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'Nag-init': Rep. Suntay's remark on Anne Curtis stricken from House panel's record

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Anthony James Bayog

Darylle Sarmiento

ABS-CBN News

(UPDATED) During the March 3 House justice committee hearing on the impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte, Quezon City Rep. Bong Suntay drew criticism from fellow lawmakers for saying he had &quot;desires&quot;  upon seeing actress-host Anne Curtis in public.“Alam mo, minsan, nasa Shangri-la ako, nakita ko si Anne Curtis, ang ganda-ganda pala niya. You know, may desire sa loob ko na nag-init talaga. Na-imagine ko na lang kung ano ang pwedeng mangyari. Pero syempre, hanggang imagination na lang &#x27;yon. Hindi naman siguro ako pwedeng kasuhan dahil kung anu-ano &#x27;yong na-imagine ko,” Suntay said.He made the comment while defending Duterte’s past statement where she &quot;imagined&quot; herself &quot;cutting&quot; the head President Bongbong Marcos, Jr.&#x27;s, suggesting that the vice president was merely making a joke.Suntay later defended his statement, saying he likely could not be sued over his imagination.The remark did not sit well with San Juan Lone District Representative Ysabel Maria J. Zamora. She pointed out that Women’s Month has just begun, stressing that such comments are inappropriate.“There’s no need for such comments in any hearing, anywhere. We were discussing the last impeachment allegation. Bakit po niya kailangan mag bigay ng ganung example?” said Zamora.Zamora subsequently moved to have Suntay’s remarks stricken from the official record.&quot;Madame Chair, I would like to have those statements stricken from the record. I move to strike those statements from the record,&quot; Zamora said.The committee later voted on the motion, with 13 in favor, two against, and two abstentions.In a chance interview after the hearing, Suntay maintained that there was nothing wrong with what he said.&quot;Someone from the opposite sex na nag sa-standout, you cannot help from having imagination. So, there’s nothing wrong,&quot; said Suntay.He then added, “Only a dirty mind can impute something which is dirty.” — with Darylle Sarmiento, ABS-CBN News

During the March 3 House justice committee hearing on the impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte, Quezon City Rep. Bong Suntay drew criticism from fellow lawmakers for saying he had "desires" upon seeing actress-host Anne Curtis in public.

During the March 3 House justice committee hearing on the impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte, Quezon City Rep. Bong Suntay drew criticism from fellow lawmakers for saying he had "desires" upon seeing actress-host Anne Curtis in public.