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Transgender complains to QC Pride Council about mall ordeal

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Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2019 21:50:25 +0000

Transgender complains to QC Pride Council about mall ordeal

Gretchen Diez has lost count of the times she had been kicked out of female restrooms because of her sexual orientation. But her latest experience at a shopping mall on Tuesday prompted the transgender woman to stand her ground and decide that “this has to stop. This has to be documented.” Diez lodged a complaint […]

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Gretchen Diez files complaint vs QC mall for violating gender-fair ordinance

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Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2019 11:20:36 +0000

Gretchen Diez files complaint vs QC mall for violating gender-fair ordinance

MANILA, Philippines – Transgender woman Gretchen Diez filed on Friday a complaint against Araneta Center Group of Companies after she was taken under police custody for trying to enter a female toilet in a mall in Quezon City. The complaint was filed before the Quezon City Legal Office. On Tuesday, Diez documented the alleged harassment […]

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DOTr eyes elevated walkways, bike lanes on Edsa

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Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2019 10:57:02 +0000

DOTr eyes elevated walkways, bike lanes on Edsa

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said it was considering building elevated walkways and bike lanes on Edsa to help decongest the traffic-choked highway, following Senate majority floor leader Juan Miguel Zubiri’s promise to realign P1 billion in funds to the department for this purpose. Assistant Secretary Goddes Hope Libiran said the DOTr […]

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Parts of major roads in MM to close for weekend repairs, reblocking

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Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2019 09:51:42 +0000

Portions of Metro Manila roads to close for weekend repairs

MANILA, Philippines — Parts of several major thoroughfares in Metro Manila, including Edsa, will be closed to vehicular traffic starting Friday night until Monday morning to make way for road reblockings and repairs. In a traffic advisory on Friday, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said the following roads will be closed from 11 p.m. […]

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LOOK: MMDA, DILG, QC gov’t clear roads of obstructions

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Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2019 04:00:49 +0000

LOOK: MMDA, DILG, QC gov’t clear roads of obstructions

MANILA, Philippines — The national and local government joined forces on Friday morning to clear roads of various obstructions in Quezon City (QC). Personnel of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), QC government, and the Philippine National Police (PNP) went hand in hand in clearing roads along […]

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Metro Briefs: August 16, 2019

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Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 21:00:05 +0000

Araneta-Aurora intersection in Manila closed for 7 nights Expect heavier nighttime traffic in Manila for a week as the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) closed down on Thursday the Araneta-Aurora intersection in Sta. Mesa to make way for the Skyway Stage 3 Project.  Around 17,000 to 18,000 vehicles will be affected by the nightly shutdowns […]

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PDEA busts man with P1.4M worth of ‘ecstasy’ in Quezon City

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Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 10:42:56 +0000

PDEA busts man with P1.4M worth of ‘ecstasy’ in Quezon City

MANILA, Philippines — Operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) arrested a man in possession of P1.4 million worth of suspected ecstasy during a buy-bust operation in Quezon City on Thursday morning. Members of PDEA Special Enforcement Service (PDEA-SES) Team collared the suspect named Arnold Immanuel Dy after yielding some 465 tablets of suspected […]

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QC mayor to meet Pride Council after arrest of transgender inside mall

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Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 07:46:12 +0000

QC mayor to meet Pride Council after arrest of transgender inside mall

MANILA, Philippines — Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte said Thursday she will meet with the QC Pride Council (QCPC) on Friday following an incident where a a transgender woman was arrested inside a mall for entering a comfort room for women. Belmonte explained that the meeting would revolve around the implementation of the city’s Gender […]

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Catriona Gray bats for approval of gender equality bill

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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 01:35:30 +0000

Miss Universe Catriona Gray urged: Speak up vs lower age of criminal liability

MANILA, Philippines – Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray said it is high time to pass the Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Gender Expression (SOGIE) Equality Bill, after a transgender woman was accosted and prevented from using  a women’s comfort room in a Quezon City mall. “Last night’s incident involving a transgender woman being prohibited from […]

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Pasay City barangay chairman shot dead

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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2019 22:54:01 +0000

Pasay City barangay chairman shot dead

MANILA, Philippines  – A barangay chairman was shot dead by motorcycle-riding gunmen in Pasay City Wednesday afternoon. The Pasay City police identified the victim as Vjojo Balais Abagon, 42, who was the barangay chairman of Barangay 37 Zone 3. Initial investigation showed that the Abagon was on his motorcycle cruising along Sen. Gil J. Puyat […]

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