The Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo
calls for the passage of the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and
Expression or SOGIE bill.
The incident in Farmers Plaza involving
transgender Gretchen Diez, happened when he was barred by the women’s restroom
janitress, she was later sent to the police station in handcuffs by mall
security personnel.
Diez, filed a complaint against the janitress for
discrimination after her release.
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| VP Leni Robredo (photo credit to owner) |
The Vice President said she co-authored the bill
in the 16th Congress, described the incident as “unfortunate,” which she said,
“should not have happened” to transwoman Diez.
Robredo sees the need to pass the
anti-discrimination bill to address the situation.
“Sa akin,
iyong hope ko, na sana itong incident na ito, no matter how unfortunate, maging
daan para finally ma-realize ng ating mga lawmakers na it’s about time na ipasa
natin [itong bill na ito]… Ang tagal na nitong nakabinbin,” she said in an
interview with One Media TV48 Naga.
(For me, I
hope this incident, no matter how unfortunate, will pave the way for our
lawmakers to finally realize it’s about time to pass this bill. This has not
been passed for a long time.)
VP Robredo
cited the “responsibility” of the public to ensure equality both in the “eyes
of the law and the people.”
“Baka maging
daan iyon para ma-realize ng marami nating mga kababayan na iyong
diskriminasyon talagang nangyayari, na mayroon tayong mga kasama na dapat sana
ine-enjoy iyong karapatan na ine-enjoy natin, pero hindi na-e-enjoy [ang mga
karapatang iyon] dahil sa diskriminasyon,” she said.
(The
incident could be a way for many of our countrymen to realize the
discrimination is really happening, that our fellow citizens should be enjoying
the rights we enjoy, but they weren’t because of discrimination.)
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