Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva on Monday said he believed the SOGIESC bill is being pushed to legalize same-sex marriage in the country—a claim immediately refuted by Senator Risa Hontiveros, who said that the committee report on the bill did not include provisions on marriage licenses.
"Walang nakasaad sa SOGIE Bill ukol sa same sex marriage. Wala 'yang halong biro. Walang punchline. At lalong walang chismis. Doon lang tayo sa totoo," Sen. Risa Hontiveros said in response to Sen. Joel Villanueva's remarks.
He said the Philippines should not pass this legislation just because other countries have already approved it. Asked to comment on Villanueva's remarks, Hontiveros reiterated that the SOGIESC bill does not cover same-sex marriage. Hontiveros also took a swipe at Villanueva, saying his interpretation of the proposed law is ambiguous.
However, Villanueva raised that the bill suggested to remand the bill to the committee on rules, which he chairs, instead of Hontiveros' committee. SB 1600 or the SOGIESC Equality Bill prohibits discriminatory practices on the basis of SOGIESC, such as refusing admission to or expelling a person from any educational or training institution; imposing disciplinary sanctions harsher than customary that infringe on the rights of students; and refusing or revoking accreditation of organizations, groups, political parties, or institutions.
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