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SOGIE bill, hindi dini-delay sa Senado ayon kay Villanueva

Robert Mano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 13 07:30 PM

Nanindigan si Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva na walang delaying tactics sa Senado kaugnay sa pagpasa sa SOGIE bill. Read more »

SOGIE bill 'di kailangan dahil sa 'equal protection clause': ex-law school dean

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 10 02:15 AM

Giit niya, kailangan lang i-implement ang parusa laban sa diskriminasyon na hindi nagagawa. Read more »

SOGIE bill faces stiff resistance from 2 lawmakers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 09 10:51 PM

A bill seeking to penalize gender and sexual discrimination in the Philippines faces stiff resistance from two lawmakers whose family leads an influential religious sect in the country. Read more »

House panel tackles SOGIE bills despite move for deferment

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 09 04:09 AM

'This is not an illegal meeting… We were given clearance by the Rules committee,' said Rep. Geraldine Roman, chair of the House Committee on Women and Gender Equality. Read more »

'Anyare sa bill?': Hontiveros asks why SOGIE bill is in 'limbo'

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 08 05:49 PM

Sen. Risa Hontiveros said she's willing to conduct more hearings on the SOGIE bill. Read more »

11 sa 17 NCR areas, may anti-discrimination ordinance

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 09 08:27 PM

Sa pag-aaral, lumalabas na 11 sa 17 siyudad at munisipalidaad ng Metro Manila ang may ordinansang nagbabawal sa diskriminasyon base sa sexual orientation and identity expression ng isang indibidwal. Read more »

Christian Bables clarifies that he's a straight guy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 17 11:39 AM

Actor Christian Bables, who has won awards for effectively playing gay roles, has addressed speculations about his sexuality. Read more »

Imee favors 'more general' anti-discrimination bill over SOGIE bill

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 08 04:30 PM

During a dialogue with the Filipino community in Europe last month, Sen. Imee Marcos was asked if she supports the SOGIE bill. Read more »

Makabayan files new House SOGIE bill

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 14 06:56 PM

The Makabayan bloc has filed a bill prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. Read more »

LGBT discrimination now punishable in Cebu City

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 19 01:26 PM

Discrimination against the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community is now a punishable offense in Cebu City. Read more »

House panel drops intersex from definition of sex in proposed anti-discrimination law

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 11 06:32 PM

Members of a House panel on Tuesday argued whether to include "intersex" from its definition of sex in the proposed comprehensive anti-discrimination bill, but a conservative solon rejected and insisted to keep the terminology "simple."   Read more »

More than 300 religious leaders urge ban on 'conversion therapy'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 17 03:05 AM

Among the signatories were representatives of the Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist and Sikh faiths, including Nobel Peace Prize winner and retired archbishop Desmond Tutu. Read more »

SOGIE bill still in Senate limbo: Hontiveros

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 30 11:15 AM

Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Thursday said a bill seeking to give the LGBT community more rights and protection under the law has yet to hurdle the committee level due to lack of signatures. Read more »

Sotto doubts Pope's call for law to cover same-sex unions will affect PH LGBT policies

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 22 06:29 PM

Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Thursday said he "doubts" that Pope Francis' comment that same sex couples should be covered by civil union laws would affect the stance of lawmakers in the Philippines. Read more »