House panel rejects Abante’s push to exclude gender identity from anti-discrimination bill Philippines Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines The House human rights committee rejected Tuesday Deputy Speaker Bienvenido Abante Jr.’s attempt to take out “gender identity” from proposed the Comprehensive Anti-Discrimination Bill.
During the meeting of the House committee on human rights, Abante argued that gender identity should not be included in the proposed measure as it is already “redundant” with other attributes protected by the bill.
The draft of the Comprehensive Anti-Discrimination Bill says protected categories include sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and sex characteristics.
Published March 3, 2021, 5:34 PM
Independent oil company, Cleanfuel, opened the newest addition to its retail network in the country’s hub of trade and commerce and several other major industries, Batangas City.
Situated along the busy street of San Jose-Ibaan Road in Barangay Balagtas Batangas City, the 2,500 square-meter station connects to the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) and 42-kilometer Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (STAR). Its location is also easily accessible to motorists traveling towards the road of Maharlika Highway at Santo Tomas in Lipa, Ibaan-Batangas City, and the rest of Calabarzon.
The newly opened Batangas station joins other Cleanfuel branches in the province, including the ones in Calaca, Lipa, and Lemery, providing Batangueños a more affordable yet premium fuel for their daily drives. Besides private vehicles, the recently-opened Cleanfuel station also is also set to cater to the heavy trucks going to and from the Batangas International Port.
This partnership is eyed to provide a fun way to pay when you gas up.
Present during the contract signing were Cleanfuel President Atty. Bong Suntay, Lyka Executive Director Sales & Marketing Kristine Yabut, and their respective officers.
The partnership aims to solidify the use of cashless payment transactions in all Cleanfuel gas stations as part of the company’s effort to bring peace of mind and convenience to customers during this pandemic. “This is our first time to partner with a social media platform and it’s a market that we inclined to tap to broaden the customer base of Cleanfuel,” said Atty. Suntay during the brief media presentation after the contract was signed at the Cleanfuel Head Office in Pasig City.
(Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP / MANILA BULLETIN)
Pangasinan Rep. Christopher de Venecia, chairman of the House Committee on Creative Industry and Performing Arts, filed House Bill No. 8428 or the proposed Film and Live Events Recovery Act to amend Section 140 (a) of Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991 as amended by RA No. 9640.
“While both the live events and movie industries employ around 760,000 workers, and generate no less than P100 billion per annum for the national economy, with local governments taking a piece of that pie, it is important to evaluate the amusement tax in light of COVID-19,” he said.
An avid motorsports enthusiast, Roque has received Cleanfuel’s full support in his past racing endeavors.
“I am very thankful for the continued support that Cleanfuel is providing me, and I hope to extend that gratitude by promoting the brand as best I can,” Roque said.
Present during the contract signing at the Cleanfuel head office were: Roque himself, Cleanfuel Director Marco Atienza, Cleanfuel Vice President Ralph Atienza, and Cleanfuel President Atty. Bong Suntay.