Nakatakdang ipatawag ng Kamara ang janitress at security guard na sangkot sa insidente nang pagharang sa transgender na si Gretchen Diez sa palikuran ng mga babae sa isang mall sa Quezon City.
Sa kanyang inihaing House Resolution No. 270, sinabi ni Cibac Party-list Rep. Eddie Villanueva na ipapatawag nila sa imbestigasyon sina Honeylea Joy Balili at ang security guard na rumesponde sa naturang insidente na si Meriegen Mauro.
Bukod sa dalawa, marapat din aniyang makuha ang panig ng kinatwan ng Farmers Mall para matiyak na “impartiality at objectiveness” sa naturang issue.
“On hearings and interviews regarding the incident, the woman involved has been markedly absent, her side of the story given little, if any, attention. The woman in the story, who was just doing her job, for the sake of the other women present in that place exclusively for women,” ani Villanueva.
Sinabi ng kongresista na kung mayroon mang naagrabyadong partido sa nasabing isidente, marapat lamang na maghain ito ng kaso sa korte.
Hindi aniya dapat gamitin ang pangyayaring ito upang madaliin naman ang pagpasa ng Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity or Expression (SOGIE) Bill, na kanyang tinututulan.
“I would like to put on record that CIBAC Party-List and this Representation are 100% in support of protecting the human rights of our fellow Filipinos in the LGBT community, and by no means will we allow them to be hated, discriminated, bullied, harassed, devalued, dehumanized or be inflicted with any kind of harm, just like how we are also committed TO DO THE SAME for the rest of this country’s citizenry. For human rights are fundamental. This truth is beyond debate,” ani Villanueva.
“In the same vein, I also believe that the practice and protection of one’s rights should never be above another’s. For this reason, Mr. Speaker, let it be put to record that this Representation is in opposition to SOGIE Bill – that is, in its current form and provisions, which, I believe, will not promote equality but will, instead, unduly give “special” rights to some members of our society at the expense of the rights of the other members and to the detriment of the social order in our community,” dagdag pa nito.
