ni Reggee Bonoan @Sheet Matters | March 8, 2026

Photo: Sheila Guevara at Anne Curtis-Smith - FB
Ang legal counsel naman ngayon ni Anne Curtis-Smith mula sa Gorriceta Africa Cauton and Saavedra Law Firm ang naglabas ng statement na hindi katanggap-tanggap o unacceptable ang komento ni Cong. Bong Suntay ng 4th District ng Quezon City sa nakaraang hearing ng House Committee on Justice sa Kongreso para sa impeachment complaint laban kay Bise-Presidente Sara Duterte.
Ayon sa ipinost na statement ng legal counsel ng Kapamilya actress: “Ms. Anne Curtis-Smith has built her career and public life on professionalism, integrity and respect for others. Over the years, she has earned the goodwill and trust of the public through her work and through the way she conducts herself both on and off screen.
“Recent remarks made during a congressional committee hearing, in which Ms. Curtis-Smith’s name was mentioned in a lewd and objectifying manner, are clearly inappropriate and unacceptable.”
Ipinunto ng Gorriceta Africa Cauton and Saavedra na hindi dapat nagbibigay ng komentaryong may pagnanasa o ‘nag-iinit’ sa isang talakayan tungkol sa personalidad – pribado man o hindi – na wala namang kinalaman sa hearing.
Anila, “No woman—whether a public figure or a private citizen, should be publicly spoken about in a way that reduces her to the subject of sexual commentary.
“Statements of this nature are degrading and have no place in any forum, much less in proceedings of Congress where public officials are expected to uphold the dignity of others and maintain respectful public discourse.”
Ipinagdiinan pa ng legal counsel ni Anne na matagal nang kinikilala sa batas ng Pilipinas ang paggalang sa kababaihan, tulad ng Safe Spaces Act at Magna Carta of Women.
Pahayag ng kampo ng aktres-host, “It is therefore especially unfortunate that these remarks surfaced during National Women’s Month, a time when the nation is called upon to reaffirm its commitment to gender equality and the dignity of women.
“Let this moment serve as a reminder that women deserve respect everywhere. Language that demeans or objectifies women has no place in public discourse, particularly in spaces where words carry the weight of public trust.”
Sa kanyang talumpati, ginamit ng kongresista ang aktres bilang halimbawa habang ipinapaliwanag ang ideya ng ‘imagination’.
Bago pa naglabas ng statement ang nasabing law firm ay nagbigay na rin ng official statement ang Viva Artist Agency (VAA) na talent management ni Anne na kinondena rin ang malicious act na ito ni Ginoong Bong Suntay.
Samantala, nitong Biyernes ay humingi na rin ng sorry ang asawa ng kongresista na si Gng. Sheila Guevara kay Anne na hindi niya itino-tolerate ang ginawa ng mister at nakiusap na ihiwalay sila, lalo na ang mga anak, sa usaping ito laban kay Ginoong Suntay.
“To Anne Curtis and her family—I am deeply sorry. No woman should ever be spoken about that way, and I understand if words alone feel insufficient. Please know that my heart goes out to you, and I stand with you.
“Every woman, regardless of who she is, whose wife or daughter she may be, or whatever her background, deserves to be treated with dignity and respect. That is a value I hold deeply and will never compromise on.
“I want to be unequivocally clear: My children and I do not agree with, and we do not condone, the analogy made by Bong,” pahayag ni Gng. Suntay.
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