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SOGIE EQUALITY ACT
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House Bill/Resolution NO. HB04982
FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION (SOGIE) AND PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFOR
SHORT TITLE : Prohibiting Discrimination On The Basis Of Sexual Orientation Or Gender Identity Or Expression ( S O G I E)
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : BAG-AO, KAKA J., ROMAN, GERALDINE B., OCAMPO, ROSENDA ANN, CASTELO, WINSTON "WINNIE", BAGUILAT, TEDDY JR. BRAWNER, BELARO, SALVADOR JR. B., ARAGONES, SOL, VILLARICA, LINABELLE RUTH R., VILLARIN, TOM S., AGLIPAY-VILLAR, EMMELINE, ZARATE, CARLOS ISAGANI T., ALVAREZ, PANTALEON D., FARIÑAS, RODOLFO C., BONDOC, JUAN PABLO "RIMPY", DE VENECIA, CHRISTOPHER V.P., ABAD, HENEDINA R., ONG, HENRY C., BANAL, JORGE "BOLET", DEFENSOR, ARTHUR JR. R., NOEL, VICTORIA ISABEL G., GARIN, SHARON S., CATAMCO, NANCY A., TUPAS, RAUL "BOBOY" C., BORDADO, GABRIEL H., BELMONTE, JOSE CHRISTOPHER Y., ROMUALDO, XAVIER JESUS D., FORTUN, LAWRENCE LEMUEL H., TURABIN-HATAMAN, SITTI DJALIA A., ACOSTA-ALBA, MARIA LOURDES, ALVAREZ, MERCEDES K., ROMUALDEZ, YEDDA MARIE K., FERRER, JULIET MARIE D., BAGATSING, CRISTAL L., ROA-PUNO, CHIQUI, SILVERIO, LORNA C., RADAZA, AILEEN C., BAUTISTA-BANDIGAN, LORNA P., ANTONIO, MICHELLE M., AGGABAO, MA. LOURDES R., HOFER, ANN K., SY-ALVARADO, JOSE ANTONIO "KUYA JONATHAN" R., PACQUIAO, ROGELIO "RUEL" D., ARCILLAS, ARLENE B., GARCIA, GWENDOLYN F., ALONTE, MARILYN B., BARZAGA, JENNIFER AUSTRIA, SARMIENTO, EDGAR MARY S., NIETO, JOHN MARVIN "YUL SERVO" C., BERTIZ, ANICETO "JOHN" III D., DAZA, RAUL A., DELOSO-MONTALLA, CHERYL P., MACEDA, EDWARD VERA PEREZ, GO, ANA CRISTINA SIQUIAN, SANTOS-RECTO, VILMA, SALIMBANGON, BENHUR L., QUIMBO, ROMERO "MIRO" S., VARGAS, ALFRED D., VELASCO-CATERA, TRICIA NICOLE Q., TEVES, ARNOLFO JR. A., OLIVAREZ, ERIC L., ALBANO, RODOLFO III T., ALMARIO, JOEL MAYO Z., ALMONTE, JORGE T., AMATONG, ISAGANI S., ANDAYA, ROLANDO