BAGUIO CITY: The city council here passed an ordinance which prohibits discrimination and enforces equal protection of the law regardless of religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation and gender identity, disability and age. Vice Mayor Edison Bilog, council presiding officer and principal author, said the approved measure is consistent with the principles of the 1987 Constitution, the international human rights and humanitarian standards, international treaties and existing Philippine laws. Violators of the ordinance will be fined from P1,000 to P5,000 or imprisonment of one to 30 days. The City Social Welfare and Development Office is tasked to enforce the provisions of the ordinance while an Anti-Discrimination Committee will be created within the first year of its implementation. As provided in the measure, complaints referred to the barangay (village) for conciliation and mediation purposes shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended.

Source: Manila Times February 25, 2017 13:18 UTC