Actress Jasmine Curtis criticized Quezon City Representative Bong Suntay after the lawmaker made “risqué” remarks about her sister, actress Anne Curtis, during a House hearing earlier this week.
On Tuesday, March 3, Jasmine took to her X and Facebook accounts to express her anger and disappointment over Suntay’s statement made during a House justice committee hearing on impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte.
During the hearing, Suntay recalled seeing Anne at a mall and admitted imagining “what could happen,” saying he felt “desire” but that it remained only in his imagination.
Reacting to the remark, Jasmine wrote on X, “RESPECTFULLY, BONG SUNTAY, WHAT ON EARTH??? BAKIT GANON ANG THINKING? WHAT A DISGUSTING MAN. A FATHER. A HUSBAND.”
In a longer Facebook post, Jasmine said the issue went beyond her sister and reflected a broader problem about how women are treated in public spaces dominated by men.
“This moment is not about one female celebrity. It is about how ALL WOMEN, regardless of profession, continue to be reduced to bodies in spaces dominated by men in power,” she wrote.
She stressed that comments framed as compliments can still be harmful.
“It reinforces a culture that treats women as consumable, as spectacle, as fantasy, as objects for commentary rather than as whole human beings with agency, intellect, and autonomy,” Jasmine added.
“Respect is not complicated. If we want safer environments for our daughters, nieces, and future leaders, accountability must begin with those elected to represent us,” she continued.
In an ambush interview, Suntay addressed the issue, saying the statement was not meant to carry malicious intent.
“While may mga tao siguro that found the analogy in bad taste, doon sa mga na-offend tayo inuulit ko walang malice doon sa ninais natin gawin sa statement na yan. Ayaw natin makasakit sa analogy na iyon pero kung nasaktan humihingi tayo ng dispensa,” Suntay continued.
Suntay also explained that he used Anne’s name spontaneously while trying to make an analogy.
“Kay Ms. Anne Curtis rin, kung nasaktan siya sa sinabi, ulitin ko, there was no malice intended at ayaw naming hingi ng depensa sa kanya. Pero well, it was a fictitious situation na ating ginawa, isa lang ang totoo doon, yung sinabi kong ang ganda-ganda niya. Talaga namang maganda siya,” he went on.
