{"id":139849,"date":"2017-12-18T00:01:12","date_gmt":"2017-12-18T05:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=139849"},"modified":"2017-12-18T00:01:12","modified_gmt":"2017-12-18T05:01:12","slug":"duterte-vows-protection-of-lgbt-community-from-discrimination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/12\/18\/duterte-vows-protection-of-lgbt-community-from-discrimination\/","title":{"rendered":"Duterte vows protection of LGBT community from discrimination"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte interacts with the members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Davao during the 7th LGBT Davao Year-End Gathering at the Azuela Cove in Lanang, Davao City on December 17, 2017. Also in the photo is Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio. (Photo by Richard Madelo\/Presidential Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

DAVAO CITY \u2014<\/strong>\u00a0President Rodrigo Duterte assured on Sunday that the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community would not suffer from discrimination, oppression and bigotry under his administration.<\/p>\n

Duterte gave his assurance as he graced the 7th LGBT Davao\u2019s Year-end Gathering at the Tent Azuela Cove here.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet me just say thank you for the celebration and you have my guarantee that everybody, at least during my term, will be protected and nurtured as a human being,\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere will be no oppression and we will recognize your importance in society,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The President said he is willing to accept members of the LGBT community to become part of his administration as long as they are qualified.<\/p>\n

He then encouraged the LGBT group to nominate a representative who will serve as one of the commissioners of the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP).<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d like a gay there somewhere or a lesbian. And mag-usap kayong lahat all over the Philippines. You nominate somebody who is honest, hardworking. And I would like to show that any, ma-bakla man o ma-tomboy, can always work just like an ordinary human being,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Duterte said he would give the LGBT community until the second week of January next year to submit their nomination.<\/p>\n

The President dismissed all the commissioners of PCUP including its chairman Terry Ridon for alleged unnecessary trips and supposed failure to hold regular meetings as a collegial body.<\/p>\n

Duterte also renewed his commitment to the LGBT community that he would try to solve the major problems besetting the country such as corruption and illegal drugs during his term.<\/p>\n

He also issued a strong message to people engaged in human trafficking and slavery.<\/p>\n

\u201cSlavery must stop. I will take a strong stand against this. I will not tolerate it. I said, kayong mga kidnappers \u2018pag nahuli ko kayo I will treat you just like a drug lord,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the President said he would visit the areas devastated by Tropical Storm Urduja on Monday, December 18.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s so much destruction there. There are places na-cut \u2018yung bridge. And I would like to see for myself what government can do better than what they are — these guys there are doing now,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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