MANILA, Philippines — The corpse of a transgender woman was discovered in a river in Barangay Bagong Silang in Caloocan City on Monday afternoon, police said Tuesday. In a report, Caloocan police chief Col. Dario Menor said children playing near the riverside found the body of Christian “Donna” Nierra, 23, at 1:30 p.m. The children reported their grisly find to members of East Bagong Silang Police Sub Station 13 in Caloocan. ADVERTISEMENTNorthern Police District (NPD) Scene of the Crime Operatives, later on, went to the area to examine the victim’s body. We demand the urgent passage of the SOGIE Equality Bill!” read the Facebook post.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 29, 2020 10:30 UTC