JR. G., ANGARA-CASTILLO, BELLAFLOR J., BIAZON, ROZZANO RUFINO B., BILLONES, EMMANUEL A., BOLILIA, LIANDA B., BRAVO, ANTHONY M., Ph.D., CAGAS, MERCEDES "DIDI" C., CALDERON, PETER JOHN D., CAMINERO, WILFREDO S., CANAMA, SABINIANO S., CASTRO, FREDENIL "FRED" H., CERAFICA, ARNEL M., CHAVEZ, CECILIA LEONILA V., COLLANTES, MARIA THERESA V., CORTES, JONAS C., CORTUNA, JULIETA R., CUEVA, LEO RAFAEL M., DEL MAR, RAUL V., DIMAPORO, MOHAMAD KHALID Q., DURANO, RAMON "RED" VI H., ENVERGA, ANNA KATRINA M., ERICE, EDGAR R., ERIGUEL, SANDRA Y., M.D., FERNANDO, BAYANI F., FLOIRENDO, ANTONIO R., FLORES, FLORENCIO JR. T. M.D., GATCHALIAN, WES, GONZALEZ, FERNANDO V., GORRICETA, ARCADIO H., GULLAS, GERALD ANTHONY "SAMSAM" JR. V, HERRERA-DY, BERNADETTE "BH" C., KHO, ELISA "OLGA" T., LABADLABAD, GLONA, LACSON, VIRGILIO S., LAOGAN, DENNIS C., LAZATIN, CARMELO "JON" B. II, LOPEZ, BENHUR JR. B., LOPEZ, CARLO V., LOPEZ, MANUEL LUIS T., MANALO, JESULITO A., MARQUEZ, CARLITO S., MARTINEZ, ERIC M., MIRASOL, ALEJANDRO Y., NOGRALES, JERICHO JONAS B., OAMINAL, HENRY S., ORTEGA, PABLO, ORTEGA, VINI NOLA A., PANOTES, MARISOL C., RODRIGUEZ, ISIDRO JR. S., ROMERO, MICHAEL ODYLON L., Ph.D., SALO, RON P., SALON, ORESTES T., RAMIREZ-SATO, JOSEPHINE, SAVELLANO, DEOGRACIAS VICTOR B., SIAO, FREDERICK W., SINGSON, ERIC D., TIANGCO, TOBIAS "TOBY" M., TINIO, ANTONIO L., UNGAB, ALBERTO TOM, UY, JULIETTE T., UY, ROLANDO "KLAREX" A., ACHARON, PEDRO JR. B., MONTORO, TEODORO "TED" G., VILLARAZA-SUAREZ, ANNA MARIE, DEL ROSARIO, MANUEL MONSOUR III T., LAGMAN, EDCEL C., NAVA, MA. LUCILLE L., MD., UYBARRETA, CARLOS ROMAN, TREÑAS, JERRY P., RELAMPAGOS, RENE L., DALIPE, MANUEL JOSE "MANNIX" M., PANGANIBAN, JOSE JR. T. CPA, LLB, CAYETANO, PIA, BERNOS, JOSEPH STO. NINO B., DE JESUS, EMMI A., BROSAS, ARLENE D., VIOLAGO, MICAELA S., MERCADO, ROGER G., CASTRO, FRANCE L., SUANSING, ESTRELLITA B.
DATE FILED : 2017-02-07
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) :
1. Benitez (024 2017-09-13) 2. Lanete (026 2017-09-19)
AUTHORS(Final/Third Reading) :
