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Gurong nang-'harass,' arestado sa hotel na pinagdalhan sa estudyante

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 17 07:57 PM

Naaresto sa entrapment operation sa San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan noong Lunes ang isang gurong inakusahan ng sexual harassment ng babaeng dati niyang estudyante.  Read more »

Workplace discrimination vs people with HIV persists in PH: Human Rights Watch

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 09 11:33 AM

Twenty-one year old "Gus" was fired from a Catholic school in Pasay City after he told the dean that he was infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Read more »

California woman sues Walmart for 'segregated' black products

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 27 08:46 AM

LOS ANGELES, United States - A Californian woman sued supermarket chain Walmart on Friday, accusing the company of implementing extra security measures on products marketed toward black people.   Read more »

Google engineer fired for sexist memo sues ex-employer

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 09 07:36 AM

A Google engineer who was fired after writing a memo defending the gender gap in Silicon Valley tech jobs as a matter of biology has sued his former employer for discrimination.   Read more »

Mga grupong tutol sa SOGIE bill, nagsanib-puwersa sa EDSA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 16 07:00 PM

Nilinaw ng mga grupo na hindi sila kontra-LGBT pero hindi naman daw kailangan pang gumawa ng bagong batas para sa kanila. Read more »

LGBT community, hiling ay 'kaligtasan', 'kalayaan' sa 2017 QC Pride March

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 10 07:17 AM

Suot ang kanilang matitingkad at makukulay na damit, masayang rumampa ang mga "beki" sa kahabaan ng Timog Avenue habang winawasiwas ang rainbow o pride flag na kilalang simbolo ng LGBT.  Read more »

Amnesty Int’l, inakusahan ang Myanmar ng diskriminasyon sa mga Rohingya

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 22 02:23 AM

Inaakusahan ng grupong Amnesty International ang gobyerno ng Myanmar ng diskriminasyon sa mga Rohingya. Read more »

Pinay hate crime victim speaks up

Steve Angeles, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau
Posted at Nov 11 05:06 PM

The bruise is healing but the emotional scars are still raw for Filipina nurse-and-model Quiggle Ignacio.   Read more »

Pinay nars sa US, sinaktan matapos insultuhin sa pagiging banyaga

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 09 07:40 PM

Nagtamo ng pasa sa mukha ang isang Pinay nars sa Amerika matapos saktan at libakin umano ng isang hindi pa nakikilalang babae. Read more »

Babaeng may kapansanan, inireklamo ng 'diskriminasyon' ang isang mall shop

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 19 11:21 PM

Umalma ang isang dalagang may kapansanan matapos siyang makaranas ng umano'y diskriminasyon sa isang shop sa loob ng isang mall sa Tuguegarao City, Cagayan. Read more »

Moro youth urge gov't: Go beyond military response to heal Marawi

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 19 02:55 PM

Moro youth leaders believe that it takes more than a military solution to restore peace in Marawi as the crisis in lakeside city continues to drag on for nearly 4 months.  Read more »

Lawsuit accuses Google of bias against women in pay, promotions

Daniel Wiessner, Reuters
Posted at Sep 15 08:02 AM

Three female former employees of Alphabet Inc's Google filed a lawsuit on Thursday accusing the tech company of discriminating against women in pay and promotions. Read more »

Jollibee apologizes after LGBT member cries discrimination

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 03:15 PM

Jollibee Foods Corp on Thursday apologized to a member of the lesbian gay, bisexual and transgender community who complained of alleged discrimination in one of its offices. Read more »

Top US general says no changes yet to transgender policy in military

Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali, Reuters
Posted at Jul 28 04:50 AM

The US military's top officer directed military heads on Thursday not to implement any changes to current policy on transgender personnel. Read more »

Muslim ID system a form of discrimination, says military

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 10 04:04 PM

MANILA – The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Monday said the practice of Paniqui, Tarlac to implement an identification system for Muslims is "discriminatory." Read more »

Marawi official hits critics: Do not blame Maranaos for Maute rampage

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 08 04:52 PM

A Mindanao official on Saturday slammed critics who have been blaming Maranaos for allegedly allowing terrorists to thrive and wreak havoc in Marawi City.  Read more »

Video of Pinay's encounter with 'racist' driver goes viral

ABS-CBN North America News Bureau
Posted at Jul 04 08:35 PM

A video posted by a Pinay bicyclist on the internet has gone viral after it showcased an argument between herself and another motorist involving racial slurs. Read more »

Mga babaeng bihag, ginagawang 'sex slaves' ng Maute: AFP

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 28 12:48 AM

Ginagahasa ng mga Maute ang kanilang mga bihag sa Marawi, ayon sa AFP. Inalmahan naman ng Malacanang ang alegasyong pinagbantaan ng militar na gagahasain ang ilang bakwit.  Read more »

'No room for you': Maranao refugees shut out from renting spaces, says official

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 22 05:13 PM

NO ROOM FOR YOU: Maranaos who lost their homes due to clashes in Marawi City are facing another challenge: being denied accommodation in nearby provinces just because they came from the conflict zone.  Read more »

Age doesn't matter: Seniors find second wind in call centers

Ivy Jean Vibar, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 29 05:36 PM

In the dead of night, Richard Ancheta answers phone calls from across the Pacific, leading a team of millennials, while most people his age are sleeping off arthritic pains. Read more »