28/09/2026
THE HOUSE SAYS YES TO FUNDING THE LGBTQIA+ SPECIAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE! 🌈✊🏼
Gabriela Women's Partylist Rep. Sarah Elago, 4Ps Partylist Rep. JC Abalos, and Guimaras Lone District Rep. JC Rahman A. Nava, MD expressed their support to increase funding for the Special Committee on LGBTQIA+ affairs under DSWD.
We hope more of our from the government commit to strengthen government mechanisms, programs, and funding towards gender inclusion and equality.
💭 Through the MMM Technical Working Group, advocates called for increased funding for the Special Committee and stronger government investments in LGBTIQ+ inclusion and gender equality. These demands have been brought to allies and champions in Congress.
💡 2.0 ( : Advancing Equitable and Rights-Based Financing for HIV and SOGIESC in the 2027 National Budget) is a project under PANTAY, supported by the Australian Government through the Partnerships for a Healthy Region initiative and UNAIDS Philippines, which seeks to convene various youth organizations, enable them to scrutinize the national budget, and empower them to advocate for young people's SRHR and gender-related rights through policy advocacy.