1. Bag-ao 2. Roman
3. Ocampo 4. Castelo
5. Baguilat 6. Belaro
7. Aragones 8. Villarica
9. Villarin 10. Aglipay-Villar
11. Zarate 12. Alvarez (P.)
13. Fariñas 14. Bondoc
15. De Venecia 16. Abad
17. Ong (H.) 18. Banal
19. Defensor 20. Noel
21. Garin (S.) 22. Catamco
23. Tupas 24. Bordado
25. Belmonte (J.C.) 26. Romualdo
27. Fortun 28. Turabin-Hataman
29. Acosta-Alba 30. Alvarez (M.)
31. Romualdez 32. Ferrer J.
33. Bagatsing 34. Roa-Puno
35. Silverio 36. Radaza
37. Bautista-Bandigan 38. Antonio
39. Aggabao 40. Hofer
41. Sy-Alvarado 42. Pacquiao
43. Arcillas 44. Garcia (G.)
45. Alonte 46. Barzaga
47. Sarmiento (E.M.) 48. Nieto
49. Daza 50. Deloso-Montalla
51. Maceda 52. Go (A.C.)
53. Santos-Recto 54. Salimbangon
55. Quimbo 56. Vargas
57. Velasco-Catera 58. Teves
59. Olivarez 60. Albano
61. Almario 62. Almonte
63. Amatong (I.) 64. Andaya
65. Angara-Castillo 66. Biazon
67. Billones 68. Bolilia
69. Bravo (A.) 70. Cagas
71. Calderon 72. Caminero
73. Canama 74. Castro (F.H.)
75. Cerafica 76. Chavez
77. Collantes 78. Cortes
79. Cortuna 80. Cueva
81. Del Mar 82. Dimaporo (M.K.)
83. Durano 84. Enverga
85. Erice 86. Eriguel
87. Fernando 88. Floirendo
89. Flores 90. Gatchalian
91. Gonzalez 92. Gorriceta
93. Gullas 94. Herrera-Dy
95. Kho 96. Labadlabad
97. Lacson 98. Laogan
99. Lazatin 100. Lopez (B.)
101. Lopez (C.) 102. Lopez (M.L.)
103. Manalo 104. Marquez
105. Martinez 106. Mirasol
107. Nograles (J.J.) 108. Oaminal
109. Ortega (P.) 110. Ortega (V.N.)
111. Panotes 112. Rodriguez (I.)
113. Romero 114. Salo
115. Ramirez-Sato 116. Savellano
117. Siao 118. Singson (E.)
119. Tiangco 120. Tinio
121. Ungab 122. Uy (J.)
123. Uy (R.) 124. Acharon
125. Montoro 126. Villaraza-Suarez
127. Del Rosario 128. Lagman
129. Nava 130. Uybarreta
131. Treñas 132. Relampagos
133. Dalipe 134. Panganiban
135. Cayetano 136. Bernos
137. De Jesus 138. Brosas
139. Violago 140. Mercado
141. Castro (F.L.) 142. Suansing (E.)
143. Limkaichong 144. Rocamora
145. Tambunting 146. Belmonte (R.)
147. Vergara 148. Calixto-Rubiano
149. Evardone 150. Robes
151. Geron 152. Pancho
153. Zamora (M.C.) 154. Salceda
155. Gonzaga 156. Tan (S.)
157. Sarmiento (C.) 158. Sagarbarria
159. Suarez
AUTHORSHIP WITHDRAWALS:
Bertiz(2017-02-21)
Salon(2017-02-21)
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE
COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS:
      1. Committee Report filed on 2017-02-07
      2. Committee Report Approved on 2017-09-13
COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00101
SUBMITTED ON 2017-02-07
SUBMITTED BY: WOMEN AND GENDER EQUALITY
RECOMMENDATIONS: Approval in substitution of House Bills Numbered 51, 267, 949, 1034, 1108, 1451, 1854, 3245, 3555, 3701 and 4414
SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB00051, HB00267, HB00949, HB01034, HB01108, HB01451, HB01854, HB03245, HB03555, HB03701, HB04414
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2017-02-08
DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2017-02-08
DATE CALENDARED : 2017-02-15
SECOND READING INFORMATION
PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2017-03-14, 2017-08-22
SPONSORED BY :  Aglipay-Villar;Bag-ao;Roman;Aragones;Roman
PERIOD OF INTERPELLATIONS : 2017-08-22
INTERPELLATED BY : Villarin, Atienza
PERIOD OF INDIVIDUAL AMENDMENTS : 2017-08-22, 2017-09-13
AMENDED BY : Bag-ao, Atienza, Bag-ao
