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Women leaders from World March of Women – Pilipinas, dressed in purple and as babaylans, carry a symbolic jail and push standees of alleged perpetrators of corruption during a protest march from the Philippine Children’s Medical Center to the Office of the Ombudsman on Friday, March 6, ahead of International Women’s Day. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

Women leaders from World March of Women – Pilipinas, dressed in purple and as babaylans, carry a symbolic jail and push standees of alleged perpetrators of corruption during a protest march from the Philippine Children’s Medical Center to the Office of the Ombudsman on Friday, March 6, ahead of International Women’s Day.
The group filed a complaint against Quezon City 4th District Rep. Bong Suntay over sexist and inappropriate remarks he made toward actress Anne Curtis during a Committee on Justice deliberation. The group also called for accountability, reiterating their campaign that there is "no place for bastos."
 Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

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WOMENS' DAY- SUNTAY

Agatha Gregorio

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/178047909201220260306-world-march-women-suntay-omsbudsman-MT9.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="Women leaders from World March of Women – Pilipinas, dressed in purple and as babaylans, carry a symbolic jail and push standees of alleged perpetrators of corruption during a protest march from the Philippine Children’s Medical Center to the Office of the Ombudsman on Friday, March 6, ahead of International Women’s Day. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News"/>Women leaders from World March of Women – Pilipinas, dressed in purple and as babaylans, carry a symbolic jail and push standees of alleged perpetrators of corruption during a protest march from the Philippine Children’s Medical Center to the Office of the Ombudsman on Friday, March 6, ahead of International Women’s Day. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News</div>MANILA (UPDATED) -- With a vote of 263-8-7, the House of Representatives penalized Quezon City 4th District Rep. Jesus &quot;Bong&quot; Suntay by directing him to render voluntary community service, undergo a gender sensitivity seminar under the House Committee on Women and Gender Equality, and issue a public apology to actress Anne Curtis and all women.Suntay was also slapped with a disciplinary action of reprimand after the House Committee on Ethics and Privileges found him guilty of disorderly behavior due to &quot;improper statements&quot; on Anne Curtis during a House justice committee hearing. &quot;The Committee recommends that Rep. Suntay be penalized with a disciplinary action of reprimand under Section 52(b)(2), Rule IX of the Committee Rules, render voluntary community service, undergo gender sensitivity seminar organized by the House Committee on Women and Gender Equality, and issue a public apology to Ms. Anne Curtis-Smith and all women in a statement to be read before a television or broadcast media,&quot; Committee Report 299 reads. <div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2026/3/4/aktor-no-justification-for-suntay-remarks-on-anne-curtis-1824">READ: &#x27;No justification&#x27; for Suntay remarks on Anne Curtis -- AKTOR</a></div><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2026/3/7/-i-do-not-accept-your-non-apology-anne-curtis-to-seek-legal-advice-on-suntay-s-remarks-1636">READ: Anne Curtis to seek legal advice on Suntay&#x27;s remarks </a></div>The lawmaker found himself in hot water in March after saying that he experienced &quot;desire&quot; upon seeing the actress–a statement he at one point called an analogy he stood by.But according to House ethics committee chairperson Representative JC Abalos, Suntay admitted &quot;lapses of judgment&quot; during the panel&#x27;s meeting.&quot;On the first appearance of the respondent before the committee on March 10, respondent admitted lapses of judgment and on March 18, he made an unequivocal admission of his knowledge of the nature and consequences of his statements,&quot; Abalos said.&quot;Such admission of the respondent and his willingness to accept the disciplinary action of reprimand, undergo a voluntary community service, and attend gender sensitivity seminar organized by the House Committee on Women and Gender Equality were considered by the committee as akin to a plea-bargaining agreement and thus constitute substantial evidence to support a committee determination,&quot; Abalos added.The recommendation was adopted on April 28, according to the report.Abalos mentioned that the very subject of the statement, Anne Curtis, filed a formal complaint herself.Some lawmakers, including Davao 3rd District Representative Isidro Ungab opposed the sanction recommended as the statement made by Suntay &quot;no longer exists in the records of the House,&quot; citing the motion that this be stricken from the record.  &quot;When the words were stricken, the matter was addressed and closed at the level of these House proceedings. To now impose a reprimand on top of the expungement is to sanction the act a second time,&quot; Ungab said. The ethics panel&#x27;s committee report noted the decision to strike the statement off the record.But the committee said the moment the statements were uttered on live video, &quot;the damage to the name and reputation of the institution had already been done.&quot; During the plenary session on Tuesday, Suntay thanked his colleagues, who he said stood up for him so he would not be sanctioned with suspension.&quot;Nagpapasalamat ako sa ating mga kasamahan na tumayo upang ako ay hindi mapatawan ng parusang suspension,&quot; Suntay said.Curtis had broken her silence over Suntay&#x27;s remarks on March 7, saying that she does not accept the &quot;non-apology&quot; of the lawmaker.The actress said her name was &quot;disgustingly used without my consent, in the wrong context, and more importantly, without an ounce of respect.&quot;&quot;What happened to me isn&#x27;t rare. It happens to women everyday… in offices, in group chats, in rooms where men think no one is listening, or worse, in rooms where they know everyone is and simply don&#x27;t care.  &quot;What made this incident different is that it came from someone holding public office,&quot; she said. Curtis had urged the House Committee on Ethics not to let the incident pass, saying that &quot;the integrity of public office depends on the standards it upholds.&quot;<div> </div><div></div>

The House of Representatives penalized Quezon City 4th District Rep. Jesus “Bong” Suntay by directing him to render voluntary community service, undergo a gender sensitivity seminar and issue a public apology to actress Anne Curtis and all women.

The House of Representatives penalized Quezon City 4th District Rep. Jesus “Bong” Suntay by directing him to render voluntary community service, undergo a gender sensitivity seminar and issue a public apology to actress Anne Curtis and all women.

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Suntay penalized with community service, gender sensitivity seminar over remarks vs. Anne Curtis

Agatha Gregorio,

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Published June 03, 2026 05:34 PM PHT

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Updated June 03, 2026 09:21 PM PHT

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