President Rodrigo Duterte kissing a married woman on the lips in front of the Filipino community in Seoul, South Korea during his three-day official visit to the country \u201cencourages or emboldens sex offenders, normalizes misogyny, sexism and gender discrimination,” ex-Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno’s spokesperson Josa Deinla said.<\/p>\n
Duterte has been fond of \u201cshowing such behavior against strong women because of the misogyny of this government,” Deinla said in an ANC interview\u00a0on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
She added that the current administration \u201ccannot abide women who are strong and are speaking up for themselves\u201d because they are fighting the \u201coppressive status quo.\u201d<\/p>\n
Although both parties\u00a0\u2014\u00a0the\u00a0president and Filipina Bea Kim\u00a0\u2014\u00a0claimed\u00a0that there was no malice in the kiss they shared,\u00a0Deinla insisted that the act was \u201cinappropriate and immoral.”<\/p>\n
She added that even if the woman consented, it cannot be used as an excuse because she was \u201cunder duress.”<\/p>\n
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