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Cavite mayoral bet in hot water over lewd joke on solo parents
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has issued a show cause order to Silang, Cavite mayoral candidate Atty. Alston Kevin Anarna for alleged lewd and inappropriate remarks during a campaign event on March 29.
He stated that several people pinched his butt and an elderly woman gave him a kiss.
Anarna also told single parents that they would be given free spouses through a raffle of widowed men and women, resulting in an immediate marriage.
The Comelec is investigating if these statements constitute gender-based harassment under its Anti-Discrimination and Fair Campaigning Guidelines.
Anarna was given three days to explain why a complaint for election offense or petition for disqualification should not be filed against him.
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