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Rainbow roses for Risa: Akbayan Senator Risa Hontiveros accepts a bouquet of rainbow roses from members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community who went to the Senate to encourage senators to pass the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression (SOGIE) Equality bill, Tuesday, February 14, 2018. Authored by Hontiveros, the SOGIE Bill, which seeks to prohibit acts of discrimination against any individual on the basis of their sexual orientation, was approved by Senators last year. (PRIB Photo by Joseph Vidal/AYA/14 February 2018)