MANILA, Philippines — Quezon City 4th District Rep. Jesus Manuel Suntay apologized over allegedly "offensive" statements he made on actress Anne Curtis but clarified that his intention was "to drive a point." "For those who found [...] the statement offensive, I apologize to them. But that was not the intention. My intention was to drive a point," Suntay said in Filipino and English in an interview with DZMM on Wednesday. He made the statement on Tuesday during a meeting of the House of Representatives' Committee on Justice which then voted to strike it out from the record. Suntay said that "if some people were offended, especially it is Women's Month [...], I'm sorry for those who are, were offended. But if you really read the context, there was nothing malicious in it." He said that "it was an imaginary situation. It was a fictitious situation. I have not even seen Anne Curtis in person but I have seen her on TV." Calls for a public apology from Suntay spread as Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, Gabriela and celebrities rallied behind Curtis who has yet to issue her statement. The House committee on Tuesday deliberated on whether the impeachment complaint filed last month against Vice President Sara Duterte was sufficient in substance and was expected to vote today on that and one filed by lawyer Nathaniel Cabrera. Duterte is accused of betraying public trust and violating the Constitution, among others, for her alleged misuse of intelligence funds from the Office of the Vice President and the Department of Education when she was its secretary.