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HON. BERNADETTE “BH” HERRERA-DY                        
Bagong Henerasyon Party-list
Chair, Committee on Women and Gender Equality

HOUSE PANEL ON WOMEN AND GENDER EQUALITY RESUMES WORK UNDER NEW LEADERSHIP OF REP. HERRERA-DY

The House Committee on Women and Gender Equality began deliberations this week, under the leadership of its new chairperson, Bagong Henerasyon Party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera-Dy, on House Bill 6595 or the proposed Civil Partnership Act, which seeks to formally recognize and grant to couples of any gender conjugal partnership, property, and family relations rights.

“This bill addresses the clamor of the LGBT community for the equal protection of our laws. This is a gender-inclusive law Congress is working on that enables parties in civil partnerships to inherit from each other, name each other as insurance and social security beneficiaries, and allows them to adopt children,” Rep. Herrera-Dy said.

Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, Deputy Speaker Raneo Abu, Deputy Speaker Frederick Abueg, Deputy Speaker Gwendolyn Garcia, Deputy Speaker Sharon Garin, Deputy Speaker Eric Singson, Rep. Geraldine Roman, Rep. Len Alonte-Naguiat, Rep. Victoria Isabel Noel, and Rep. Sandra Eriguel jointly filed HB 6595 last October 2017. 

Herrera-Dy said the bill enjoys a good base of support in the House. She also thanked the House leadership for recognizing her efforts in advancing human rights, as has been evident in the progress of the SOGIE bill, HB 4982, which was already sent to the Senate.

“I am hoping the senators will prioritize their SOGIE version, SB 1271, so that the LGBT community will gain from its anti-discrimination protections at the soonest possible time,” Bagong Henerasyon Party-list congresswoman said.

There are at least 80 bills pending with the House committee on women and gender equality, including measures on maternity leaves, violence against women, sexual harassment, and HB 5156 which seeks to amend the Family Code of the Philippines. (END)

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