It also tarnishes the Philippines’ longstanding advocacy for women’s rights and gender equality.
While Madam Secretary is a work of fiction, it tracks and mirrors current events.
In view of the injurious effects that this program will have on the interests of the Philippines and the Filipino people, the Philippine Embassy urgently calls on CBS to take the necessary corrective actions.
It is, therefore, inevitable that its depiction of world leaders will have an impact on how its audience views the real personages and the countries they represent.