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of a minor as punishment
for violating curfew. The
orders were documented
in a Facebook live video
by the barangay captain
himself.236
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A
member
of
the
LGBTQIA+ community
suffered
from
discrimination committed
by a barangay captain of a
local government in NCR.
Documented
through
the CHR’s Gender-based
Violence (GBV) online
portal, the said victim was
arbitrarily detained from
12 April 2020 until the
end of April 2020 by the
said barangay captain at the barangay hall as a persons under investigation (PUI). The
victim, a transwoman, complained that she was not duly informed of the reason for her
detention and that she was taken by surprise that the barangay captain already prevented
her from going home after she sought assistance in seeking medical examination from a
nearby hospital.237
172
On 30 June 2020, Jang Lucero, reportedly a lesbian, was found dead inside her car along
the Bypass Road in Calamba City, Laguna. The said case is pending for investigation
even as the CHR has reiterated its request for the City Civil Registry of Calamba City to
provide a certified copy of the victim’s death certificate after the latter initially refused,
citing the Data Privacy Law.238
173
The CHR-National Capital Region (NCR) Office investigated four (4) cases involving
LGBTQIA+ rights from January to June 2020. Out of the 4 cases, 1 case was filed with the
Office of City Prosecutor of Caloocan City. It also includes the investigation of this office
of the alleged profiling of members of the LGBTQIA+ community in Makati City and
the assistance extended to the so-called “Pride 20,” who were arrested in Manila City.239
174
On the pardon given to US Marine Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton, the CHR
said that the decision is a disrespect to victim Jenifer Laude and to the entire LGBTQIA+
community.
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Juguilon, A.T. “Barangay captain makes LGBTQ+ quarantine violators do lewd acts as punishment,” Rappler, 7 April
2020, available at https://r3.rappler.com/nation/257292-barangay-captain-lgbtq-quarantine-violators-lewd-actspunishment, accessed 24 September 2020
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CHR E-Report available at https://chr-observatories.uwazi.io/en/entity/7z0mtpmpxyv?searchTerm=covid&page=1,ac
cessed 30 September 2020.
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Report on the Human Rights Situation of the Disadvantaged, Marginalized and Vulnerable Sectors in
CALABARZON ( January-June 2020). San Pablo City: CHR Regional Office IV-CALABARZON
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2020). CHR-NCR’s Human Rights Situationer Involving Women’s and LGBTI Rights from January to June 2020.
Quezon City: CHR National Capital Region Office.