National Artist reportedly sexually harassed soprano Joscephine Gomez

What was supposed to be a night of tributes and prayers for a departed friend became a moment that Filipino artist Joscephine Gomez would remember for the rest of her life. The year was 2024, and Gomez was with a group of fellow poets paying their last respects to a friend and fellow poet who had died. As they were in a huddle during the wake, a notable figure who was seated with her in the front pew uttered an off-color joke for all to hear: “Kung bata-bata lang itong si Joscephine, ni-rape ko na ‘to e!” That person was none […]...

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