Gabriela party-list on Sunday said it stood with Frankie “Kakie” Pangilinan amid the slew of troll hate speech and rape threats she was receiving for criticizing the Duterte administration.
“No one deserves to be threatened with sexual violence for merely voicing out political beliefs. Rape is a serious criminal offense, and hence should never be used casually under any circumstance,” the group said.
Gabriela is represented by Rep. Arlene Brosas, a member of the Makabayan bloc.
“This rape threat against individuals bravely speaking truth to power manifests the kind of dangerous bigotry and macho-fascism that is flowing from the source — no less than President Duterte — down to his supporters,” the party-list said.
“This is the same kind of rape threats being used by Duterte’s supporters even against Gabriela Rep. Arlene Brosas, Kabataan Partylist Rep. Sarah Elago, multi-awarded actress Angel Locsin and other brave Filipino women speaking against the rampant rights violations and social injustice under the Duterte regime,” it added.
Gabriela said this kind of “intolerance to criticism and rotten fanaticism for Duterte must stop.”
“Independent voices must be allowed to thrive without any fear of being in harm’s way. Stop using rape threats to silence critical voices!” it said.
Pangilinan’s mother Sharon Cuneta posted a photo of the netizen, identified as a certain Sonny Alcos, who supposedly wrote on social media that he would allegedly rape Frankie if he was younger.
The netizen, according to Cuneta’s post, deleted all his social media accounts and changed his profile.
Source: Latest Politics News Today (Politics.com.ph)
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