Poor taste, uncalled for, Poe on LP Laguna lewd show

COTABATO CITY (Oct. 2) – Presidential aspirant Sen. Grace Poe today said political activities ahead of next year’s election should be above board and promote high respect to all sectors, especially women.
Poe who visited Cotabato City and met with Coabato City political and religious leaders gamely granted selfie” poses with well wishers like the popular Kalye Serye Pabebe.”
Asked to comment on the Liberal Party controversy involving women in skimpy outfits performing lewd” shows on stage at the oath-taking of LP-Laguna members and birthday bash of Laguna Rep. Benjie Agarao, Poe said it was poor taste and uncalled for.
She said women should not be treated as sex objects and objects of ridicules, stressing that it was one of her advocacies when she was chair of Movie Televisioon Review and Classification Board (MTRCB).
The controversial stage performance of women in LP Laguna event showed three women in skimpy outfits gyrating over several men on stage. One actually humped a man several times. Its video clip has gone went viral despite denials from Rep. Agarao and Francis Tolentino of the MMDA. We should raise the level of political activities and do not use women as sex objects,” Poe told reporters, adding political event normally have children and minor as audience.
I am the former MTRCB chair, protection and promotion of women was my priorities in movies, TV shows and any stage performance,” she stressed.
Poe, who later met with Cotabato City Administrator Cynthia Guiani-Sayadi and city employees,said respect for women and everyone must and will always be her priorities in political gatherings.
She urged political organizations to level up the campaign standards and not at the expense of any sector, much more on women presented as sex objects.
Poe who publicly declared she is running for president in next year’s balloting with Sen. Chiz Escudero as her running mate, also met with Cotabato Auxiliary Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo, DCC.