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FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER IDENTITY (SOGI) AND PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFOR
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Date filed
June 30, 2016
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00051 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER IDENTITY (SOGI) AND PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFOR | |
| SHORT TITLE : Anti-discrimination Act | |
| ABSTRACT : Declares it a policy of the State to exert efforts to address all forms of discrimination and violence on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity and to promote human dignity as enshrined in the United Nations Universal Declaration on Human Rights, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, particularly the General Recommendation No. 28 on Non-Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, Convention on the Rights of the Child, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, International Covenant of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and all other relevant and universally accepted human rights instruments and other international conventions to which the Philippines is a signatory of. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : BAG-AO, KAKA J. | |
| DATE FILED : 2016-06-30 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| NATURE : Reform | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Roman (003 2016-07-27) | 2. De Venecia (003 2016-07-27) |
| 3. Abad (003 2016-07-27) | 4. Villarin (003 2016-07-27) |
| 5. Ong (H.) (003 2016-07-27) | 6. Banal (003 2016-07-27) |
| 7. Defensor (003 2016-07-27) | 8. Noel (003 2016-07-27) |
| 9. Garin (S.) (003 2016-07-27) | 10. Catamco (003 2016-07-27) |
| 11. Tupas (003 2016-07-27) | 12. Bordado (011 2016-08-16) |
| 13. Belmonte (J.C.) (011 2016-08-16) | 14. Romualdo (011 2016-08-16) |
| 15. Fortun (011 2016-08-16) | 16. Turabin-Hataman (011 2016-08-16) |
| 17. Acosta-Alba (011 2016-08-16) | 18. Alvarez (M.) (011 2016-08-16) |
| 19. Romualdez (011 2016-08-16) | 20. Ferrer J. (013 2016-08-22) |
| 21. Bagatsing (013 2016-08-22) | 22. Roa-Puno (013 2016-08-22) |
| 23. Silverio (013 2016-08-22) | 24. Radaza (015 2016-08-24) |
| 25. Bautista-Bandigan (015 2016-08-24) | 26. Antonio (015 2016-08-24) |
| 27. Aggabao (015 2016-08-24) | 28. Hofer (015 2016-08-24) |
| 29. Sy-Alvarado (015 2016-08-24) | 30. Pacquiao (016 2016-08-30) |
| 31. Arcillas (016 2016-08-30) | 32. Garcia (G.) (016 2016-08-30) |
| 33. Alonte (016 2016-08-30) | 34. Barzaga (016 2016-08-30) |
| 35. Sarmiento (E.M.) (016 2016-08-30) | 36. Nieto (016 2016-08-30) |
| 37. Bertiz (016 2016-08-30) | 38. Bondoc (016 2016-08-30) |
| 39. Daza (016 2016-08-30) | 40. Deloso-Montalla (016 2016-08-30) |
| 41. Maceda (016 2016-08-30) | 42. Go (A.C.) (016 2016-08-30) |
| 43. Santos-Recto (016 2016-08-30) | 44. Salimbangon (016 2016-08-30) |
| 45. Quimbo (016 2016-08-30) | 46. Vargas (016 2016-08-30) |
| 47. Velasco-Catera (016 2016-08-30) | 48. Villarica (016 2016-08-30) |
| 49. Teves (016 2016-08-30) | 50. Olivarez (020 2016-09-07) |
| 51. Albano (023 2016-09-19) | 52. Almario (023 2016-09-19) |
| 53. Almonte (023 2016-09-19) | 54. Amatong (I.) (023 2016-09-19) |
| 55. Andaya (023 2016-09-19) | 56. Angara-Castillo (023 2016-09-19) |
| 57. Biazon (023 2016-09-19) | 58. Billones (023 2016-09-19) |
| 59. Bolilia (023 2016-09-19) | 60. Bravo (A.) (023 2016-09-19) |
| 61. Cagas (023 2016-09-19) | 62. Calderon (023 2016-09-19) |
| 63. Caminero (023 2016-09-19) | 64. Canama (023 2016-09-19) |
