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• An article from the Washington Post states that according to the President Rodrigo Duterte in a 2015 interview, same-sex marriage is ‘good’ since “everyone deserves to be happy”.
• In line with a 2013 Pew Research Center report, it is said that more than 70 percent of Filipinos say that homosexuality should be embraced and accepted.
• In agreement with the Senate Bill no. 449, this shows it is high time that the Philippines provides equal rights for couples of the same sex are protected, recognized, and given access to social protection and security. Providing equal rights and privileges for same-sex couples will in no way diminish the rights granted to married couples.
• According to a journal article by Benedict Douglas on Love and Human Rights, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948, international human rights laws have similarly acknowledged the social nature of humans and their desire for togetherness.
• Going back to Senate Bill no. 449, Philippine laws affirm that every person has the right to equal protection, and while the 1987 Constitution does not explicitly mention SOGIESC, it does not prohibit civil partnership or unions of same-sex couples.
• According to a survey by the Equality Network, of 103 people in civil partnerships, 58 percent said that they had not been given the same rights and respect a married couple would get. The initiation of same-sex marriage wouldn’t abolish discrimination, but it would get rid of ignorance and remove an excuse from prejudice.