{"id":164887,"date":"2018-05-25T07:11:54","date_gmt":"2018-05-25T11:11:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=164887"},"modified":"2018-05-25T13:35:47","modified_gmt":"2018-05-25T17:35:47","slug":"duterte-clarifies-remarks-against-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/05\/25\/duterte-clarifies-remarks-against-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Duterte clarifies remarks against women"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cIt\u2019s not that I\u2019m not impressed. I believe in women, the competence, and capability, but not everything in life,\u201d Duterte explained in his speech during the inauguration of the Davao River Bridge widening project in Davao City.(PNA photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— President Rodrigo R. Duterte clarified on Thursday his recent remarks against women, saying he does not look down on women.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not that I\u2019m not impressed. I believe in women, the competence, and capability, but not everything in life,\u201d Duterte explained in his speech during the inauguration of the Davao River Bridge widening project in Davao City.<\/p>\n

Duterte drew the ire of women when he said he does not want a woman to be the next Chief Justice.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s why I don\u2019t want female police or soldiers in the fields. Unlike men, we grew up throwing punches, in fistfights and gunfights and we grew up with a sort of a mindset, sometimes prone to violence,\u201d Duterte explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not appropriate when you cannot stand threats and intimidation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Last Wednesday, Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Bong Go said Duterte has always been a protector and has high respect and regard for women.<\/p>\n

\u201cPresident Rodrigo Duterte has always been a firm believer and protector of women\u2019s rights. He has high respect for women,\u201d Go said in a press statement.<\/p>\n

Go, a long-time aide of Duterte, said the President has in fact pushed for the passage of laws and programs that protect and uphold women\u2019s rights when he was still mayor of Davao City.<\/p>\n

Some of these local laws include the landmark Women Development Code and the creation of the Integrated Gender Development Division of Davao City.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause of these advocacies, Davao City has been recognized as a Gender and Development Local Learning Hub in the Philippines,\u201d Go said.<\/p>\n

He said the claims of the #BabaeAko campaign that the President is not pro-women and looks down on women is \u201ctruly unfair\u201d and \u201cclearly political\u201d.<\/p>\n

For his part, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Duterte\u2019s recent remarks on women are \u201ca mere play of words\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cPRRD\u2019s statement reflects his growing frustration over the continuous and non-stop tirades against his administration by the ousted Chief Justice (Ma. Lourdes Sereno) and Ombudsman (Conchita Carpio Morales),\u201d Roque said.<\/p>\n

Roque said Duterte\u2019s appointment of women in government does not only demonstrate but a proof that women can occupy leadership roles in his government.<\/p>\n

Roque is referring to new Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat, Department of Social Welfare and Development Acting Secretary Virginia Orogo, and Commission on Elections commissioner Socorro Inting.<\/p>\n

The Department of Education (DepEd) is also headed by a woman, Secretary Leonor Briones.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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