| 65. Castelo (023 2016-09-19) | 66. Castro (F.H.) (023 2016-09-19) |
| 67. Cerafica (023 2016-09-19) | 68. Chavez (023 2016-09-19) |
| 69. Collantes (023 2016-09-19) | 70. Cortes (023 2016-09-19) |
| 71. Cortuna (023 2016-09-19) | 72. Cueva (023 2016-09-19) |
| 73. Del Mar (023 2016-09-19) | 74. Dimaporo (M.K.) (023 2016-09-19) |
| 75. Durano (023 2016-09-19) | 76. Enverga (023 2016-09-19) |
| 77. Erice (023 2016-09-19) | 78. Eriguel (023 2016-09-19) |
| 79. Fernando (023 2016-09-19) | 80. Floirendo (023 2016-09-19) |
| 81. Flores (023 2016-09-19) | 82. Gatchalian (023 2016-09-19) |
| 83. Gonzalez (023 2016-09-19) | 84. Gorriceta (023 2016-09-19) |
| 85. Gullas (023 2016-09-19) | 86. Herrera-Dy (023 2016-09-19) |
| 87. Kho (023 2016-09-19) | 88. Labadlabad (023 2016-09-19) |
| 89. Lacson (023 2016-09-19) | 90. Laogan (023 2016-09-19) |
| 91. Lazatin (023 2016-09-19) | 92. Lopez (B.) (023 2016-09-19) |
| 93. Lopez (C.) (023 2016-09-19) | 94. Lopez (M.L.) (023 2016-09-19) |
| 95. Manalo (023 2016-09-19) | 96. Marquez (023 2016-09-19) |
| 97. Martinez (023 2016-09-19) | 98. Mirasol (023 2016-09-19) |
| 99. Nograles (J.J.) (023 2016-09-19) | 100. Oaminal (023 2016-09-19) |
| 101. Ortega (P.) (023 2016-09-19) | 102. Ortega (V.N.) (023 2016-09-19) |
| 103. Panotes (023 2016-09-19) | 104. Rodriguez (I.) (023 2016-09-19) |
| 105. Romero (023 2016-09-19) | 106. Salo (023 2016-09-19) |
| 107. Salon (023 2016-09-19) | 108. Ramirez-Sato (023 2016-09-19) |
| 109. Savellano (023 2016-09-19) | 110. Siao (023 2016-09-19) |
| 111. Singson (E.) (023 2016-09-19) | 112. Tiangco (023 2016-09-19) |
| 113. Tinio (023 2016-09-19) | 114. Ungab (023 2016-09-19) |
| 115. Uy (J.) (023 2016-09-19) | 116. Uy (R.) (023 2016-09-19) |
| 117. Alvarez (P.) (024 2016-09-20) | 118. Acharon (025 2016-09-21) |
| 119. Aglipay-Villar (027 2016-09-27) | 120. Montoro (027 2016-09-27) |
| 121. Villaraza-Suarez (029 2016-09-29) | 122. Del Rosario (031 2016-10-03) |
| 123. Lagman (034 2016-10-10) | 124. Baguilat (034 2016-10-10) |
| 125. Nava (034 2016-10-10) | 126. Uybarreta (034 2016-10-10) |
| 127. Treñas (035 2016-10-11) | 128. Relampagos (041 2016-11-08) |
| 129. Dalipe (059 2017-01-18) | 130. Roque (H.) (020 2017-09-07) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS: | |
| 1. Under deliberation by the Mother Committee on 2016-10-17 | |
| 2. Under deliberation by the Mother Committee on 2016-11-15 | |
| 3. Scheduled for meeting/hearing on 2016-12-05 | |
| 4. Approved by the Committee on 2016-12-05 | |
| 5. Committee Report filed on 2017-02-07 | |
| 6. Committee Report Approved on 2017-09-13 | |
| 7. Committee Report Approved on 2017-09-20 | |
| MOTHER BILL: HB04982 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON WOMEN AND GENDER EQUALITY ON 2016-07-26 |
Abstract
Declares it a policy of the State to exert efforts to address all forms of discrimination and violence on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity and to promote human dignity as enshrined in the United Nations Universal Declaration on Human Rights, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, particularly the General Recommendation No. 28 on Non-Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, Convention on the Rights of the Child, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, International Covenant of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and all other relevant and universally accepted human rights instruments and other international conventions to which the Philippines is a signatory of
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