“So if you are representing people, listen. Listen to your constituents and what they have to say about the issue. So a reasoned debate I think is very, very important on the matter,” said Bishop Pablo David, who is vice president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines.
Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III believes closed circuit television (CCTV) footage will show what really happened when transwoman Gretchen Diez was asked to leave the women’s toilet and allegedly harassed by the mall’s janitress, Chayra Ganal.
“There are victims of discrimination because of their height, but do we need an Anti-Short Stature Discrimination Act? There are victims of discrimination because they are fat, but do we need an Anti-Obese Discrimination Act?”
“It’s not true I told her (Ganal) to shut up, that’s a big lie. Everything is on video. In fact, she was the one who walked out on me. I was telling her and explaining to her the importance of treating all human beings with respect and dignity,” Bataan Rep. Geraldine Roman told PressOne.PH.