Backlash after Filipino MP says husbands have 'sexual rights'

Robin Padilla made the remarks during a senate probe into sexual harrassment in the media industry.

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Robin Padilla, a former actor, posed the query to a prominent human rights lawyer, who was invited as a resource person to a hearing on sexual harassment in the entertainment industry.

He also asks what husbands should do if they are "in the mood" and their wives are not - to which lawyer Lorna Kapunan replies that they can "watch Netflix".

Mr Padilla, one of the country's most popular celebrities, ran for office in 2022 where he emerged as the country's top senatorial candidate.

Mr Padilla, who is leading a Senate probe into complaints of sexual harrassments and abuse in the media industry, made the comments in a hearing on Thursday.

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