Robin Padilla made the remarks during a senate probe into sexual harrassment in the media industry.

A senator in the Philippines has come under fire online after he asked in parliament whether husbands have “sexual rights” to their wives.

Robin Padilla, a former actor, posed the query to a prominent human rights lawyer, who was invited as a resource person to a hearing on sexual harassment in the entertainment industry.

He also asks what husbands should do if they are “in the mood” and their wives are not - to which lawyer Lorna Kapunan replies that they can “watch Netflix”.