FINAL LIST OF AUTHORS : Bag-ao, Roman, Ocampo, Castelo, Baguilat, Belaro, Aragones, Villarica, Villarin, Aglipay-Villar, Zarate, Alvarez (P.), Fariñas, Bondoc, De Venecia, Abad, Ong (H.), Banal, Defensor, Noel, Garin (S.), Catamco, Tupas, Bordado, Belmonte (J.C.), Romualdo, Fortun, Turabin-Hataman, Acosta-Alba, Alvarez (M.), Romualdez, Ferrer J., Bagatsing, Roa-Puno, Silverio, Radaza, Bautista-Bandigan, Antonio, Aggabao, Hofer, Sy-Alvarado, Pacquiao, Arcillas, Garcia (G.), Alonte, Barzaga, Sarmiento (E.M.), Nieto, Daza, Deloso-Montalla, Maceda, Go (A.C.), Santos-Recto, Salimbangon, Quimbo, Vargas, Velasco-Catera, Teves, Olivarez, Albano, Almario, Almonte, Amatong (I.), Andaya, Angara-Castillo, Biazon, Billones, Bolilia, Bravo (A.), Cagas, Calderon, Caminero, Canama, Castro (F.H.), Cerafica, Chavez, Collantes, Cortes, Cortuna, Cueva, Del Mar, Dimaporo (M.K.), Durano, Enverga, Erice, Eriguel, Fernando, Floirendo, Flores, Gatchalian, Gonzalez, Gorriceta, Gullas, Herrera-Dy, Kho, Labadlabad, Lacson, Laogan, Lazatin, Lopez (B.), Lopez (C.), Lopez (M.L.), Manalo, Marquez, Martinez, Mirasol, Nograles (J.J.), Oaminal, Ortega (P.), Ortega (V.N.), Panotes, Rodriguez (I.), Romero, Salo, Ramirez-Sato, Savellano, Siao, Singson (E.), Tiangco, Tinio, Ungab, Uy (J.), Uy (R.), Acharon, Montoro, Villaraza-Suarez, Del Rosario, Lagman, Nava, Uybarreta, Treñas, Relampagos, Dalipe, Panganiban, Cayetano, Bernos, De Jesus, Brosas, Violago, Mercado, Castro (F.L.), Suansing (E.), Limkaichong, Rocamora, Tambunting, Belmonte (R.), Vergara, Calixto-Rubiano, Evardone, Robes, Geron, Pancho, Zamora (M.C.), Salceda, Gonzaga, Tan (S.), Sarmiento (C.), Sagarbarria, Suarez
DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2017-09-13
THIRD READING INFORMATION
DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2017-09-14
DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2017-09-20
HOUSE VOTES:    YEAS:197     NAYS:0    ABSTAIN:.0
Voting Details Per Member(Legend:Y-Yes N-No A-Abstain X-Did Not Vote B-Absent D-N/A)
B---Abad--(Absent) X---Abaya
B---Abayon--(Absent) Y---Abellanosa
Y---Abu Y---Abueg
Y---Acharon Y---Acop
Y---Acosta Y---Acosta-Alba
B---Adiong--(Absent) Y---Advincula
B---Agarao--(Absent) Y---Aggabao
Y---Aglipay-Villar D---Akbar--(N/A)
X---Albano B---Alcala--(Absent)
Y---Alejano X---Almario
Y---Almonte Y---Alonte
Y---Alvarez (F.) Y---Alvarez (M.)
Y---Alvarez (P.) B---Amante--(Absent)
Y---Amatong (I.) X---Andaya
Y---Angara-Castillo B---Antonino--(Absent)
Y---Antonio Y---Aragones
B---Arbison--(Absent) Y---Arcillas
X---Arenas X---Atienza
B---Aumentado--(Absent) Y---Bag-ao
Y---Bagatsing Y---Baguilat
Y---Banal Y---Barbers
B---Barzaga--(Absent) Y---Bataoil
Y---Batocabe Y---Bautista-Bandigan
Y---Belaro Y---Belmonte (F.)
Y---Belmonte (J.C.) Y---Belmonte (R.)
Y---Benitez X---Bernos
Y---Bertiz B---Biazon--(Absent)
Y---Billones B---Biron--(Absent)
Y---Bolilia Y---Bondoc
Y---Bordado Y---Bravo (A.)
Y---Bravo (M.) Y---Brosas
Y---Bulut-Begtang Y---Cagas
Y---Calderon Y---Calixto-Rubiano
Y---Caminero B---Campos--(Absent)
B---Canama--(Absent) Y---Cari
X---Casilao Y---Castelo
B---Castro (F.L.)--(Absent) Y---Castro (F.H.)
Y---Catamco X---Cayetano
Y---Celeste B---Cerafica--(Absent)
Y---Cerilles Enerio Y---Chavez
Y---Chipeco Y---Co
Y---Cojuangco B---Collantes--(Absent)
Y---Cortes X---Cortuna
B---Cosalan--(Absent) Y---Crisologo
X---Cua Y---Cuaresma
Y---Cueva Y---Dalipe
D---Dalog--(N/A) Y---Datol
B---Daza--(Absent) Y---De Jesus
Y---De Venecia Y---De Vera
Y---Defensor Y---Del Mar
X---Del Rosario Y---Deloso-Montalla
Y---Dimaporo (A.) Y---Dimaporo (M.K.)
B---Duavit--(Absent) B---Durano--(Absent)
B---Dy--(Absent) X---Elago
B---Enverga--(Absent) Y---Erice
Y---Eriguel Y---Ermita-Buhain
Y---Escudero Y---Espina
Y---Espino X---Estrella
Y---Eusebio B---Evardone--(Absent)
Y---Fariñas Y---Fernando
Y---Ferrer J. Y---Ferrer L.
B---Ferriol-Pascual--(Absent) B---Floirendo--(Absent)
B---Flores--(Absent) Y---Fortun
Y---Fortuno B---Fuentebella--(Absent)
B---Garbin--(Absent) Y---Garcia (G.)
Y---Garcia (J.E.) B---Garcia-Albano--(Absent)
Y---Garin (O.) Y---Garin (S.)
Y---Gasataya X---Gatchalian
B---Geron--(Absent) Y---Go (A.C.)
Y---Go (M.) X---Gomez
Y---Gonzaga Y---Gonzales (A.P.)
