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Darylle Sarmiento

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<p>MANILA (<strong>UPDATED</strong>) -- Several members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines are seeking an ethics investigation following the controversial remarks made by Quezon City 4th District Rep. Jesus Manuel &quot;Bong&quot; Suntay about actress and host Anne Curtis-Smith.</p><p>Suntay made his comments during a Committee on Justice hearing on the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday. The lawmaker, in what he said was an attempt to draw an analogy with Duterte&#x27;s remarks about imagining cutting off President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.&#x27;s head, spoke of his &quot;desires&quot; for the actress.</p><p>Laguna 1st District Rep. Ann Matibag, chair of the Women and Gender Equality Committee, denounced what she described as lewd and inappropriate comments delivered during the proceedings and formally moved to have the matter referred to the Committee on Ethics and Privileges for investigation.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2029151153603399747&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2026-03-04T11%3A19%3A57.224884%3A223d8370-c72c-449c-8958-92d03b04188c%26action%3Dview&amp;sessionId=68ea4db8a8e552c330b000647bcf216c7be2f779&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:624px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="2029151153603399747"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>&quot;Ang babae ay hindi biro, hindi rin siya pantasya at ang dignidad ng kababaihan ay hindi kailanman dapat maging katatawanan sa loob ng Kongreso,&quot; Matibag said.</p><p>(A woman is not content for jokes or fantasies and women&#x27;s dignity should never be the subject of laughter at the House.)</p><p>Suntay, who has also said he was talking about an imaginary encounter with Curtis at a mall in Mandaluyong City, has apologized that people were offended by his remarks.</p><p>He has also insisted there was no malice in him talking about Curtis and mentioning his desire for her.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/3/4/dilg-chief-denies-beating-bulacan-governor-over-rumored-road-incident-1650">READ: Women&#x27;s groups want disciplinary action vs Bong Suntay over his lewd remark</a></div><p>&quot;Na-imagine ko na lang kung ano ang puwedeng mangyari. Pero siyempre, hanggang imagination na lang &#x27;yun. Hindi naman siguro ako puwedeng kasuhan dahil kung anu-ano &#x27;yung na-imagine ko,&quot; he said Tuesday.</p><p>(I just imagined what could happen between us. But, of course, that is just my imagiantion. I don&#x27;t think I should be held liable for whatever I imagined) </p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/3/4/suntay-tells-anne-curtis-no-malice-in-nag-init-remark-1234">READ: Suntay tells Anne Curtis ‘no malice’ in ‘nag-init’ remark, rejects calls for gender sensitivity training</a></div><p>Several lawmakers voiced their support for Matibag&#x27;s motion, stressing the importance of institutional accountability.</p><p>&quot;Accountability must be institutional not merely personal. Let us act with seriousness , that the Filipino people, especially Filipino women deserve. Isang palaban na buwan ng kababaihan sa lahat,&quot; said Gabriela Party-list Rep. Sarah Jane Elago.</p><p>&quot;Tayo na po ang mangunang mag-sulong ng paggalang at pagkakapantay-pantay,&quot; added AKBAYAN Party-list Rep. Percival Cendaña.</p><p>Meanwhile, AKBAYAN Rep. Chel Diokno stressed that respect for women must be upheld by all, adding that discourtesy should not define men as a whole.</p><p>&quot;Hindi lahat ng lalake ay bastos at hindi marunong gumalang ng mga kababaihan. Bilang human rights defender mahalaga po sa akin ang respeto. Every human being deserves to be treated with dignity,&quot; said Diokno.</p><p>Kabataan Party-list Rep. Renee Co likewise expressed support for the referral to the ethics panel, saying: &quot;Fully supporting the different calls, by which kailangan i-ensure that this women’s month, women’s rights are fully respected.&quot;</p><p>Suntay, for his part, had pointed to his legislative record on women’s welfare, citing measures such as the Gender and Development Code and the &quot;Bawal Bastos&quot; ordinance in Quezon City as proof of his advocacy.</p><p>&quot;My actions and my past history will show and prove the kind of person that I am,&quot; he said.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><strong><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/UnIVv4IfpQM?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>Laguna 1st District Rep. Ann Matibag, chair of the Women and Gender Equality Committee on Wednesday requested the referral to the House Committee on Ethics and Privileges.of Quezon City 4th District Bong Suntay's remarks at a hearing on Tuesday.</p>

Laguna 1st District Rep. Ann Matibag, chair of the Women and Gender Equality Committee on Wednesday requested the referral to the House Committee on Ethics and Privileges.of Quezon City 4th District Bong Suntay's remarks at a hearing on Tuesday.

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Lawmakers push for ethics review over Suntay's lewd remarks about Anne Curtis

Darylle Sarmiento,

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Published Mar 04, 2026 07:32 PM PHT

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Updated Mar 05, 2026 01:21 AM PHT

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