In response to Quezon City Rep. Bong Suntay's lewd comments about her during VP Sara Duterte's impeachment proceedings, actress Anne Curtis issued a strong statement calling the lawmaker the 'poster boy' of misogyny and rejecting his non-apology. This follows complaints by women's groups against Suntay.
The controversy erupted on March 3, 2026, when Rep. Bong Suntay (Quezon City 4th District) described a sexual fantasy involving Anne Curtis as an analogy defending VP Sara Duterte's threats against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. amid her impeachment proceedings.
Public backlash led to complaints from women's groups, including Gabriela Women’s Party and Kilusan ng Manggagawang Kababaihan, filed with the Ombudsman on March 6 (alleging violations of the Safe Spaces Act, Magna Carta of Women, and ethical codes) and the House ethics committee (authorized March 4). Suntay's wife, Sheila Guevarra, apologized on March 5, stating no woman should be spoken of that way.
On March 7, Curtis responded: 'You’ve become the poster boy of something much bigger: a culture that still thinks it’s acceptable to talk about women this way. Worse, one that tolerates it from our leaders. As they say, misogyny dressed up as a joke is still misogyny.' She emphasized: 'You hold a seat paid for by taxpayers. Women are taxpayers. I am a taxpayer. We are not props in your commentary.' Curtis rejected Suntay's 'non-apology' but praised his wife's statement, adding, 'Every time a remark like this goes unchallenged, we lower the bar for what leadership looks like.'
