00:00Senator Jinggoy Estrada makes an inappropriate comment during a Senate hearing, and people on social media are not amused.
00:07On Tuesday, March 3, during a hearing of the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights, Estrada asks American basketball
00:13player Elizabeth Means,
00:15You have a Filipino boyfriend? No? Not yet.
00:19Maybe Senator Pangilinan might want to apply. Sorry to Sharon.
00:25The committee was tackling the Gilas Women Prospects application for Filipino citizenship.
00:30Estrada's remarks drew criticism from social media users, especially since it's National Women's Month.
00:36Filmmaker June Lana says,
00:42Another netizen makes a play on the word mambabatas or lawmaker.
00:50Translation, we need legislators, not letters.
00:54In a statement, Estrada says he was merely engaging in, quote, friendly banter.
00:57He adds,
00:58It's the committee's responsibility to understand an applicant's intent to make the Philippines their home.
01:04But GoHardGirls founder Siege Tantengko Malolo says,
01:07Asking about an applicant's personal life is not an appropriate way to assess this commitment.
01:13Estrada's comment closely follows the public anger against Quezon City Congressman Bong Suntay,
01:18who talked about having sexual fantasies about actress Anne Curtis during a Congress session.
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