Sharon Cuneta sorry for Tito Sotto's single mom joke

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Megastar Sharon Cuneta has apologized to the public on behalf of her uncle Senator Vicente "Tito" Sotto III for his distasteful remarks on single mothers.

Cuneta was reacting to Sotto's statement when he questioned Social Welfare Secretary Judy Taguiwalo for having two daughters outside marriage during confirmation hearing last Wednesday.

Sotto said: "In the street language, when you have children and you are single, ang tawag doon ay 'na-ano lang.'"

Some people laughed at Sotto's remarks while Taguiwalo was quiet. Then Taguiwalo, a former UP professor, told Sotto: "Mr. Sotto, I teach Women's Studies so we respect all kinds of families, and that includes solo parents."


Here's the full text of Cuneta's statement which was posted on her Facebook on May 5.

"I would have preferred to be quiet about this matter, but because I know the man involved in this issue and consider him my second father, please be kind and give me this opportunity to put this forth.
We all say things we regret every once in a while. We are all only human, after all. We forgive because we know how it feels to ask for forgiveness;"

"I am sure that just like I and many others, we sometimes mention things that we do not mean to include the entire population in or about. Madami pong single mothers, single fathers. Hindi lahat ay mapagmahal at maaruga. Pero NAPAKARAMI namang single parents na ibibigay ang lahat maging ang sariling buhay para lamang sa Ikaliligaya at ikabubuti ng anak. I MYSELF was a single mother. My two beloved cousins whom I consider true sisters, mga anak mismo ng kilala ko bilang 'Fath' at 'Daddy,' at kilala niyo bilang tito sen o Sen. Sotto, ay single mothers din. Bakit naman nya babalahurain ang mga tulad naming mahal nya Kung yun nga ang pakay nya?"

"As his 'panganay,' and without even having spoken with him about this, I offer my sincerest and deepest apologies sa lahat po ng nasaktan at na-offend ng comment nya. Minsan po siguro lahat tayo ay nauuna sa pag-iisip ang pagsasalita. At tulad po ng narinig ko ngayon Lang, humingi na rin sya ng paumanhin. Sana po ay matuto tayong magpatawad. Lahat po tayo ay nagkakamali. At lahat tayo ay nangangailangan din po ng patawad sa anumang nagawa natin para makasakit ng kapwa, sadya man natin o hindi;"


"Huwag po sana kayo magalit sa akin o masamain ito. Lahat ng anak ay nasasaktan din. Lahat ng Ate ay dumudugo ang puso kapag ang kapatid- ang akin ay si Ciara Anna - ay nadadamay sa pagkakamali ng ama. Napakatinong babae po ng mga kapatid ko. Si Ciara ay di pa natatapos sa pagluluksa, pagluha, sa sakit na di nya inaasahang dadanasin pala niya. Patawad po. At maawa po sana kayo. Please spare her, like other good single mothers who were surely not meant to be included in a single, unthought of moment;"
"Maraming salamat po. And if you believe in any word I have stood by to you over four decades, believe me please when I say that yes, Sen. Sotto is not perfect and is only human just like us. But he is a good husband, father, and a person with a darn good heart;"

"Again, I am so sorry on his behalf. And thank you so much for reading this. This is the first and the last time I will be addressing this issue as I have said everything I have already had to say about it. Thank you for your understanding. God bless you, God bless us all.  (I love you, Daddy.) Tito Sotto Gian Sotto Diorella Sotto-Antonio Kiko Pangilinan," said Cuneta. - ROBERT R. REQUINTINA


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