What law can I use to protect myself against discrimination?

Republic Act no. 7610

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR STRONGER DETERRENCE AND SPECIAL PROTECTION AGAINST CHILD ABUSE, EXPLOITATION AND DISCRIMINATION, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

This Act shall be known as the Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination.

Article III of 1987 Philippine Constitution

The Bill of Rights

The second is this: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these. - Mark 12:31

DEFENSEinDISCRIMINATION

DISCRIMINATION:What is it?

Discrimination is treatment or consideration of, or making a distinction in favor of or against, a person or thing based on the group, class, or category to which that person or thing belongs rather than on individual merit.

This includes treatment of an individual or group based on their actual or perceived membership in a certain group or social category, "in a way that is worse than the way people are usually treated".

It involves the group's initial reaction or interaction going on to influence the individual's actual behavior towards the group leader or the group, restricting members of one group from opportunities or privileges that are available to another group, leading to the exclusion of the individual or entities based on logical or irrational decision making.

Types of DicriminationIt is against the law to discriminate against anyone because of: age being or becoming a transsexual person being married or in a civil partnership being pregnant or having a child disability race including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin religion, belief or lack of religion/belief sex sexual orientation

What to do about if you think youre being discriminated against?

If you do feel like youre being discriminated against, there are things you can do to address it: Try and take action yourself. Explain to the person involved that their behaviour is offending you or making you uncomfortable.

Keep a diary. Document everything that has happened, including any attempts that youve made to address or resolve the situation.

Get informed. Formal processes for handling issues of discrimination can be very different depending on where and when the discrimination has occurred/is occurring.