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  2. LGBTQ rights in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    In 2001, an anti-discrimination bill banning discrimination based on sexual orientation was unanimously approved by the House but it was stalled in the Senate, and ultimately died. [71] The only bill directly concerning discrimination against the LGBT community in the Philippines is the Anti-Discrimination Bill, also known as the SOGIE Equality ...

  3. Recognition of same-sex unions in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago's Senate Bill No. 1276 filed in 2004, meanwhile proposed the explicit non-recognition of same-sex unions solemnized abroad in the Philippines. [ 26 ] Bohol representative Rene Relampagos filed in 2011 House Bill No. 4269 amending the Family Code which tackles recognition of marriage and other forms of unions abroad.

  4. SOGIE Equality Bill - Wikipedia

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    The Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Expression (SOGIE, / ˈ s oʊ dʒ iː / Tagalog:) Equality Bill, also known as the Anti-Discrimination Bill (ADB), [1] [2] is a series of House and Senate bills that were introduced in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Congress of the Philippines, which aims to set into law measures to prevent various economic and public accommodation-related acts of ...

  5. LGBTQ culture in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The House of Representatives approved LGBT Rights on 20 September 2017. The lawmakers had voted 198–0 to approve House Bill 4982, otherwise known as the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression Equality (SOGIE) Bill. Violating this law carries penalties of ₱100,000 to ₱500,000 fines, and imprisonment for one to six years.

  6. Miriam Defensor Santiago - Wikipedia

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    She also supported the passage of the anti-discrimination bill (SOGIE Equality Bill) which protects the rights of people of different sexual orientation, gender identity, and expression. She was the first senator in Philippine history to push for the bill's legislation, filing it repeatedly since 2000. [117]

  7. The bill funds the government through March 14. "There will be no government shutdown right before Christmas," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said in a social media post as the ...

  8. List of bills in the 18th Congress of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Intends to create a more progressive Philippines for every Filipino through: a) Conduct of periodic comprehensive studies on focusing on challenges and opportunities for regional economic development; b) Ensure quality health and education facilities in all regions; c) Establishment of Regional Centers of Excellence; d) Determine the ...

  9. Kaka Bag-ao - Wikipedia

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    On the same month, after 17 years of political limbo, the SOGIE Equality Bill finally passed in the House of Representatives under Bag-ao's principal authorship. [28] Bag-ao was the vice-chairperson of the House Committees on Ecology, Labor and Employment, and Population and Family Relations.