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60 Ateneo L.J. 1 (2015-2016)

handle is hein.journals/ateno60 and id is 1 raw text is: A Decade and a Half of Waiting: In Pursuit of a Philippine Law Against Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination Raoul Angelo F. Atadero* I. INTRODUCTION. .................................... ........ 2 II. A DECADE AND A HALF AND COUNTING: A HISTORY LESSON ... 3 A. Eleventh Congress (1998-2001) B. Twefth Congress (2001-2004) C. Thirteenth Congress (2004-2007) D. Fourteenth Congress (2007-2010) F. Fiftecth Congress (2010-2013) F. Here and Now: Sixteenth Congress (2013-2016) II. THE PHILIPPINE SOGI ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAW DEBATE ...17 A. The Proponents B. Arguments Supporting a SOGI Anti-Discrimination Law C. The Opposition D. (Rebuttable) Arguments Against a SOGIAnti-Discrimination Law E. On Balance: The Yeas Have It III. TOWARDS A PHILIPPINE ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAW: LEGISLATION AT THE PHILIPPINE CONGRESS . ...................43 A. The Pending Bills B. A Model SOGI Anti-Discrimination Law C. Measuring Up: Recommendations on the Pending Bills IV. TOWARDS A PHILIPPINE ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAW: LOCAL ORDINANCES ...................................................70 A. Legislative Power of Philippine Local Government Units B. Local SOGI Anti-Discrimination Ordinances C. Recommendations vis-a-vis Advantages and Disadvantages of Local SOGI Anti-Discrimination Ordinances * '14 LL.M., Harvard Law School; 'ii J.D., cum laude, class valedictorian, Ateneo de Manila University School of Law. This Article was submitted as part of the Author's requirements for his LL.M. degree. The Author thanks his Faculty Supervisor, the inspiring Mary L. Bonauto, for her consistent support and guidance. Portions of this Article were incorporated in Raoul Angelo F. Atadero, A Mandate Against Hate: Finding and Founding Philippine Law on LCBT Hate Crimes, 88 PHIL. L.J. 699 (2014). Cite as 6o ATENEO L.J. 1 (2015). Digitized from Best Copy Available