Author: Justin Francis Bionat

Let’s back track a bit to the recent issue that rocked social media. In the University of the Philippines Visayas, the Skimmers performed their cheering routine sporting the bright pink and white “PRESS” attire. They undoubtedly nabbed the championship for the cheering competition of UPV’s Pahampang but not without much clamour, social media mileage and the dreaded “red tagging”.

The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) continues to make the spotlight in Iloilo as case continue to rise.

One question was nonchalantly asked from Mr. Gabriel Felix Umadhay, Executive Assistant for LGBT Affairs of the Officer of the City Mayor, during a forum on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). The question challenged the reason why gender equality and human rights is a “big deal”.

Recent international and national clamour around LGBTIQ++ human rights has stirred up some very interesting conversations.