Y---Gonzales (A.D.) Y---Gonzalez
B---Gorriceta--(Absent) Y---Gullas
X---Hernandez (F.) Y---Herrera-Dy
Y---Hofer X---Jalosjos
X---Javier Y---Kho
Y---Khonghun Y---Labadlabad
Y---Lacson Y---Lagman
Y---Lanete Y---Laogan
B---Lazatin--(Absent) Y---Leachon
Y---Lee Y---Limkaichong
Y---Lobregat Y---Lopez (B.)
B---Lopez (C.)--(Absent) Y---Lopez (M.L.)
X---Loyola B---Macapagal Arroyo--(Absent)
X---Maceda B---Madrona--(Absent)
Y---Aquino-Magsaysay Y---Nuñez-Malanyaon
B---Malapitan--(Absent) Y---Manalo
Y---Mangaoang X---Mangudadatu (S.)
X---Mangudadatu (Z.) Y---Marcoleta
Y---Marcos Y---Mariño
Y---Marquez Y---Martinez
B---Matugas--(Absent) B---Mellana--(Absent)
Y---Mending B---Mendoza--(Absent)
Y---Mercado Y---Mirasol
Y---Montoro X---Nava
Y---Nieto Y---Noel
Y---Nograles (J.J.) X---Nograles (K.A.)
Y---Nolasco Y---Oaminal
X---Ocampo Y---Olivarez
B---Ong (H.)--(Absent) Y---Ong (E.)
Y---Ortega (P.) Y---Ortega (V.N.)
Y---Pacquiao Y---Paduano
Y---Palma Y---Pancho
Y---Panganiban Y---Panotes
Y---Papandayan B---Pichay--(Absent)
Y---Pimentel Y---Pineda
X---Plaza Y---Primicias-Agabas
Y---Roa-Puno Y---Quimbo
Y---Radaza X---Ramirez-Sato
Y---Ramos Y---Relampagos
Y---Revilla Y---Robes
Y---Rocamora Y---Rodriguez (I.)
Y---Rodriguez (M.) Y---Roman
B---Romero--(Absent) X---Romualdez
Y---Romualdo Y---Roque (H.)
B---Roque (R.N.)--(Absent) B---Sacdalan--(Absent)
B---Sagarbarria--(Absent) B---Sahali--(Absent)
X---Salceda X---Salimbangon
Y---Salo Y---Salon
Y---Sambar Y---Sandoval
Y---Santos-Recto Y---Sarmiento (C.)
Y---Sarmiento (E.M.) Y---Savellano
B---Sema--(Absent) Y---Siao
X---Silverio Y---Singson (E.)
Y---Suansing (E.) Y---Suansing (H.)
Y---Suarez Y---Sy-Alvarado
Y---Tambunting X---Tan (A.)
Y---Tan (M.) X---Tan (S.)
B---Tejada--(Absent) Y---Teves
Y---Tiangco Y---Ting
Y---Tinio X---Tolentino
X---Treñas Y---Tugna
Y---Tupas B---Turabin-Hataman--(Absent)
B---Ty--(Absent) Y---Umali
Y---Unabia Y---Ungab
Y---Unico B---Uy (J.)--(Absent)
X---Uy (R.) B---Uybarreta--(Absent)
Y---Vargas X---Vargas-Alfonso
Y---Velarde X---Velasco, L.A.
Y---Velasco-Catera Y---Veloso
Y---Vergara B---Villafuerte--(Absent)
Y---Villanueva D---Villar--(N/A)
Y---Villaraza-Suarez X---Villarica
Y---Villarin Y---Violago
Y---Yap (A.) Y---Yap (M.)
Y---Yap (V.) Y---Yu
B---Zamora (M.C.)--(Absent) X---Zamora (R.)
Y---Zarate Y---Zubiri
DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE:  2017-10-03
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE
DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE:  2017-10-03
REMARKS : 

Senate Legislative History

Entitled:
AN ACT PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION (SOGIE) AND PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFOR
[ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 17TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2017 ]
Introduced by Representatives KAKA J. BAG-AO, GERALDINE B. ROMAN, ROSENDA ANN OCAMPO, WINSTON CASTELO, et. al.;
Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on September 20, 2017;
10/3/2017 Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence;
10/4/2017 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee on WOMEN, CHILDREN, FAMILY RELATIONS AND GENDER EQUALITY;
(The legislative history/plenary deliberations is prepared by the INDEXING, MONITORING AND LIS SECTION, LEGISLATIVE BILLS AND INDEX SERVICE; The data entry on committee meetings is prepared by the Committee Affairs Bureau)
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