Estrada nanindigang walang kabastusan sa tanong kay Elizabeth Means

HINDI pa man humuhupa ang isyu kay Quezon City 4th district Rep. Bong Suntay, heto't si Sen. Jinggoy Estrada naman ang nakatikim ng galit ng madlang pipol.

Binanatan ng mga netizen ang aktor at senador matapos ang umano'y "inappropriate remark" niya kay Gilas Pilipinas Women's player Elizabeth Jeanette Means.

Nangyari ito habang kinakausap ni Estrada si Means sa Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights hearing last Friday, March 6.

Sa mga hindi pa aware sa isyu, si Means ay isang US citizen na gustomg maging naturalized Filipino. Isinilang sa Camarines Sur ang kanyang lolo.

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Unang tinanong ng senador ang dalagang atleta kung bakit nais niyang maging naturalized Filipino citizen at kung saan siya naninirahan.

Inusisa rin ni Estrada si Means kung anu-anong mga Pinoy food ang kanyang paborito. Kasunod nito, biglang tinanong ni Estrada ang dalaga ng, "Do you have a Filipino boyfriend?"

Natawang sagot ni Means, "Not yet!" 

Reaksyon ni Estrada, "Maybe Senator Pangilinan might want to apply." Natawang dagdag niya, "Sorry kay Sharon," na ang tinutukoy ay si Megastar Sharon Cuneta, ang misis ni Sen. Kiko Pangilinan.

Maririnig namang sey ni Pangilinan, "Magagalit yung kumare (mo)."

Nag-viral agad ang video sa social media at binengga nga ng netizens si Estrada. Anila, parang nasa inuman lang daw sa kanto kung makapagtanong ang senador.

May kabastusan din daw si Estrada dahil knows naman daw nitong may asawang tao si Pangilinan pero nireto pa niya rito si Means.

Kasunod nito, nagpaliwanag naman si Estrada sa naturang isyu, "It was simply a friendly banter between Senator Francis Pangilinan and myself.

"It may not be widely known, but Senator Pangilinan's wife, Ms. Sharon Cuneta, is a dear friend of mine, and our friendship goes back many years – long before I entered politics.

"As for the question directed at Ms. Elizabeth Jeanette Means, it was asked within the context of determining her reasons for seeking naturalization as a Filipino.

"Part of the Committee's responsibility is to understand whether applicants intend to truly make the Philippines their home – whether by settling here permanently or even establishing a family in the future.

"The question simply came to mind because another basketball player seeking naturalization, Mr. Maodo 'Malick' Diouf, who has been living in the Philippines since 2018, shared during the hearing of the Committee on Justice and Human Rights that he already feels at home in the country and, in fact, has been in a relationship with a Filipina for quite some time.

"There was absolutely nothing malicious in the question.

"It was asked in a light and conversational manner during the proceedings, especially since both Ms. Means and Mr. Diouf themselves expressed that they already feel at home in the Philippines," esplika pa ng senador.

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