20/05/2026
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Gabriela Youth strongly condemns the actions of K5 News FM Bacolod 101.5 anchor Jean Paul Generoso, who repeatedly asked a female journalist if he could โr**eโ her while they were discussing cases of abuse against women and children.
The visible discomfort of the female journalist in the video highlights the harmful impact of repeated sexual remarks. What makes this incident even more alarming is that it happened during a discussion on violence and abuse. Instead of showing respect and sensitivity toward victim survivors, the situation was turned into a source of laughter, further normalizing r**e culture and violence against women.
We express our full solidarity with women journalists and media workers who continue to face sexism, harassment, intimidation, and misogyny in their workplaces and in the field. Women in media deserve safe working environments where they can perform their duties without fear of humiliation, harassment, or abuse. Attacks and degrading remarks against women journalists are not isolated incidentsโthey reflect a broader culture that seeks to undermine womenโs dignity and silence them in public spaces.
The repeated use of r**e references to provoke laughter contributes to the normalization of violence against women and children and desensitizes society to the realities faced by survivors. In a country where countless women continue to experience abuse and harassment, media personalities and public figures carry the responsibility to uphold respect, accountability, and sensitivity in their platforms.
Gabriela Youth calls on all women, youth, and allies to continue speaking out against the normalization of sexual violence and misogyny in media and public spaces. We also demand accountability and immediate action to ensure that sexist, abusive, and harmful behavior is never tolerated nor excused.
R**e is never a joke. Silence and tolerance only allow violence to persist.