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Anyone in Nueva Ecija who will harass or discriminate against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients or frontliners will face criminal liabilities. The provincial board, on the request of Governor Aurelio Umali, enacted recently Ordinance 30-s-2020, a measure to protect people with COVID-19, those under investigation or monitoring, as well as doctors, nurses, health workers, and […]
Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles has called on law schools that have existing free legal aid programs to take up the cudgels for frontliners and COVID-positive patients who are victims of discrimination. “Even as our law schools, and schools in general are grappling with the learning challenges brought about by this pandemic, baka naman […]
Acts of discrimination against persons suspected of having or being infected with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), health workers and emergency workers are now prohibited in Quezon City. Mayor Joy Belmonte signed Executive Order No. 26, Series of 2020 on Monday (April 6), which punishes those who will discriminate persons who are infected or are […]
Stop the discrimination against our frontliners, COVID-19 positive, persons under monitoring (PUM) and persons under investigation (PUI) and their families. Senator Sonny Angara made this call after receiving reports that acts of discrimination and even cruelty are still being committed against frontliners in the fight against COVID-19 continue despite repeated appeals for understanding and compassion […]
Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases spokesperson Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles issued a stern warning on those who discriminate against healthcare workers, overseas Filipino workers, and suspected or confirmed COVID-19 patients, saying in a press briefing over the weekend that these acts of discrimination will be dealt with under the […]
Senator Dick Gordon said all people should be treated equally and with respect, whatever gender they may be. “Everyone has to live with who they are. The problem is society would not let them (LGBTQIA+) live for what they are…Convention has forced us to take traditional positions that we are going to have to make […]
Discrimination, in any shape or form, has no place in Philippine society. While the Philippines has come a long way in terms of being an open and equitable society, Senator Sonny Angara said there is still a lot more to be done to totally eliminate all forms of discrimination in the country. “Discrimination remains a […]
Senator Joel Villanueva urged the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to monitor the existence of establishments and businesses that only cater to Chinese nationals and shooing Filipinos away. Villanueva, chair of the Senate committee on labor, employment, and human resources development, said the DTI should also ensure that all establishments adhere to the prevailing […]