span></p><p>&quot;Ang linya po ng aking pagtatanong ay upang magkaroon ng diskusyon at pagbibigay-linaw... Ang pinang-gagalingan ko po ay upang gabayan ang karamihan ukol sa isyu ng marital rape,&quot; the senator added. </p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/8/15/-no-means-no-lawyer-explains-consensual-sex-to-senate-panel-1947">• &#x27;No means no&#x27;: Lawyer explains consensual sex to Senate panel</a></div><p>During the hearing, Padilla asked lawyer Lorna Kapunan what a husband could do when he is in the mood for sex but the partner is not and other ways to navigate such situation.</p><p>He also mentioned the supposed &quot;sexual rights&quot; of a husband over his wife.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/8/18/senate-hearing-sa-sexual-harassment-nauwi-sa-talakayan-ng-marital-rape-1754">• PANOORIN: Senate hearing sa sexual harassment, nauwi sa talakayan ng marital rape</a></div><p>Padilla&#x27;s exchange with Kapunan drew flak from women&#x27;s groups and netizens after they found it &quot;sexist.&quot;</p><p>Padilla&#x27;s panel was originally probing cases of sexual harassment in television networks. That case was not tackled in this hearing so Padilla looked to focusing on possible amendments to existing laws.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO: </strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lOvnopuHStM?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>Sen. Robin Padilla on Monday clarified his remarks during a Senate panel hearing last week that tackled the sexual dynamics between couples.</p>

Sen. Robin Padilla on Monday clarified his remarks during a Senate panel hearing last week that tackled the sexual dynamics between couples.

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Padilla apologizes, clarifies remarks on marital sex during Senate hearing

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel,

ABS-CBN News

Published August 19, 2024 12:11 PM PHT

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Updated August 19, 2024 12:39 PM PHT

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