Lawmaker to sexist bashers: ‘Get a life’

Inquirer.net - Sep 30, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — San Juan Rep. Ysabel Maria Zamora has this to say to social media bashers who found her style as a House prosecutor in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial to be supposedly flirtatious and playing cute: “Get a life.” “It’s so unfortunate that a lot of Filipinos still think that way. They

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