Bataan Rep. Geraldine Roman says the growing number of local governments adopting anti-discrimination ordinances offers hope for LGBTQIA+ Filipinos, even as a national anti-discrimination law remains stalled in Congress. (Photo from Geraldine Roman / Facebook)
DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental — For decades, efforts to pass a national anti-discrimination law in the Philippines have remained in limbo, repeatedly failing to secure approval in Congress.
In the absence of national legislation, however, several local government units (LGUs) have stepped in to fill the gap by enacting anti-discrimination ordinances and gender-inclusive policies within their jurisdictions.
In a recent interview with the Inquirer, the first transwoman elected to Congress and Bataan Rep. Geraldine Roman said the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. can end without the passage of a national anti-discrimination measure.
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