CHR says Duterte’s ‘spit’ remark ‘perpetuate gender inequalities’

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Wednesday condemned President Rodrigo Duterte's "spit" remark against female critics, saying it would "perpetuate gender inequalities." "The CHR condemns such language, which does nothing but perpetuate gender inequalities and stereotypes that work against the welfare of the women," the CHR said in a statement. In a speech at the MassKara Festival in Bacolod City, Duterte dared his critics to spit on his face if they could prove that he had unexplained wealth. The President also told his female critics, "Pero 'pag babae ka na maganda at dinuraan mo ako, 'yung laway mo kunin ko, ilagay ko sa bibig ko, lapitan ko at sabihin ko isauli ko sa i...

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