I N A TIO N O N T H E B A S I S O F

DISCRIM
T A T IO N , G E N D E R
SEXUAL ORIEN E ) IN
A N D E X P R E S S I O N ( S O G I
IDENTITY
THE P H IL I P P I N E S
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
AT THE END OF THIS MODULE, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO;
UNDERSTAND THE ISSUES ON HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AND DISCRIMINATION ON
THE BASIS OF SOGIE;
UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AND DISCRIMINATION TO THE
FILIPINO SOCIETY; AND
1. FORMULATED ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS THESE HUMAN RIGHTS
VIOLATIONS AND DISCRIMINATION
DEFINITION OF TERMS
SOGIE – an acronym for Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and
Expression-aspects of gender of persons which must be considered
and given attention

Anti-Discriminatory Bill – a proposed legislation before and public

accommodation-related acts of discrimination against people based
on their SOGIE.
UNIVERSAL POLICY
ARTICLES 2(1), 3, AND 26 OF THE CONVENTION PROVIDE FOR THE RESPECT,
EQUALITY, AND NONDISCRIMINATION OF ALL INDIVIDUALS ON THE GROUNDS
OF;
• INTER ALIA
• COLOR
• SEX
NATIONAL AND LOCAL POLICY
LGUS FORM DIFFERENT CITIES ALL OVER THE
PHILIPPINES HAVE BEEN PROACTIVE IN PASSING AND
FILING CITY ORDINANCE BANNING LGBTQ
DISCRIMINATION.
• QUEZON CITY- IMPLEMENTED ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
IN EMPLOYMENT IN 2004.
• ALBAY PROVINCE AND BACOLOD CITY- PASSED ANTI-
DISCRIMINATION ORDINANCE
• ANGELES CITY- PASSED ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ORDINANCE AND ALSO CREATED GAY RIGHTS DESK AS
WELL.
• HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 1333- SEEKS TO
INVESTIGATE PREJUDICIAL, DISCRIMINATORY,
AND UNJUST PRACTICES AND POLICIES AGAINST
LGBT STUDENTS IMPLEMENTED AND TOLERATED IN
SCHOOLS.
• DEPED ORDER NO. 40 OR, “THE DEPED CHILD
PROTECTION POLICIES- GUARANTEE THE
PROTECTION OF CHILDREN IN SCHOOLS FROM ANY
FORM OF VIOLENCE, ABUSE, OR EXPLOITATION
REGARDLESS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND
GENDER IDENTITY.
EFFECT OF STATE DISCRIMINATION IN SOCIETY
THE STATE’S TREATMENT OF LGBT INDIVIDUALS INTENSIFIES DISCRIMINATION ON
THE BASIS OF SOGIE WITHIN PHILIPPINES SOCIETY AND SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS.

• HOMOPHOBIA- THE STIGMA AND PREJUDICE TOWARD LGBT PERSONS, ARE VERY
PRESENT WITHIN FILIPINO SOCIETY, CREATING A DANGEROUS CLIMATE OF HOSTILITY
TOWARD LGBT PEOPLE.
DISCRIMINATION BY THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
THE CATHOLIC BISHOPS CONFERENCE OF THE PHILIPPINES (CBCP) AND EPISCOPAL COMMISSION OF
FAMILY AND LIFE (ECFL) HAS BEEN FERVENTLY DEMANDING CONGRESS FOR THE REMOVAL OF “SEX, GENDER,
SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY” IN THE COMPREHENSIVE ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
ORDINANCES FILED IN THE SENATE AND IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
“CREATE PROBLEMS REGARDING ETHICS, MARRIAGE, THE FAMILY AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM”
“DIFFERENCE IN SEX OR GENDER DOES NOT BELONG TO THE SAME LEVEL AS THE DIFFERENCE IN RACE, COLOR,
RELIGION, OR ETHNICITY. “
-CBCP AND ECFL
DISCRIMINATION IN THE MILITARY
• THE PHILIPPINE MILITARY AND THE POLICE ARE ADHERING THE NON-DISCRIMINATION
CLAUSE OF THE PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION (ART 2) AND THE ICCPR BY DECLARATION
OF OPENNESS TO ADMIT GAYS, LESBIANS, AND BISEXUAL PERSONS IN MILITARY AND
POLICE SERVICE

• THE GENERALIZED NEGATIVE STEREOTYPING OF LGBT PERSONS AND THE

MISCONCEPTION THAT A PERSON’S SEXUAL ORIENTATION DEFINES ONE’S GENDER
EXPRESSION ARE MOST EVIDENT ON THE COMMON POSITION OF THE APF, PNP, AND PMA
TOWARDS GAY AND EFFEMINATE BEHAVIOR.
PARTICIPATION OF THE MEMBERS OF LGBTQ+ IN
PUBLIC LIFE

ARTICLE 25 OF THE CONVENTION- PROVIDES FOR THE RIGHT OF EACH CITIZEN TO

PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS, TO VOTE, AND TO HAVE EQUAL ACCESS TO PUBLIC
SERVICE IN THE COUNTRY.
SUMMARY
• DISCRIMINATION OF PEOPLE BASED ON SOGIE IS WIDESPREAD IN THE PHILIPPINES.
INTERNATIONAL AND LOCAL POLICIES ARE IN PLACE TO ADDRESS THIS PREVAILING
ISSUE, YET SOME INSTITUTIONS STILL SPREAD THIS ILL ISSUE. WHAT IS CLEAR IS THAT
EVERYONE INCLUDING STUDENTS, MUST ACT TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE.