Screenshot of a submit by Akbayan Rep. Percival Cendaña in X.
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa drew castigation from a bunch of well being and medical advocates after he mocked the facial look of one other lawmaker—a stroke survivor—in a social media submit on Saturday.
“Your face appears as if it has been punched, that’s why it’s skewed,” Dela Rosa stated in Bisaya. “Come right here so I can punch the opposite aspect of your face and make it balanced.”
Dela Rosa’s assertion appeared as one of many feedback underneath an Inquirer.web social media card on Fb. The cardboard featured Akbayan Rep. Percival Cendaña’s remarks on how Vice President Sara Duterte had made mild of her impeachment by the Home of Representatives on Feb. 5.
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“Senator Bato Dela Rosa’s assault on Akbayan Rep. Perci Cendaña isn’t just merciless—it’s an insult to the dignity of individuals with well being circumstances,” stated a joint assertion signed by 31 physicians and advocates, majority of them as a part of the umbrella group Epilepsy Consciousness Philippines.
“Had he taken even a second to do his analysis, he would have recognized that Rep. Perci is a stroke survivor,” it stated, including: “As an alternative, his appalling remarks reinforce dangerous stereotypes and deepen the discrimination that folks with varied well being issues endure each day. Advocates have lengthy fought for a society constructed on inclusivity, respect, and equal rights, but Dela Rosa’s actions undermine this progress by decreasing a well being situation to a mere punchline.”
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Mocking and taunting Cendaña
On Friday, Duterte held a press convention the place she tried to belittle the Home motion, saying “it’s extra painful being dumped by a boyfriend or a girlfriend than to be impeached by the Home of Representatives.”
In response, Cendaña, who in December final yr signed the primary of 4 impeachment complaints to be filed within the Home towards the Vice President, issued a press release saying: “I wish to inform VP Sara: ‘Sister, this isn’t about having a lover, however about public accountability and legal responsibility.”
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It was to this comment that Dela Rosa responded by mocking and taunting Cendaña.
The senator served as Philippine Nationwide Police chief underneath then President Rodrigo Duterte, the Vice President’s father, and remained among the many Dutertes’ most loyal supporters in Congress.
As of Saturday, the 48-year-old Akbayan consultant was having the final phrase, wryly praising Dela Rosa for being “so courageous (ang tapang).”
“I hope you’re simply as courageous towards China and in going through the ICC (Worldwide Felony Courtroom),” Cendaña stated.
It was in reference to Dela Rosa being among the many Duterte allies perceived to have remained silent on China’s aggression within the West Philippine Sea and his being the previous chief enforcer of Duterte’s bloody struggle on medication which is now being investigated by the ICC.
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