.........HIGHEST OFFICIAL PROPOSED LAW AGAINST DISCRIMINATION..........

.....The Proposed Law Against Discrimination........

Highest official here in Davao City, formally filed his bill that would according to him, change the entire paradigm of the community if passed into an ordinance.  The bill entitled as "Anti-Discrimination ordinance of Davao City.  and is aimed at protecting the minorities from discrimination.  He said that his bills predicate  is based on giving equal opportunity based on gender, race, color, descent, or national ethnic and origin and religion.
      Ordinance defines discrimination.......
Any discrimination, exclusion, restriction or preference based on gender, race, color, origin, and religious affiliation, which has the purpose of nullifying or impairing recognition, enjoyment or exercise, on equal footing, of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, labor, social, culture, educational, or any other field of public life.
      The proposed ordinance stated that an act of discrimination is committed other when a person withholds from or excludes or restrict another from  the enjoyments of exercise of a right and or freedom on the basis of the above mentioned predicates, or when a person treats another differently and or worse than another even when both are similarly situated or circumstances in employment, education, shelter, and delivery of basic goods and services on the bases of the same predicates. There are  among discriminatory acts specifically mentioned in the proposed ordinance.
      The proposed ordinance penalized  any violators of imprisonment of nor more than 15 days first offenders and not more than 6 months imprisonment or there who committed violation there than once.  Fines are also provided which is yet to be determined by the city counsel.....