SOGIE bill won’t make it even if certified as urgent – Sotto

MANILA, Philippines - President Duterte might be referring to an anti-discrimination bill, and not exactly the Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Gender Expression (SOGIE) Equality Bill, which he said he would certify as urgent, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said.   "Alert: I am told the President is not certifying the SOGIE bill," Sotto said in a Viber message to reporters on Wednesday.   "He is willing to certify an anti-discrimination bill sans LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) issues. A general anti-discrimination bill like the Davao ordinance," he added.   On Tuesday, President Rodrigo Dutertehimself said hewouldcertify the SOGIE ...

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