Senator Tito Sotto and National Youth Commission chairman Aiza Seguerra have reconciled after a heated exchange over the government’s initiative to distribute condoms in high schools.
Sotto said that Seguerra —who started her showbiz career as a child performer in the noontime show “Eat… Bulaga!” —was the one who reached out and apologized over her statements on her Facebook account.
“Una, nagkaroon ng miscommuniation siguro. Siguro mali ang intindi sa pronouncements na lumabas sa social media so that’s what the reaction Aiza gave,” Sotto said.
“She texted me. She apologized for her statement and for calling me out and she now understands that [she] should concentrate on the issue, not on the personality.”
Last week, Seguerra called out Sotto for his disapproval to the condoms distribution for high school students by the government. The former child star cited the increased incidence of HIV/AIDS cases and teenage pregnancy among teenagers to express support for the government initiative.
“We have an epidemic here, a youth epidemic. It is precisely because of this ‘sentiment of a conservative culture’ kaya lalong pataas ng pataas ang HIV,” Seguerra stated on her Facebook post.
In an interview, Sotto said that he was not offended on Seguerra’s remarks. “Hindi naman. Baka nakalimutan na nya kung saan siya galing siguro,” he said
“Mas nanaig sa kanya yun pagka bagitong politiko.”
