Press Officer of Malacañang Informs PBBM Over Recent Viral Remarks of Some Election Candidates
Malacañang revealed the reaction of Pres. Bongbong Marcos on the unpleasant statements made by some candidates of the 2025 Elections.
Amid the May Midterm Polls drawing near, several candidates for the upcoming election hooked the attention of the public after releasing attention-grabbing statements. One of them is Atty. Christian Sia who is running for congressman in Pasig City.
The Pasig candidate threw a “joke” about women solo parents at a campaign rally and it earned him countless criticisms online. He was called “rude” by many netizens after joking that single mothers who still have their monthly period and feel lonely may sleep with him once a year.
Reportedly, later on, Atty. Sia clarified that it was only a joke as he is married. However, while his statement sparked laughter at the campaign sortie, it did not sit well with countless netizens on social media. Many members of the online community called the attention of the Commission on Elections.
The COMELEC issued a Show Cause Order to Sia for his “joke”. The Pasig candidate believes that his joke is within his freedom of speech. Previously, he apologized to everyone offended by his joke. According to him, it was meant to get the attention of the audience at the campaign event.
Atty. Christian Sia claimed that the audience at the campaign event were seemingly bored already as many people have spoken before him, thus, he looked for a way to get their attention. In his response to the Show Cause Order issued against him, the lawyer-politician stressed that he did not mean to discriminate women.
Countless people have given their reactions to the lewd remark of the Pasig congressional candidate. Recently, the press officer of Malacañang revealed telling Pres. Bongbong Marcos about some unpleasant remarks made by the election candidates that took public attention.
Based on a report on GMA News, Malacañang press officer Undersecretary Atty. Claire Castro claimed that Pres. Bongbong Marcos tagged the unpleasant remarks of election candidates during campaign sorties as “unacceptable”.
In the case of Atty. Christian Sia, the Pasig candidate believed that Mayor Vico Sotto and his allies may have allegedly been involved in his joke becoming a national issue.