00:00Gabriela Women's Partless Representative Sara Elago has formally filed a disciplinary complaint against lawyer Ferdinand Tapasho
00:07before the Integrated Bar of the Philippines or IBP Commission on Bar Discipline in Artigas, Pasig City.
00:14The complaint stems from Tapasho's alleged sexist and misogynistic statements when he defended another lawmaker
00:20who admitted a strong surge of desire for an actress.
00:24Tapasho then admitted on a radio program to having once desired Elago.
00:29Elago asserts that the remarks violate the 2023 Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability
00:36constituting gender-based harassment and conduct unbecoming of a lawyer.
00:40While Elago declined to disclose further details to preserve the complaint's confidentiality,
00:46Tapasho has publicly denied any wrongdoing, stating that he has done nothing for disbarment.
00:51The IBP is set to investigate the complaint, with disbarment being one of the possible penalties if a violation is
00:58proven.
00:59The Supreme Court is also set to receive a copy of the complaint.
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