Pasig City congressional candidate Christian Sia. Photo from Sia's Facebook page

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17447720187481743735142571487140741_1203319184712113_4451557114262925143_n.webp" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Pasig City congressional candidate Christian Sia. Photo from Sia&#x27;s Facebook page</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align:left"><br/></div><p>MANILA — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Task Force SAFE on Wednesday filed a petition for disqualification against Pasig City congressional candidate Christian Sia.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/4/4/comelec-to-take-action-over-candidate-s-siping-joke-0903">Comelec issues show cause order vs. Pasig bet Ian Sia over sex joke about single moms</a></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FabscbnNEWS%2Fvideos%2F3943636462620622%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560&amp;t=0" width="560" height="314" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div><p>Sia drew criticism earlier this month after he made a sexually-charged joke on single mothers. This was followed by another incident where he allegedly body-shamed a former staff.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/4/4/pasig-candidate-apologizes-for-single-mom-joke-blames-uploader-of-viral-video-1119">Pasig candidate apologizes for single mom joke, blames uploader of viral video</a></div><p>The Comelec earlier issued show cause orders against Sia over the 2 incidents.</p><p>According to Comelec Task Force SAFE chief Sonia Wee-Lozada, both incidents were cited in their petition for disqualification against Sia. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/4/9/pasig-bet-ian-sia-defends-controversial-remarks-invokes-free-speech-1252">Pasig bet Ian Sia defends controversial remarks, invokes &#x27;free speech&#x27;</a></div><p><strong></strong>Sia has apologized for the joke on solo mothers, but said it &quot;fall[s] within my freedom of speech.&quot; </p><div><em>More details to follow.</em></div><div><strong>—Reports from Johnson Manabat, ABS-CBN News</strong></div><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/mzQilafF5PA?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Task Force SAFE on Wednesday filed a petition for disqualification against Pasig City congressional candidate Christian Sia.</p>

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Task Force SAFE on Wednesday filed a petition for disqualification against Pasig City congressional candidate Christian Sia.

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Comelec task force seeks disqualification of Pasig bet Christian Sia

Comelec task force seeks disqualification of Pasig bet Christian Sia

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Published Apr 16, 2025 11:01 AM PHT

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