Senate Minority Leader Aquilino 'Koko' Pimentel III on Sunday believed that Filipinos were not yet ready for the institutionalization of same-sex couple civil unions.
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III on Sunday believed that Filipinos were not yet ready for the institutionalization of same-sex couple civil unions.filed Senate Bill 449, or the proposed Civil Unions Act
“Alam ko naman na ang moralidad o norms ng lipunan nagbabago ‘yan overtime. So, tignan natin kung handa na ba ang Pilipinas dito. Ang aking pagbasa sa ating mga kababayan, number one, hindi pa tayo handa,” he said in a Super Radyo dzBB interview. He also said that under the Civil Code of the Philippines, same-sex couples could protect their relationship through a “partnership.”In a statement on Sunday, Padilla said he is open to free discussions and debates on SB 449, noting that it will go through the proper processes, including hearings at the committee and plenary levels of the Senate, where groups for and against the bill can air their thoughts.
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