2. In 2011, the United Nations Human Rights
Council passed its first resolution recognizing
LGBT rights
it was followed up with a report from the UN
Human Rights Commission documenting
violations of the rights of LGBT people,
including hate crime, criminalization
of homosexuality, and discrimination.
3. November 22 2011 – Business
World reported that the Senate approved a
Senate Bill 2814, titled Anti-Ethnic or Racial
Profiling and Discrimination Act of 2011.
it defines unlawful discrimination as "the
distinction, exclusion, restriction or
preference made on the basis of ethnicity,
race, religion or belief, sex, gender, sexual
orientation, gender identity, language,
disability or other status which has an
effect or purpose of impairing or nullifying"
a person's recognition
The measure will extend to employment,
educational institutions, and provision of
goods and services.
4.
5. December 5, 2001 - the Committee on
Civil, Political, and Human Rights of the
House of Representatives of the
Philippines approved a comprehensive
anti-discrimination bill re-introduced by
Rep. Loretta Rosales into the new House
of Representatives as House Bill (HB)
2784, subject to potential refilling in the
Senate
6. July 21, 2014, the 16th Sangguniang
Panlalawigan of Agusan Del Norte
(Provincial Board of Agusan Del Norte)
enacted into its local law the Provincial
Ordinance No. 358-2014, the Agusan del
Norte Anti-Discrimination Ordinance,
making it unlawful to deny a person
access to public programs and services
and work promotion on the basis of
gender expression, gender identity and
sexual orientation.
7. February 5, 2014, the Davao City Anti-
discrimination Ordinance was transmitted to
City Hall for approval by the mayor. The
measure lapsed into law after the expiration
of 10 days.
September 29, 2014, Quezon City
Council approved an ordinance banning
discrimination against LGBT people in
employment, education, delivery of goods or
services, insurance and access to
accommodation
8. January 27, 2015, the historic Vigan
City was reported to have passed an anti-
discrimination ordinance (ADO) covering
sexual orientation and gender identity
bans discrimination in employment,
education, access to goods and services,
accommodation, access to public
places/facilities/meeting places, and
access to commercial establishments, as
well as in political participation, wrongful
portrayal and inciting others to commit
acts of discrimination.
9. Anyone convicted for the first time
under the ADO will be punished with
'admonition and a fine of P1,000.
Second offenders are liable to
imprisonment for no more than 10 days
and a fine of P2,000. A third conviction
will be penalized with 15 days in jail and
a fine of P5,000
